SNAP (food stamps) should be restricted to rice, flour, rolled oats, and sugar

[OldLady]

Don't gimme any crap about how poor people need a balanced diet. As it is these snappers spend all this money on junk food. A diet of staples will be better for them. And MUCH cheaper for the taxpayers. Eating just those 4 staples, a person can live on a dollar a day.

A lot of people on food stamps rent rooms and don't have access to stoves, even if they had cookware, which they usually don't. Some don't even rent rooms. They live in parks, under bridges, in motor homes, etc, or crash with friends. For real. Sometimes cup of noodles and potato chips suffice. If you can find the hot water for the cup of soup. And yes, plenty of bums and freeloaders out there as always, granted. How to figure out the honestly needy from the bums not that easy to do.

The area I live in, you can get fined a couple hundred dollars for sleeping in your car too. Not always easy being poor like some think.

Boy, does that ever not make sense. Where on earth do you live?

 

[Meathead]

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Again... here is my link from the federal government. Notice... the link is from the USDA... and it says the hot prepared foods are not eligible. If you can't read, then have someone read it to you.
Eligible Food Items | Food and Nutrition Service

And the law also says illegals are not allowed to live or work here but your hero obozo gave millions of them a certificate saying they can do both!!! Rule of law has vanished under america and you can sure the snappers are using their EBT cards for all sorts of things the law says they can't.

And that has nothing to do with this argument... but that's what you do right? When you start a fucking thread and then get your ass handed to you in it, you jump to another argument that isn't related.

From your link:

• Seafood, steak, and bakery cakes are also food items and are therefore eligible items

Since the current definition of food is a specific part of the Act, any change to this definition would require action by a member of Congress. Several times in the history of SNAP, Congress had considered placing limits on the types of food that could be purchased with program benefits. However, they concluded that designating foods as luxury or non-nutritious would be administratively costly and burdensome.

Caviar, smoked salmon, oysters and so on. Pretty cool, huh? This way you can save your money for malt liquor.

 

[g5000]

Don't gimme any crap about how poor people need a balanced diet. As it is these snappers spend all this money on junk food. A diet of staples will be better for them. And MUCH cheaper for the taxpayers. Eating just those 4 staples, a person can live on a dollar a day.

Don't ever let anyone say Republicans don't love poor people.

If they didn't love poor people, they wouldn't make so many of them.

 

[francoHFW]

Don't gimme any crap about how poor people need a balanced diet. As it is these snappers spend all this money on junk food. A diet of staples will be better for them. And MUCH cheaper for the taxpayers. Eating just those 4 staples, a person can live on a dollar a day.

You make a good point ...we are the richest economy in the world
Yet we have people working full time who still need food stamps to feed their family
We have people choosing between paying the doctor or paying the rent

Poor people shouldn't have kids. THINK

After 30 years of Voodoo: worst min. wage, work conditions, illegal work safeguards, vacations, work week, college costs, rich/poor gap, upward social mobility, % homeless and in prison EVAH, and in the modern world!! And you complain about the victims? Are you an idiot or an A-hole?

 

[Lewdog]

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Again... here is my link from the federal government. Notice... the link is from the USDA... and it says the hot prepared foods are not eligible. If you can't read, then have someone read it to you.
Eligible Food Items | Food and Nutrition Service

And the law also says illegals are not allowed to live or work here but your hero obozo gave millions of them a certificate saying they can do both!!! Rule of law has vanished under america and you can sure the snappers are using their EBT cards for all sorts of things the law says they can't.

And that has nothing to do with this argument... but that's what you do right? When you start a fucking thread and then get your ass handed to you in it, you jump to another argument that isn't related.

From your link:

• Seafood, steak, and bakery cakes are also food items and are therefore eligible items

Since the current definition of food is a specific part of the Act, any change to this definition would require action by a member of Congress. Several times in the history of SNAP, Congress had considered placing limits on the types of food that could be purchased with program benefits. However, they concluded that designating foods as luxury or non-nutritious would be administratively costly and burdensome.

Caviar, smoked salmon, oysters and so on. Pretty cool, huh? This way you can save your money for malt liquor.

