Why are republicans so stupid when it comes to Food Stamps?

[Ray From Cleveland]

Never saw a poor Republican?

If all Republicans work & don't get any government benefits, why do Red States lead the pack in welfare type programs?

A red state does not mean everybody in that state is a Republican. If that were the case, there would be no need for local and state elections. States don't get welfare--people in states get welfare.

We in Ohio are a swing state, but currently pretty red. We have several large cities where Democrats dwell. That's where a lot of our population lives, and that's where you'll most likely find the welfare types.

Federal Anti-Poverty Programs Primarily Help the GOP's Base
Republicans want to shrink government. But their core voters benefit from assistance, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the most.

Federal Anti-Poverty Programs Primarily Help the GOP's Base



The Food Stamp Capital of the U.S. is WHITE and REPUBLICAN

US Food Stamp Capital Is 99% WHITE And 95% REPUBLICAN!!!


...It’s Owsley County, Kentucky. A place that is said to be 99.22% white and 95% Republican!

US Food Stamp Capital Is 99% WHITE And 95% REPUBLICAN!!! | Urban Intellectuals


According to the 2010 census reports, Owsley County has the second highest level of child poverty of any county in the United States. In terms of income per household, the county is the poorest in the nation

Between 1980 and 2014, the rate of death from cancer in the county increased by 45.6 percent, the largest such increase of any county in the United States.
Owsley County, Kentucky - Wikipedia

The politics and demographics of food stamp recipients

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

I thought he was a moderate conservative. It is true I think that rent-seeking in the Obama years did diminish economic growth to some extent, but that's what you get when your policies are unfavorable towards business investments.

OMG, you don't even know what rent seeking is. I know this because of your undocumented and based on nothing comment about Obama policies unfavorable towards business. The scourge of rent seeking began to rapidly expand during the Reagan administration and has pretty much grown unabated since then.

Well I tell you what, when I see an economy where more businesses close up than start up, I sorta figure the current economic policies are not exactly favorable to economic growth. So, do you want to continue with the condescension cuz if so I'm outta here.

Then quit with the political bullshit. Obama created far more jobs than Bush. But he did nothing to discourage rent seeking. Rent seeking is when companies seek additional wealth without creating new wealth. In other words, by TAKING instead of MAKING. Citizens United pretty much threw the door wide open.

As the distribution of wealth becomes increasingly unequal, the returns to that wealth—like interest, dividends, and capital gains—will generate more inequality. In addition, the fact that those at higher wealth levels seem to receive higher returns to capital, when coupled with reductions in tax rates on capital income in recent decades, has increased the contribution of capital income to overall inequality. Further, if some firms earn monopoly profits, owners of those firms may benefit more than others.

How Rent-Seeking Is Driving Inequality

"reductions in tax rates on capital income". Did you get that. Obviously, the very first thing we can do is increase the tax rates on capital income to at least the level hard working blue collar Americans pay.

At no time in human history has higher taxes on capital income and redistribution to lower income people EVER resulted in economic growth. NEVER. I'll be back later to expand on that.

LMAOROG, Sure pal, sure

For those earning between the top 0.1 percent and 0.5 percent of the income curve, the numbers were 41.4 percent in 1960, 44.6 percent in 1970, 43.0 percent in 1980, 33.0 percent in 1990, 38.4 percent in 2000 and 33.0 percent in 2004.

For those earning between 0.01 percent and 0.1 percent, the rates were 55.3 percent in 1960, 59.1 percent in 1970, 51.0 percent in 1980, 34.3 percent in 1990, 40.2 percent in 2000 and 34.1 percent in 2004.

Finally, for those in the top 0.01 percent of the income distribution, the effective tax rate was 71.4 percent in 1960, 74.6 percent in 1970, 59.3 percent in 1980, 35.4 percent in 1990, 40.8 percent in 2000 and 34.7 percent in 2004.

Barack Obama says tax rates are lowest since 1950s for CEOs, hedge fund managers


HOW'D THE US ECONOMY DO 1945-1980 AGAIN CUPCAKE?

FactCheck.org says differently:

FactChecking Obama's Budget Speech - FactCheck.org

 

[RealDave]

Never saw a poor Republican?

