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Jane Austin

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165. Jane Austin says . . .

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Wed Dec 27, 2017, 09:44 PM

Dec 2017

Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell ought to end - their careers.

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McConnell and Ryan say Food Stamp Program needs to end [View all] iluvtennis Dec 2017 OP

A lot of military families use food stamps. AJT Dec 2017 #1

So do a lot of people who work at walmart. Merlot Dec 2017 #5

So do a lot of firemen working in national forrests grantcart Dec 2017 #34

Given their way, national forests will be eliminated, too. George II Dec 2017 #58

All national parks and government land is going, all of it. Eliot Rosewater Dec 2017 #110

But T H E E M A I L S ! ! ! ! George II Dec 2017 #115

Grocers certainly don't mind "food stamps," ( especially in current "card" form). maddiemom Dec 2017 #104

Yes this will hit food providers along with food recipients,Medicaid will hit medical clinics lunasun Dec 2017 #136

30% of Wal-Mart grocery profits are in food stamps. haele Dec 2017 #138

EBT cards keep small grocers alive. Codeine Dec 2017 #174

So do a lot of Trump/republican voters workinclasszero Dec 2017 #46

and a lot of red state voters Skittles Dec 2017 #64

Especially red state voters. maddiemom Dec 2017 #106

And they can't all be minorities residentcynic Dec 2017 #183

Post removed Post removed Dec 2017 #2

Who gets to decide what people can and can't eat? The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #7

Thank you! inanna Dec 2017 #17

The GOP Starvation Panels of course. democratisphere Dec 2017 #18

GOP death squads coming workinclasszero Dec 2017 #48

Typical GOPlutocrats and Evangelicultists DoubleAgentOrange Dec 2017 #153

Yep they can't get away with bullets... workinclasszero Dec 2017 #220

Palin did say they were coming Angry Dragon Dec 2017 #168

Yeah republicans will make health care for the rich only workinclasszero Dec 2017 #221

nice post ditto nt burnbaby Dec 2017 #23

Thanks for posting this!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2017 #26

I watched CSPAN last night. Blue_true Dec 2017 #38

The unspoken problem is what food is available in areas where a high amount of food stamps are used. haele Dec 2017 #68

I was recently riding shotgun in my brother's pickup as he drove through a rural area. Blue_true Dec 2017 #73

You've never went to a half off store? sarah FAILIN Dec 2017 #82

My oldest brother is really, really, really cheap. Blue_true Dec 2017 #94

My husband is super cheap too sarah FAILIN Dec 2017 #108

The model for stores like Dollar General and Family Dollar is to locate in economically depressed Blue_true Dec 2017 #196

Sometimes expiration dates are legal protection Marthe48 Dec 2017 #144

My MiL used to live near a small Alabama town named "Slapout" haele Dec 2017 #121

No, that is the "perceived" problem. PinkTiger Dec 2017 #184

Thank you. Solly Mack Dec 2017 #43

The invisible hand of the free market IronLionZion Dec 2017 #44

They forget Bear Creek Dec 2017 #91

The same people that decide what you get to buy on WIC sarah FAILIN Dec 2017 #76

People on SNAP should be permitted to make their own food choices. DLevine Dec 2017 #114

Your opinion. sarah FAILIN Dec 2017 #116

Obviously it is my opinion. DLevine Dec 2017 #118

I don't see anything undignified about the current WIC program sarah FAILIN Dec 2017 #137

I could be you, poor, older, not good health and I agree with you. I am episcopalian notdarkyet Dec 2017 #171

Most of the produce in my area comes from Chile Oppaloopa Dec 2017 #188

projecting our own experience onto an efficient and collective answer is fallacious at best. LanternWaste Dec 2017 #199

What efficient and collective answer are you meaning sarah FAILIN Dec 2017 #202

We were at one of those make your own pizza and take it home type places and my boyfriend.. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2017 #83

It is what they preach at the mega church IronLionZion Dec 2017 #95

repukes are depending on churches to aid the poor Marthe48 Dec 2017 #148

Good for you Oppaloopa Dec 2017 #189

As long as there have been food stamps there have been people making that argument dflprincess Dec 2017 #170

For Repukes the ways are endless StarzGuy Dec 2017 #182

The low amount of food stamp money already heavily limits what they can eat ShadowLiberal Dec 2017 #213