And? If they said they could only buy bologna or processed ham what that make it better? Do you expect them to make a very detailed list of exact items a person can buy? No matter what they buy, they aren't going to get MORE benefits...they have to budget what they buy so that they can feed themselves. Do you realize that you can go into a grocery store, find marked down steaks, for like $2 that are cheaper than buying a can of processed meat? Do you think there should be a rule a person can't buy a steak... if it is marked down because it is about to expire?

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

Why is it I can make a pot of black beans with ham hocks and the additional ingredients are Mexican Bulb Onions, Poblano Pepper, little cumin powder, pepper, and two chicken bouillon cubes for less than ten dollars!?!

It will feed four people easily, so if I can cook this while not being on the government welfare system why is it the poor can not do this!?!

Again if you want Steak and Lobster then get a damn job!

 

[TNHarley]

The USDA did and they are the govt. Do you know what the USDA is?

Damn it dude, YOU ARE THE PROBLEM. Idiots like you are why we even have these discussions. I showed you the fucking federal government link that said it was not an eligible food to buy. Do you have a fucking reading problem? Do you understand that every time you tell lies on here you influence idiots like Claudette, who then spreads the lies to more people?

State and local laws also cant go beyond federal law but they do. The USDA said it was ok. I didn't say it, the government did..

Again... here is my link from the federal government. Notice... the link is from the USDA... and it says the hot prepared foods are not eligible. If you can't read, then have someone read it to you.

Eligible Food Items | Food and Nutrition Service

The USDA still said the pizza thing was ok. Don't care what that says. Federal law gets shit on by the government all the time.

Motherfucker...that link IS THE USDA. YOU'RE WRONG. Quit spreading fucking lies and making the problem worse.

So what? Our Executive branch thinks its ok to harbor illegals.
"Nothing in current regulations specifically prohibits items sold for SNAP benefits that are cold at the point-of-sale from being heated or cooked in the store after purchase." ----Federal Registry 2016

 

[TNHarley]

Of course you can. 7-11 does it all the time. They had a notice up saying they now took EBT's for their cooked pizza.

NO YOU CAN'T.

Read the guidelines... quit perpetuating a MYTH.


Eligible Food Items | Food and Nutrition Service

Yeah. You can. And not only at 7-11.

Luxuries You Can Buy With Your EBT Card – Bail & Lingerie Included!

No, you can't. And if businesses are breaking the law, then punish those businesses, leave the fucking SNAP program alone.

Still needs to be reformed. No reason why poor people should get luxuries working people don't have. 3-4B in fraud is quit a bit, I think.
40K a year with two kids and you aint getting food stamps. And you damn sure cant afford lobster or monster energy. But the poor family with able bodied parents that are lazy as fuck can. That doesn't sound like bullshit to you?

our drug war is a fraud, yet it still exists and costs us billions.

I agree. But there is fraud everywhere. The drug war is just talked about so much because it is a partisan talking point.

 

[Cecilie1200]

Don't gimme any crap about how poor people need a balanced diet. As it is these snappers spend all this money on junk food. A diet of staples will be better for them. And MUCH cheaper for the taxpayers. Eating just those 4 staples, a person can live on a dollar a day.

Exactly what purpose are you trying to serve, here? What are you trying to accomplish with this specific plan of action?

 

[Lewdog]

Why is it I can make a pot of black beans with ham hocks and the additional ingredients are Mexican Bulb Onions, Poblano Pepper, little cumin powder, pepper, and two chicken bouillon cubes for less than ten dollars!?!

It will feed four people easily, so if I can cook this while not being on the government welfare system why is it the poor can not do this!?!

Again if you want Steak and Lobster then get a damn job!

Yeah...that's not happening for $10. You have to take into account your initial investment on buying the cumin powder and pepper, even though you might be using only a small portion of it. A bag of beans $2. Ham hocks... $3-4. Onions $1. Poblano Pepper $1, the chicken bouillon cubes $2. A thing of Pepper $2. Cumin powder $3. More like $14-15. But do you plan on eating the same thing every single day? And I'm sorry... but in all the time I worked in the grocery store I never saw anyone buying lobster or crab legs or anything like that with EBT.

 

[Cecilie1200]

Ingredients only. No prepared processed "food".

