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Originally Posted by JET
I don't care if it is conservative or not, you have assumed I am republican, but I am not. I am an independent. I do lean towards the conservative side on many fiscal aspects, but not all and definitely am not conservative on religion/abortion issues.
There are people that use the food stamp program correctly and how it was meant to be used. I have absolutely no issue with that and applaud her for that. You drastically underestimate how much it is actually abused though. I got offered EBT cards all the time at 50 cents to the dollar when I worked at Target. The system is broken, but it would probably cost more to police it than it would be to just let it go.
And yes I do think that food stamps should be limited more to what people can buy. Have a decent variety, but make it the basic stuff where you cook from scratch, not premade and high end stuff. Back when we were tight on money the people on food stamps were eating better than we were.
The military keeps the money in the U.S. too Tom. Those bombs are produced by US companies, as are the planes and basically everything else. I would rather not see them spend money period, whether or not it stays in the US. Don't get me started on all the damn aid we send to other countries. That is just freaking ridiculous!!
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I haven't assumed anything. I said it wasnt conservative, apparently no one is a republican anymore, though.
But to that, in the last election name a democrat you voted for?
Food stamps cannot be regulated to what people can buy as it will favor some brands and not others. The only way around this would be to create a government owned brand/store, that these people could only buy from. And honestly, if it wouldnt be called socialism by the right, would be a great idea. That way the gov could get bulk pricing on a number of products at low cost, they could also ensure that the money is used towards healthy eating habits, and people could not abuse the system as much. But like i said, this would be called socialism. (as if thats a bad thing)
yes i know the bombs are produced in the US, but we are mass producing million dollar fireworks, that their only purpose is to topple regimes, kill innocents, and kill baddies, in countries we have no business in. We should be investing that money in something that will better society as a whole. but we want to police the world. (again need to create another thread on this as this is off topic).