Who says that people who use food stamps buy twinkies? Merlot Dec 2017 #8

No they buy crab legs and steaks Bear Creek Dec 2017 #96

Not all people on food stamps Cha Dec 2017 #131

No avocados for you Bear Creek Dec 2017 #133

Quite Right Me. Dec 2017 #140

Precisely. Cha Dec 2017 #142

Is that a standard practice or a statistical aberration? LanternWaste Dec 2017 #200

But you CAN buy Twinkies and other junk food with food stamps. maddiemom Dec 2017 #113

True Bear Creek Dec 2017 #130

How Will You Determine What Food People Buy Me. Dec 2017 #11

The food police already exists. This is the link to the WIC food requirements already in place sarah FAILIN Dec 2017 #89

Last year Bear Creek Dec 2017 #132

People Should Lay JUdgment Aside Me. Dec 2017 #139

... demmiblue Dec 2017 #21

Exactly what happens when people vote in sociopaths and sadists! Damn Americans are RKP5637 Dec 2017 #3

I would say mean even more than stupid. Willie Pep Dec 2017 #185

Exactly!!! "then the plutocrats move up the ladder until everyone but them is reduced to ruins." RKP5637 Dec 2017 #191

And all those rural Trump voting fools in KY, WV, TN, OH, PA, and NC who get .... Botany Dec 2017 #4

Also, all those who work at walmart won't be able to afford to work there Merlot Dec 2017 #12

Not to worry they will be able to work @ the coal mines and all the supporting businesses that .... Botany Dec 2017 #19

Retail jobs are dissapearing anyhow, no wonder trumpft's bringing back coal jobs Merlot Dec 2017 #24

Yep, jobs are disappearing all over the place for many reasons. Even those feeling safe RKP5637 Dec 2017 #29

Not only are jobs disappearing, and have been for quite a few years now, maddiemom Dec 2017 #154

Yep! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2017 #156

Trump is not and can not bring back coal. Botany Dec 2017 #33

Yes, I know that, but his supporters don't. Merlot Dec 2017 #37

I think many of his supporters know down deep that coal is dead* but to them ... Botany Dec 2017 #41

Having lived in three of the "coal mining states," maddiemom Dec 2017 #159

Plus alot of the retail grocery chains will lose money and lay off more people so cstanleytech Dec 2017 #77

SNAP dollar generates xxqqqzme Dec 2017 #112

But "trickle down" economics WILL WORK this time, dang it! maddiemom Dec 2017 #160

Good. Fuck them. roamer65 Dec 2017 #70

I live near a rural town in NM - no food stamps would close the grocery store womanofthehills Dec 2017 #212

Let them eat cake. nm Ferrets are Cool Dec 2017 #6

Not that, it's too much like Twinkies. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #9

I always felt like Marie got a bum rap on that one Merlot Dec 2017 #25

That came from an anti-monarchist pamphlet, circa 1780's sarge43 Dec 2017 #71

Thanks for the heads up. Did not know that. byronius Dec 2017 #78

My guess is all "welfare" monies will go into a block grant for each state. AJT Dec 2017 #10

Letting each state decide how it's spent. Merlot Dec 2017 #14

Yep. It will go to private companies to run the programs. AJT Dec 2017 #16

Pretty much. Xolodno Dec 2017 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author TheFrenchRazor Dec 2017 #146

These two assholes are not public servants, no where close, but I remember a man who was turbinetree Dec 2017 #13

Old Joe Kennedy might not have been a very good guy... maddiemom Dec 2017 #117

Yepper, spot on turbinetree Dec 2017 #120

Not only will we be dying in the streets, now we will be starving in the streets. democratisphere Dec 2017 #15

The poor must die in the gutter dalton99a Dec 2017 #20

The food and ag industry will fight this SHRED Dec 2017 #22

This. MissB Dec 2017 #36

Food goes to the people SHRED Dec 2017 #40

McConnell and Ryan need to end. elleng Dec 2017 #27

Yes! I hate these fucking bastards with all my heart. smirkymonkey Dec 2017 #35

You have the absolute right idea!! Yes, lets DO it 👍🏼 Guilded Lilly Dec 2017 #107

Yes for Bryce notinkansas Dec 2017 #204

Both are pigs who are getting rich, by killing off the poor. Baitball Blogger Dec 2017 #28

