Posted on 12/31/2018 6:51:59 AM PST by Zakeet
According to the Department of Agriculture, if this government shutdown stretches into February there won’t be money for food stamps. And it certainly looks like this shutdown could last for quite a while, because President Trump is not backing down on his demand for border wall funding, and the Democrats have pledged not to give him a single penny. So a few weeks from now, approximately 38 million people could be suddenly cut off from the food stamp program. If that scenario were to unfold, there is no telling what could happen. After just a few days, government workers are already freaking out about having their paychecks delayed. If people are getting this restless already, what will things look like when tens of millions of Americans are suddenly cut off from their primary source of food money?
Even though the government has been shut down, the Department of Agriculture still has some existing financial resources at their disposal, and they are assuring us that those enrolled in the food stamp program will still receive their benefits "for January".
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To be safe give Walmart a wide berth no matter where you live.
Guys, read the statement from the AgSec.
The national government will be accumulating money without any authority to spend it.
We are the ONLY country in the world where the poor are fat.....
I hope the Government Shutdown goes on until Mueller closes out his witch-hunt.
It will shorten the lines at WalMart and the grocery stores.
People wonder what will happen when computers and AI take too many people’s jobs and one solution offered is to give everyone a “guaranteed” stipend to live, and then those that work will earn enough to buy more stuff than those on stipend only.
It sounds, to some, like a “win win” sort of thing and everybody would be happy.
Problem is, in a very real way, that is exactly where we are. That’s what welfare, snap, etc. are. Those people don’t seem very happy.
But after January....
I wonder how many “food stamp customers”, who just might be using a food delivery service, will be dismayed?
In other words, I ain’t got one to give!
All welfare for illegals and US Citizens should be in one bucket. When it runs out there is no more. Maybe that will change the outlook of some wanting more illegal immigrants.
Or foreign invaders ....
Or, they and the MSM will demand Nancy come back from her Hawaiian vacation villa, get off her fat a** and do her damn job.
(Yes, I know it's a fantasy.)
“Illegal alien” is the legal term as defined in the US Code.
Even if it goes on that long, the money will be found. Read the AgSec’s statement. :-)
Nothing like a few wrinkles in the belly to encourage work.
That could be a long time. What if the Mueller investigations team runs out of money? Will they have to shut down?
The riots will bring the Dems to the negotiation table.
RESIST AND OBSTRUCT!
Cool. Keep the shutdown on.
We are the ONLY country in the world where the poor are fat.....
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There were/are quite a few porkers in the caravans.
They have a blank check to continue this circus forever. I'd tie the government shutdown resolution to that. If he wants to go on another year, keep the government shut down for a year. OH, and never open it back up until we have border security funding.
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