And in regard to the shutdown:

[vraiblonde]

Watch the videos of the SNAP recipients complaining about being forced to "spend their own money" on food, causing them to miss hair, nail and eyelash appointments. Watch the (many) videos of the baby production machines bragging about how much they'll get every month after they pump out a couple more.

But there ARE people who just need an assist and are genuinely trying to better their life, and I'm all for helping those folks out. Those social media vids are designed to piss people off and make them think all SNAP recipients are irresponsible bebe mamas getting their eyebrows done at the salon, and that is not the case.

We don't want to lose sight of that.

 

[vraiblonde]

I am honestly not denying that this is happening BUT, I would venture to guess that at least half or more of those videos are just rage baiting posts to get clicks, views, and be monetized.

Jinx

 

[Gilligan]

But there ARE people who just need an assist and are genuinely trying to better their life, and I'm all for helping those folks out. Those social media vids are designed to piss people off and make them think all SNAP recipients are irresponsible bebe mamas getting their eyebrows done at the salon, and that is not the case.

We don't want to lose sight of that.

A truly astonishing number do not deserve spit....fact.

 

[vraiblonde]

A truly astonishing number do not deserve spit....fact.

So what's the number? Is it more than 50%? Less than 20%? I'd say take that up with whoever is supposed to be overseeing the program. Whatever happened to Bill Clinton's welfare reform act and TANF? That was some common sense sht right there (remember when Democrats had moments of lucidity?) so how did it devolve into whatever's going on in all these Tik Tok ragebait videos?

It would be nice if we could trust our news media to inform us.

 

[DaSDGuy]

So what's the number? Is it more than 50%? Less than 20%? I'd say take that up with whoever is supposed to be overseeing the program. Whatever happened to Bill Clinton's welfare reform act and TANF? That was some common sense sht right there (remember when Democrats had moments of lucidity?) so how did it devolve into whatever's going on in all these Tik Tok ragebait videos?

It would be nice if we could trust our news media to inform us.

Well, the democraps use the number "one" to justify expenditures all the time.
Example: If we save one kid the red light and speeding cameras are justified.
So if we have "one" person abusing SNAP benefits we should be allowed to stop all of them, right? Using the democraps "one person" reasoning that is. Or are we advocating double standards?

 

[glhs837]

Nailed it. That's the only reason they continue. They just can't give up the power. That's the whole thrill of politics. They thirst for that power. It's as much of a drug to them as it is to an addict. All of the BS about helping people is just that.....BS. It's all about power.

 

[vraiblonde]

Well, the democraps use the number "one" to justify expenditures all the time.

Yeah, but they're a bunch of idiots and I try not to be an idiot if I can possibly help it.

 

[Hijinx]

So what's the number? Is it more than 50%? Less than 20%? I'd say take that up with whoever is supposed to be overseeing the program. Whatever happened to Bill Clinton's welfare reform act and TANF? That was some common sense sht right there (remember when Democrats had moments of lucidity?) so how did it devolve into whatever's going on in all these Tik Tok ragebait videos?

It would be nice if we could trust our news media to inform us.

Any thought about trusting the present news media is a joke.

 

[Hijinx]

Power, Financial gain, a staff to do the hard work while they sit on their buttocks, the brown nosers they love , the salary and the pension.
Lots to like, and it beats working for a living. Mostly they are failed attorney's who weren't that good at being attorneys.