TRUMP-VOTING STATES MOST UTILIZE SNAP (FOOD STAMPS) SummerSnow Dec 2017 #30

How many missed meals till anarchy? ProudLib72 Dec 2017 #31

modern day poorhouse shanti Dec 2017 #62

Double That Bear Creek Dec 2017 #86

Prisons are all going to be privatized ProudLib72 Dec 2017 #100

Not to mention Bear Creek Dec 2017 #129

So let's say the GOP get their way and eliminate all social programs. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #39

My belief shanti Dec 2017 #59

They must have forgot how well that worked... Volaris Dec 2017 #79

The Rich will simply move away and/or hire security forces, both personal and neighborhood mr_lebowski Dec 2017 #101

Still plenty of good land in South America! maddiemom Dec 2017 #161

Some will succeed at this but breakdown of societies MarcA Dec 2017 #172

SNAP gets one of the best ROIs of any government program. Which just goes to show that it really WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #42

For the record, Fed. Govt. USDA background info. on SNAP implementation, appalachiablue Dec 2017 #122

Fine. Then raise the fucking minimum wage TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #45

Minimum wage would be $19 an hour today if it kept up with producvtivity. L. Coyote Dec 2017 #49

+100. n/t whathehell Dec 2017 #57

Well, I guess that is one way to kill Walmart. Freethinker65 Dec 2017 #47

Starvation of the sick, old and poor children brought to you by the "pro-life" party folks workinclasszero Dec 2017 #50

Around here Bear Creek Dec 2017 #93

I'd suggest crematoriums Maynar Dec 2017 #179

Becuz Republikkkan Jeezuz would let 'em all starve C_U_L8R Dec 2017 #51

It's this loathsome creature for sure........ workinclasszero Dec 2017 #55

Rand was a parasite MFM008 Dec 2017 #187

She was evil workinclasszero Dec 2017 #219

Could it be ... ... SATAN!?!?!??!?! FiveGoodMen Dec 2017 #75

Sure seem like they embrace anti-christ-ian values C_U_L8R Dec 2017 #109

I had to go on food Stamps once as did whathehell Dec 2017 #52

Why this will play well in Working Class White America: maxsolomon Dec 2017 #53

Remember Craig T Nelson? TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #60

You can't fix Stupid maxsolomon Dec 2017 #63

First, end congressional pay for McConnell and Ryan as well as their health insurance. muntrv Dec 2017 #54

Ah, of course it does. LuckyCharms Dec 2017 #56

Well, in a way, they are right. Turbineguy Dec 2017 #61

That's what I was thinking too. kydo Dec 2017 #69

I cant find anything on Fox News that mentions McConnell and Ryan agreeing that the Leghorn21 Dec 2017 #65

The current incarnation of the republican party PatSeg Dec 2017 #66

Hey, this Allen Marshall guy has a great twitterfeed mainer Dec 2017 #67

Gotta pay for those rich people tax cuts. WiseElder Dec 2017 #72

That was always the fear of conservatives. Turbineguy Dec 2017 #80

Republican Jesus commands the faithful ... Martin Eden Dec 2017 #74

,,, and hurry the Endtimes! Cryptoad Dec 2017 #81

The documentary linked above should be required viewing for every elected official jmbar2 Dec 2017 #84

Filthy, disgusting, thuglicans working towards ... LenaBaby61 Dec 2017 #85

How many in Kentucky are on food stamps? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 #87

They want to kill off the middle class, turning them poor. lark Dec 2017 #88

I know what we should do... BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2017 #90

Eat the rich! smirkymonkey Dec 2017 #123

I got no qualms. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2017 #150

That reminded me of this videohead5 Dec 2017 #173

Man, Liberals are never satisfied ... here we have the GOP trying to protect the Earth ... mr_lebowski Dec 2017 #92

This showed up on my Twitter feed today: Saviolo Dec 2017 #97

... geardaddy Dec 2017 #98

Somehow I think they will try to sell it so that it only cuts Food Stamps to 'the others' n2doc Dec 2017 #99

