MO lawmakers introduce bill to prevent food stamp recipients from buying fish (among other things)

[niyad]

MO lawmakers introduce bill to prevent food stamp recipients from buying fish (among other things)


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Better put that steak and lobster back!


Missouri lawmakers are on a new quest to further demoralize and degrade citizens who rely on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). State Representative Rick Brattin has introduced a bill that would, among other things, prevent food stamps from being used to purchase fish and steak. From House Bill 813:
A recipient of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits shall not use such benefits to purchase cookies, chips, energy drinks, soft drinks, seafood, or steak.

More from the Riverfront Times:

"There's a long history of trying to dictate what somebody should be buying on food stamps. The program itself has been really stigmatized," says Washington University professor Mark Rank, who authored Living on the Edge: The Realities of Welfare in America.

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"There have been a lot of studies on fraud, when there were actually people buying, trading and selling their EBT cards, but it was a very small percentage of the overall population," he says. "But fish is good for you -- why should that be prohibited?"

Good question. Why would healthy foods be prohibited? Perhaps because state Rep. Brattin has images of welfare queens sitting around and dining on steak and lobster? Maybe state Rep. Brattin should take the Welfare Food Challenge and find out for himself just how hard it is to prepare healthy meals on a food stamp budget.


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/03/23/1372773/-MO-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-prevent-food-stamp-recipients-from-buying-fish-among-other-things?detail=email#

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Same guy who wanted women to get father of 'fetus' to OK abortion. Dead eyes, dead brain Repube

Oh, yeah and he talks about 'legitimate rape.'

[Warpy]

2. Yep, another one stamped out in the basement of Corporate Central

We need to restart our industry not only to strengthen the country but also to give alternative employment to these suited twits. They were bad enough as middle managers. They're far worse as elected politicians.

I hope this ass is gone soon.

[niyad]

4. that face is just begging for attention.

[A HERETIC I AM]

12. The attention of a 2X4 or a cricket bat. n/t

[jmowreader]

8. Someone needs a visit from an Avon lady

I realize that in the age of televised congressional hearings even our macho-est representatives have to wear cosmetics at work...but dude, if you can remove your foundation by peeling it off in a sheet, you're wearing too much makeup.

[misterhighwasted]

3. Bet they approved canned tuna, sardines, and a bag of frozen smelt.

Where'd all these crazy hateful fuckers come from? Honestly suddenly they are out front & everywhere telling people how to live their lives.
It's like being covered with ants.

[BlueJazz]

5. Heaven forbid that the poor get to eat what we BETTER people eat. YOU want a piece of fish?

Lick my shoes and I just might let you have a tiny morsel.

[Darb]

6. Loaves and fishes? Guess that asshat didn't get the message.

I'd like to kick his arrogant ass.

[niyad]

7. nah, you want to do it some place that might get his attention.

[TeamPooka]

9. Part of the "poor people are sinners because they're poor" Troop of idiots. nt

[niyad]

10. yes, that incredibly stupid, smugly self-righteous mindset.

[Sheepshank]

11. Why isn't this touted as a huge, huge slam against Catholosism?

Surely, this anti religious stand won't be looked on so favorably?

[niyad]

14. and during lent, no less!!

[Thinkingabout]

13. Probably if the truth is known he hates seafood.