Please define "ingredients" versus "processed food". And then please answer the same questions as the OP: Why? To what purpose? What goal are you trying to accomplish with this plan?

 

[Lewdog]

Damn it dude, YOU ARE THE PROBLEM. Idiots like you are why we even have these discussions. I showed you the fucking federal government link that said it was not an eligible food to buy. Do you have a fucking reading problem? Do you understand that every time you tell lies on here you influence idiots like Claudette, who then spreads the lies to more people?

State and local laws also cant go beyond federal law but they do. The USDA said it was ok. I didn't say it, the government did..

Again... here is my link from the federal government. Notice... the link is from the USDA... and it says the hot prepared foods are not eligible. If you can't read, then have someone read it to you.

Eligible Food Items | Food and Nutrition Service

The USDA still said the pizza thing was ok. Don't care what that says. Federal law gets shit on by the government all the time.

Motherfucker...that link IS THE USDA. YOU'RE WRONG. Quit spreading fucking lies and making the problem worse.

So what? Our Executive branch thinks its ok to harbor illegals.
"Nothing in current regulations specifically prohibits items sold for SNAP benefits that are cold at the point-of-sale from being heated or cooked in the store after purchase." ----Federal Registry 2016

Oh now you are changing things up... just fucking admit you are wrong and move on... or are you going to just randomly post some more links you googled without reading them?

 

[Cecilie1200]

Good idea....no processed food....

Learn how to handle unprocessed food.....

One more time. Define "processed food".

 

[Cecilie1200]

what about prostitutes?

What about them?

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

Why is it I can make a pot of black beans with ham hocks and the additional ingredients are Mexican Bulb Onions, Poblano Pepper, little cumin powder, pepper, and two chicken bouillon cubes for less than ten dollars!?!

It will feed four people easily, so if I can cook this while not being on the government welfare system why is it the poor can not do this!?!

Again if you want Steak and Lobster then get a damn job!

Yeah...that's not happening for $10. You have to take into account your initial investment on buying the cumin powder and pepper, even though you might be using only a small portion of it. A bag of beans $2. Ham hocks... $3-4. Onions $1. Poblano Pepper $1, the chicken bouillon cubes $2. A thing of Pepper $2. Cumin powder $3. More like $14-15. But do you plan on eating the same thing every single day? And I'm sorry... but in all the time I worked in the grocery store I never saw anyone buying lobster or crab legs or anything like that with EBT.

You are so full of fucking shit you stupid bitch!

I do it all the damn time!

You want to tell the taxpayer they should support your welfare ass and be allow to waste their money on whatever you want to eat!

The fact is the Government has the right to tell you what you can and can not buy and you do not deserve to eat like the rest of Americans if you need the welfare of others!

You should just get the basic and I will tell you that a bulb of Mexican Onions is fifty cents and you can buy Mexican products and not some high end shit either!

You want your cake and eat it too, and do not tell me how much it cost to make Black beans and Hocks because I make them at least once a week and I budget my bills down to the last penny!

Why is that Progressive Liberals like to tell taxpayers what they need to give to society and then demand those like me to mind my own business when you waste my tax dollars on steak and lobster!?!

Also you can not buy a two dollar steak anywhere, so which one of is the real fucking liar here!?!

 

[Lewdog]

Good idea....no processed food....

Learn how to handle unprocessed food.....

One more time. Define "processed food".

Yeah I don't get this argument. I had for lunch a few minutes ago a frozen meal that had a slice of meat loaf and mashed potatoes in it that cost $2. There is no way I could get all the stuff to make that meal and do it myself for $2... and especially not waste food since it is just me eating. So why would anyone want to take that away from people on SNAP? I'm not on SNAP, but shouldn't the best value for the budget be what matters the most?

 

[TNHarley]

State and local laws also cant go beyond federal law but they do. The USDA said it was ok. I didn't say it, the government did..

Again... here is my link from the federal government. Notice... the link is from the USDA... and it says the hot prepared foods are not eligible. If you can't read, then have someone read it to you.

Eligible Food Items | Food and Nutrition Service

The USDA still said the pizza thing was ok. Don't care what that says. Federal law gets shit on by the government all the time.