This is also a farm/dairy subsidy program Lithos Dec 2017 #102

Crime rate is going to go up Corgigal Dec 2017 #103

It's bad enough that the new tax laws will flatten or lessen consumer spending, Eyeball_Kid Dec 2017 #105

yeah, well, Comrades McTurtle and Irish Undertaker.... Raster Dec 2017 #111

In part, I believe they say these things Runningdawg Dec 2017 #119

When's Ryan going to repay taxpayers the money DeminPennswoods Dec 2017 #124

In fact, let's call Ryan what he is: A Welfare King DeminPennswoods Dec 2017 #125

The "Wienermobile!" nt maddiemom Dec 2017 #205

Ayn Rand meets Charles Dickens in Republican Land. Golden Raisin Dec 2017 #126

food stamps are the first safety net...when i worked as a school counselor... samnsara Dec 2017 #127

It helps Bear Creek Dec 2017 #135

They are going to hear from Coke, Pepsi, Lays, etc. Donors who are enriched by poor diets elfin Dec 2017 #128

When I was a deputy it was common for an entire months SNAP allotment Lee-Lee Dec 2017 #193

Corporate welfare will be the only welfare allowed. lpbk2713 Dec 2017 #134

The assault on Americans continues bdamomma Dec 2017 #141

There are two ways to get rid of the rich FiveGoodMen Dec 2017 #143

It'll happen, they just play on the hatefulness of the public Kimchijeon Dec 2017 #145

un-f-ing believable. as if the obscenely rich aren't already rich enough. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2017 #147

When did they say this? You just cant throw this out there without reference or link Pepsidog Dec 2017 #149

I just checked again for a fox link, dog, for about the third time today...I still got Leghorn21 Dec 2017 #162

Well thanks for checking. Read about Ryan going after entitlement reform under reconciliation rules Pepsidog Dec 2017 #175

These clowns stay in office is what needs to come to a close! Plucketeer Dec 2017 #151

I say lets eat the GOP. It is all they are good for. McCamy Taylor Dec 2017 #152

Elimination of the poor, the sick, the old. No profit centers in those groups. Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #155

They just want to punish people. rickford66 Dec 2017 #157

Rot in hell the both of them MaryMagdaline Dec 2017 #158

Fine, replace it with a living wage. bitterross Dec 2017 #163

The answer Bear Creek Dec 2017 #192

They havent seen protests yet...stop the food stamp program.... pbmus Dec 2017 #164

Jane Austin says . . . Jane Austin Dec 2017 #165

Just can't wait to officially bring back serfdom can they? rwsanders Dec 2017 #166

the soulless creatures need to suck more money Angry Dragon Dec 2017 #167

Cruel, greedy, heartless, anti-Americans. Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #169

Food Banks videohead5 Dec 2017 #176

Hey, if poor people can't get bread, let them eat cake. tclambert Dec 2017 #177

Because Jesus said to "starve the poor children" Jakes Progress Dec 2017 #178

If only Jesus would have a talk with these guys FiveGoodMen Dec 2017 #201

The rich will Jspur Dec 2017 #180

I'd much rather have McConnell and Ryan end. can we do that? Initech Dec 2017 #181

There go my MFM008 Dec 2017 #186

If you would just stop buying avocados for that yuppie avocado toast.... MissB Dec 2017 #209

Avocados are safe MFM008 Dec 2017 #217

Their attacks only beginging duforsure Dec 2017 #190

Not only is it a slap in the face to the needy -- BillyBobBrilliant Dec 2017 #194

Exactly, which is why I don't think they will touch it. harun Dec 2017 #197

And so it begins DownriverDem Dec 2017 #195

They want a desperate population pandr32 Dec 2017 #198

All those poor white folks still love giving these pieces of shit their vote Thrill Dec 2017 #203

Never mind that the government actually makes money louis-t Dec 2017 #206

Though it wouldn't surprise me that this could be reasonably argued ... mr_lebowski Dec 2017 #207

I have a great chart. I'll try to post. louis-t Dec 2017 #208

I have a chart saved but I don't post photos. Here is the louis-t Dec 2017 #210

THanks. But That's not showing that the government has a net gain on $$$ spent on SNAP ... mr_lebowski Dec 2017 #214

Every dollar the government spends on food stamps louis-t Dec 2017 #215

My impression was it was "Government $$$ Spent vs Economic Benefit" mr_lebowski Dec 2017 #216

Ok, "Impact on economy in general." louis-t Dec 2017 #222

Perhaps someone will introduce them to the Red State farm voters... brooklynite Dec 2017 #211

Interesting. ecstatic Dec 2017 #218