Posted on 02/28/2015 10:04:40 PM PST by Impala64ssa
Democratic Georgia Rep. David Scott said that food stamps are necessary because of America’s “policy” of imprisoning families.
“First of all, the situation regarding employment and jobs, poverty, all of that. All of that has been structured into our economic, social policy over the last quarter-century,” Scott said at Wednesday’s House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing to review the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), talking about the outsourcing of manufacturing jobs before turning to the incarceration issue.
“Our policy of sending so many of our young eligible fathers to prison. Millions,” Scott said. “Our prison population went from 300,000 in 1975 to over two million today. These are providers who are not there. This is why we have so many single female head of households. I mean, so when you look at everything we have done, we’ve got to correct some of these things first.”
“Sometimes, it’s not getting the right answer that matters if we don’t set up the right problem to get to that right answer. And I asked this question before. Where are examples of the fraud? Where are the examples of the abuse?…I can’t find any answers on that. I want somebody to tell me, where is the waste? Where is the abuse? And where is the fraud…”
Democratic Congressman: We Need Food Stamps Because So Many Fathers Are In Jail........What a brilliant piece of logic, nothing short of amazing! A statement only a liberal mind is able to conceive. Makes a person wonder if he is somehow related to that THING occupying the white hut?
“They should make prisoners do hard labor to pay off child support.”
My EXACT thought.
Why do we house them, feed them, give them free health care while their families (or what passes today for one) go without food, health care and a decent place to live?
Let the guilty do the labor and send the money they earned to their children.
It’s time we call on Hercule Poirot to use his grey cells to solve this problem.
Do not forget my friend to eat fish morning, noon and evening, It will refresh the grey cells that lie dormant.
So WTH! have we been discussing?
There’s no doubt the percentage of blacks in prison is high compared to whites. For the most part it’s because they’re the ones who commit the crimes.
However, there are people in prison from all races who are there because they couldn’t afford a decent attorney. Personally I believe every defendant should be allotted the same amount of money to defend him or her self as the prosecutor and the cops have to prosecute. The justice system is not a level playing field.
As of 2013 there were 47.6 million people on food stamps. Does Congressman Numbnuts really want us to believe they are all single women whose men are in prison?
Perhaps criminals should consider the negative consequences of committing crimes beforehand.
Ask liberals this: “Which came first, the absent fathers of the government programs that enable the father’s absence?”
Because the “goof society” came first...
My EXACT thought.
Usually, actual prisoners (in jail) don't have the fun & luxury of having kids. 'Course it depends how long they've been in jail.
Let the guilty do the labor and send the money they earned to their children.
Well, money goes to the wife first, then she may distribute as she pleases.
there should be an ebt card in the diagram....
Yeah, we know how great crackheads are at being "providers".
Pit Bull...
What self serving lies. If these alleged providers were not in jail or prison how would they be "providing"? Via criminal enterprises? Pushing drugs? Via a legitimate job? There are no decent jobs if you are a dropout with minimal education.....
Maybe he figures they can get a gubbermint job of some kind like he has.
When an idiot from the Black Caucus speaks he is talking to black people. That’s why they say such wacked stuff. They don’t care what white people think about them. They care what black voters think about them. Thus you gets lots of grandstanding from these ill educated peacocks
“These are providers who are not there. This is why we have so many single female head of households.”
LMAO!!! “Providers?” How about not “providing”
sperm to multiple baby mamas for a start?
Unfortunately, that doesn’t fix a constituency that elects a Scott. Remember, this is the Congressional district that previous had elected, and re-elected several times, Cynthia McKinney.
Exactly, and see my previous.
I really shouldn't post before coffee.
You’re not wrong. The wording was “eligible fathers” which pretty well tells us that breeding kids and being a father have nothing in common.
O’Bastard’s community organizer culture has allowed this to bubble to the top.
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