GOP’s demonic new crusade:Right-wing zealots look for crueler ways to treat the poor like garbage

Salon ^ | May 25, 2015 | Joan Walsh

[Timocrat]

A recent Government study found that 40 % of people on Food Stamps are clinically obese.

Government Study of Obesity amongst Food Stamp recipients.

So the Government pays to enable them to become obese causing all sorts of major health problems like diabetes, heart disease, Cancer etc inflating Medicaid and Medicare costs. It all makes sense if you're a left wing idiot.

[savedbygrace]

For now, that’s all grandstanding. SNAP is a federal program

Actually, it is administered by the individual States, and each State has its own rules.

[IronJack]

they still don’t want you to have “crab, lobster, shrimp, or any other shellfish.

I can't afford crab, lobster, shrimp, or any other shellfish. And I have a job! So do my wife and three of my four kids. So why should some jobless parasite be able to eat like a lord while I hoard Alpo and sawdust? Only to a liberal would that make sense.

[Pearls Before Swine]

If you’re not working, the food you’re given shouldn’t be more luxurious than the food a working person gets, IMHO. There should be gratitude for the help, and motivation to get disposable income so you can have more appetizing fare.

[Captainpaintball]

I publicly make this wish: That when the 'S' hits the fan, and the "income redistributors" run out of the basics, or just want to see how the 1% lives...

...That they find Joan Walsh and make her last...let's make it a good loooong three days... on earth as "uncomfortable" as can be. I want her to suffer, and suffer greatly for the damage she has done to this country, just so she can "earn" a paycheck.

[West Texas Chuck]

I quit reading at the “Happy Memorial Day” salutation. These people just don’t get it. Memorials are not “happy” celebrations, they are reserved and respectful of people how have gone on.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Since when does the left give a $hit about the poor ?

[afraidfortherepublic]

Salon goes nuts on Walker’s propsed budget cuts. (He must be doing something right!)

FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.

[Impy]

Like garbage? What do you call keeping them poor so you have a voter base? Hmm?

[Blue Collar Christian]

WOW! I was looking for John Semmens’ handle on this. This is totally laughable. Obviously it is KOOLAID that needs to be banned...

[MrB]

I’ll listen to their “criticism” when I see some check stubs where they’ve personally paid for a stranger’s family’s food.