Motherfucker...that link IS THE USDA. YOU'RE WRONG. Quit spreading fucking lies and making the problem worse.

So what? Our Executive branch thinks its ok to harbor illegals.
"Nothing in current regulations specifically prohibits items sold for SNAP benefits that are cold at the point-of-sale from being heated or cooked in the store after purchase." ----Federal Registry 2016

Oh now you are changing things up... just fucking admit you are wrong and move on... or are you going to just randomly post some more links you googled without reading them?

What link did I post and not read? Do you still think I was confused about my SD link? lol..
How am I changing things up? Good gawd man

 

[Lewdog]

Why is it I can make a pot of black beans with ham hocks and the additional ingredients are Mexican Bulb Onions, Poblano Pepper, little cumin powder, pepper, and two chicken bouillon cubes for less than ten dollars!?!

It will feed four people easily, so if I can cook this while not being on the government welfare system why is it the poor can not do this!?!

Again if you want Steak and Lobster then get a damn job!

Yeah...that's not happening for $10. You have to take into account your initial investment on buying the cumin powder and pepper, even though you might be using only a small portion of it. A bag of beans $2. Ham hocks... $3-4. Onions $1. Poblano Pepper $1, the chicken bouillon cubes $2. A thing of Pepper $2. Cumin powder $3. More like $14-15. But do you plan on eating the same thing every single day? And I'm sorry... but in all the time I worked in the grocery store I never saw anyone buying lobster or crab legs or anything like that with EBT.

You are so full of fucking shit you stupid bitch!

I do it all the damn time!

You want to tell the taxpayer they should support your welfare ass and be allow to waste their money on whatever you want to eat!

The fact is the Government has the right to tell you what you can and can not buy and you do not deserve to eat like the rest of Americans if you need the welfare of others!

You should just get the basic and I will tell you that a bulb of Mexican Onions is fifty cents and you can buy Mexican products and not some high end shit either!

You want your cake and eat it too, and do not tell me how much it cost to make Black beans and Hocks because I make them at least once a week and I budget my bills down to the last penny!

Why is that Progressive Liberals like to tell taxpayers what they need to give to society and then demand those like me to mind my own business when you waste my tax dollars on steak and lobster!?!

Also you can not buy a two dollar steak anywhere, so which one of is the real fucking liar here!?!

I buy two dollar steaks all the fucking time. They are cheap round steaks, and they are marked down 75% because they are about to expire, but I throw them in the freezer until I'm ready to eat them.

As I said with your meal, you have to look at the initial cost of buying the cumin and the black pepper because you aren't buying just the little bit that you are using each time, and that effects the cost. So yes, I am saying you are a liar about that. You can not start from scratch with no ingredients, and go out and buy all the stuff you need to make your meal for $10.

 

[Lewdog]

Again... here is my link from the federal government. Notice... the link is from the USDA... and it says the hot prepared foods are not eligible. If you can't read, then have someone read it to you.

Eligible Food Items | Food and Nutrition Service

The USDA still said the pizza thing was ok. Don't care what that says. Federal law gets shit on by the government all the time.

Motherfucker...that link IS THE USDA. YOU'RE WRONG. Quit spreading fucking lies and making the problem worse.

So what? Our Executive branch thinks its ok to harbor illegals.
"Nothing in current regulations specifically prohibits items sold for SNAP benefits that are cold at the point-of-sale from being heated or cooked in the store after purchase." ----Federal Registry 2016

Oh now you are changing things up... just fucking admit you are wrong and move on... or are you going to just randomly post some more links you googled without reading them?

What link did I post and not read? Do you still think I was confused about my SD link? lol..
How am I changing things up? Good gawd man

Again, I showed you the fucking link of the eligible items from the federal USDA website... yet you continue to argue with me. Stop being an ignorant bitch about this. You're wrong, and quit spreading the lies, because there are too many gullible people around here that want to believe that shit.

 

[ShootSpeeders]

And I'm sorry... but in all the time I worked in the grocery store I never saw anyone buying lobster or crab legs or anything like that with EBT.

HAHAHA. You can't lie that blatantly and expect anyone to take you seriously.