If all Republicans work & don't get any government benefits, why do Red States lead the pack in welfare type programs?

A red state does not mean everybody in that state is a Republican. If that were the case, there would be no need for local and state elections. States don't get welfare--people in states get welfare.

We in Ohio are a swing state, but currently pretty red. We have several large cities where Democrats dwell. That's where a lot of our population lives, and that's where you'll most likely find the welfare types.

Federal Anti-Poverty Programs Primarily Help the GOP's Base
Republicans want to shrink government. But their core voters benefit from assistance, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the most.

Federal Anti-Poverty Programs Primarily Help the GOP's Base



The Food Stamp Capital of the U.S. is WHITE and REPUBLICAN

US Food Stamp Capital Is 99% WHITE And 95% REPUBLICAN!!!


...It’s Owsley County, Kentucky. A place that is said to be 99.22% white and 95% Republican!

US Food Stamp Capital Is 99% WHITE And 95% REPUBLICAN!!! | Urban Intellectuals


According to the 2010 census reports, Owsley County has the second highest level of child poverty of any county in the United States. In terms of income per household, the county is the poorest in the nation

Between 1980 and 2014, the rate of death from cancer in the county increased by 45.6 percent, the largest such increase of any county in the United States.
Owsley County, Kentucky - Wikipedia

The politics and demographics of food stamp recipients

Conservative & Liberal are the same.

And there are Republicans on food stamps contrary to what your buddy said.

 

[RealDave]

You meant the hole 8 years of Dubya/GOP "job creator" policies PUT US IN and Cheeto wants to put it on steroids??

Wait a minute, you're the one that posted all these great jobs numbers for your dear leader. Are you seriously saying the mulatto messiah only created shit welfare jobs?

.

Sorry cupcake, I'm just saying after 8 years of Dubya/GOP "job creator" policies, the US lost 600,000+ jobs AND lost another 4 million in 2009 before Obama policies kicked in. Obama saw 16 million private sector jobs starting March 2010, the same year "job killer" Obamacares was passed? Weird right cupcake??

Were those jobs "shit welfare" jobs? Record Corp profits, lowest tax burden since before the great GOP depression? Maybe time to get rid of GOP policies like trickle down, if the "job creators" aren't doing their part??

All the policies in place right now are your dear leaders, when does he take responsibility for not lowering the numbers on welfare and food stamps?

.

Weird you haven't seen those numbers going down cupcake? Perhaps relook?

MARCH 18, 2015

No Mystery Why SNAP Enrollment Remains High: It’s Still the Economy


GOP "WELFARE REFORM" CUPCAKE

The need is there and the share of eligible families receiving AFDC/TANF cash assistance declined, as you can see, 79% in 1996 to 32% in 2012. The budget proposals are targeted to serve these families, since less than one-third of eligible families are actually receiving cash assistance from TANF.
The President’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget: Strengthening the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program

TANF



ANYTHING ELSE CUPCAKE??

Yeah, you got any raw numbers? Like there's 47 million on food stamps now, how many were on them last year and the year before? Stop with the percentage of population and adjust for inflation crap.

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Under 42 million in 2016.

 

[RealDave]

.Wrong. Republicans obstructed job programs initiated by Obama.

The reality here is that conservatives have been a thorn in the side of progress ever since they took over in 1994. The almost took us to a depression during Bush, and Obama created jobs for more than 6. years straight . Things could have and would have been better had it not been for republicans deciding they would fight for power instead of for America. This has been our problem and now that we have Trump with a republican majority in the house ad senate, the problem will be magnified.

Fight for power, like the commiecrats are doing now?

Who are the commiecrats? Trumps staff? Did Bannon form a party?

I guess you could answer your own question by looking up who the US Communist Party supported the last three presidential elections.

Bt then how many people tied to the Trump campaign had contact with the Russians and lied about it or did not disclose these on government forms.

Shouldn't those people be fired or prosecuted?

You keep defending them.

 

[Rustic]

Entitlement spending by President son. I cannot be side tracked.

Cupcake, why don't YOU present that since YOU want it.


