Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Do you have more than $2,000 and a family of 6 - NO SOUP FOR YOU

SNAP (supplemental nutrional assistance program) aka Food Stamps are being horribly HORRIBLY abused according to Republicans.  A family can have savings of more than $2,000 - or a second car, and STILL GET assistance for Food Stamps.
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Can you believe it!  The poor can't have a savings account.  Or save to send kids to college (where we have bumped tuition costs up so that I can't of a 4 Year school that is less than $2,000 a year).  Or save to get into housing (first, last and security).  Or pay off your medical bills.
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Hell no - you shouldn't get assistance for food (and it ONLY works for food) if you have a family of 4, 2 cars and are trying to get ahead in the world.  Why should we help you.  Those taxes are needed for Oil Company tax breaks, you loafer.  You think it is cheep to frack for gas, drill for oil or defend BP in court from some minor oil spill.
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Selfish Welfare Queens! (link to Republican enforcement of  this in Penn).  What are you trying to better yourself?  "Oh la la, his family has $3,000 in savings and doesn't live in a box."  NO SOUP FOR YOU.
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Did you know that right now 55% of all benefits go to a family of 3 that makes $9,155.00 a year (1/2 the poverty level).  That is $8.36 a day per person.  That should be plenty to live off of, buy gas, buy shelter, pay for school, pay for health care and take care of clothes, toiletries and transportation (FYI- you lazy person - it is still free to walk; you know, except on tool roads and if you can't have a second car you shouldn't be on those anyway!).  Why should we help pay for your food?
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If we really want to help the poor, we should implement Newt Gingrinch's idea. Remove child labor laws and let them help themselves!