Reply #11: Cough, cough (crock of shit) cough.

[Jakes Progress]

Why did Obama raise the amount for food stamps? Did he just guess at a number? Did the economy for the poor magically improve in a week? Do you not understand that thousands of families will not be without food stamps because of the shift in funds? Or do you not care?

So you think you'll be ok? Whew. I'm glad of that. My clients might not be. They rely on food stamps to feed their families. Some of them will be cut so that this program can be funded.

It sounds like a good program. It sounds like a program that deserves funding. Why though, was it necessary to get the money from the poor? Why starve some to feed others? Why couldn't he go get the money from his rich friends. He's done a lot for them recently. How about cutting one fifth of one percent from the tax cuts he just gave to the incredibly wealthy? I think they will be okay. I think they will have food on the table. Many of my clients won't because of this.

Yes. It is apple and oranges. But in a society where you don't see poor people as interchangable pr points, those apples and oranges go on the table.

Geez, Obama could take milk from babies and some of DU would be outraged if others pointed it out.