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Seattle will provide $800 each in supermarket vouchers to thousands of families during coronavirus crisis
The Seattle Times ^ | March 16, 2020 | Daniel Beekman

Posted on 03/16/2020 9:35:23 PM PDT by steve86

Seattle will provide $800 each in vouchers to more than 6,000 families to help them buy food, cleaning supplies and other household goods at Safeway supermarkets during the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Jenny Durkan said Monday.

Pending City Council approval this week, the funding will come from Seattle’s sugary beverage tax revenues, the Mayor’s Office said.

“We know that working families in Seattle are already struggling because of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Durkan said in a statement, referring to the illness caused by the virus. “As schools and child care facilities close, we need to do everything we can to support families and ensure they can put food on the table.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: coronaviruscovid19
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

“The “working families” are having a hard time in Seattle because of the Marxist wackjobs who have been mayors and on the city council for the past 20-30 years, as well as having Marxist governors who have made a once beautiful city into a drug-addiction/trafficking center of the state”

Thank you, beat me to it.


21 posted on 03/17/2020 2:50:32 AM PDT by DAC21 ( and Naflet had demint)
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To: steve86

“Seattle will provide $800 each in vouchers to more than 6,000 families to help them buy food, cleaning supplies and other household goods at Safeway supermarkets during the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Jenny Durkan said Monday.”

That should be enough to spread the virus far and wide. Gimmidats will travel quite a way to get the free loot, they will bring the virus on the return trip.


22 posted on 03/17/2020 2:50:58 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Slo-Joe Biden... puts the Dem in Dementia.)
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To: steve86

L8r


23 posted on 03/17/2020 2:55:35 AM PDT by preacher ( Journalism no longer reports news, they use news to shape our society.)
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To: steve86

Nor likely. Last I knew the money from the beverage tax was already spent.


24 posted on 03/17/2020 2:57:33 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: steve86

Problem is when this is all over the law passed in the dead of night under hysteria will be in place forcing these businesses to continue this practice. Gavine nusome is commandeering hotels to house those who are sick what do you think these will become? you got it! homeless housing. And we will hear the battle cry single payer would have saved the world


25 posted on 03/17/2020 2:58:54 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (nicdip.com)
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To: John S Mosby

It says 600 families.


26 posted on 03/17/2020 3:52:12 AM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: John S Mosby

Oops. 6,000.


27 posted on 03/17/2020 3:52:40 AM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: FoxInSocks

FREE BEER! FREE CIGARETTES!


28 posted on 03/17/2020 4:47:11 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: steve86

That’s a lot of medical marijuana.


29 posted on 03/17/2020 4:50:39 AM PDT by moovova
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To: John S Mosby

Family of 4 if you only do actual food, not junk, $800 is about 1.5 months. If you have pets 1 month depending on sales, use of coupons. And how smart you shop. That is shopping lean. You can live without chips, dips candy, cookies, cakes, pies, soda, etc. Might discover how to COOK.

Government has tons of surplus food that could be handed out, they did it before food stamps, 20 QT dried milk, BUTTER, BEANS, RICE, FLOUR, SUGAR, SALT, cheese, peanut butter, canned fruits/veggies; breweries can produce water and can Saline solution. Gatorade is useless if you are running at both ends. Ramp up PETO PRODUCTION. UPS, USPS & AMAZON CAN DELIVER. HANG # ON MAILBOX IN HOUSEHOLD. Refill meds via phone, credit card, DRONE scheduled drops.


30 posted on 03/17/2020 6:48:20 AM PDT by GailA (Intractable Pain, a Subset of Chronic pain Last a Life TIME at Level 10.)
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To: mewzilla

Was it?


31 posted on 03/17/2020 11:35:45 AM PDT by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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