But how about showing 8 years of Dubya/GOP "job creator policies versus Obama's?

How is that snowflake?

Yeah, that great maobama economy, all those people going to work, yet the welfare has remained constant. Explain how that works.

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You mean the hole Dubya/GOP "job creator" policies dug US into? Weird right? Care to explain why we should allow those "job creators" to keep their sustained lowest EFFECTIVE tax rate since before the GOP's first great depression, and Cheeto and Comp want to gut their taxes even more? Maybe those "job creators" who are going to get HUGE tax breaks (Walmart's Walton family alone a $52 BILLION further tax reduction) via Cheeto's policies need to create well paying jobs that get people off of Gov't teet? Instead of US continuing to subsidize them?

So you're saying your dear leader didn't do such a great job after all, since the welfare rolls during his time reached record numbers and remained there the whole 8 years? And you want more of the same?

You meant the hole 8 years of Dubya/GOP "job creator" policies PUT US IN and Cheeto wants to put it on steroids??

The Career politician is at fault the matter what side of the aisle... shit for brains
Lol

 

[RealDave]

1) The cost of food stamps is a small fraction of the overall welfare budget

2) 2/3 of those on food stamps are kids

3) Few people even qualify for food stamps because it is reserved for the poorest of the poor. It's a program way behind on the rate of inflation as well.

4) Some Veterans are on food stamps.

5) Any adult on food stamps has a job

Republicans in congress are either complete assholes or are willfully ignorant.

But hey i get it: it gives republicans hard ons to say "i don't need a handout! I provide! I'm tough as nails! Derp, derp, derp!" They then pretend complete falsehoods or stereotypes about the program because it makes them feel more manly i guess.

Why can't facts ever permeate the republican bubble?

Any adult on food stamps has a job? Really? Billy is a lying POS. Typical. Average dem mind set.

Referring to adults without children. Most States require that they are working after a 90 day period.

 

[RealDave]

Cupcake, why don't YOU present that since YOU want it.


But how about showing 8 years of Dubya/GOP "job creator policies versus Obama's?

How is that snowflake?

Yeah, that great maobama economy, all those people going to work, yet the welfare has remained constant. Explain how that works.

.

You mean the hole Dubya/GOP "job creator" policies dug US into? Weird right? Care to explain why we should allow those "job creators" to keep their sustained lowest EFFECTIVE tax rate since before the GOP's first great depression, and Cheeto and Comp want to gut their taxes even more? Maybe those "job creators" who are going to get HUGE tax breaks (Walmart's Walton family alone a $52 BILLION further tax reduction) via Cheeto's policies need to create well paying jobs that get people off of Gov't teet? Instead of US continuing to subsidize them?

So you're saying your dear leader didn't do such a great job after all, since the welfare rolls during his time reached record numbers and remained there the whole 8 years? And you want more of the same?

You meant the hole 8 years of Dubya/GOP "job creator" policies PUT US IN and Cheeto wants to put it on steroids??

Wait a minute, you're the one that posted all these great jobs numbers for your dear leader. Are you seriously saying the mulatto messiah only created shit welfare jobs?

.

Racist fuck.

 

[Markle]

Yeah, I hear you. Arbeit Macht Frei.

Not surprised you are an ardent supporter of Auschwitz.

 

[RealDave]

If all Republicans work & don't get any government benefits, why do Red States lead the pack in welfare type programs?

I'd be worried if I were you!
You're so full of shit, you might die from constipation!

State Participation Rates- 2014 (USDA)

Red states and blue states

The top 10 states of food stamp(SNAP) recipients

1 Oregon - D

2 Vermont - D

3 Washington - D

4 Michigan - D (Trump)

5 Wisconsin - D (Trump)

6 Maine - D (Trump)

7 Delaware - D

8 Illinois - D

9 Tennessee - R

10 Iowa - D (Trump)

God forbid, these fucking agencies provide
current data, not to mention, annually, keep up with the data
but, rest assured, BLUE states still lead the pack!

You are the weakest link.... good bye thanks for playing

You are ac lying fuck.

For example, Louisiana has more than Oregon.

You know you are a loser when you have to lie all the time like you Trumpettes do.

 

[Markle]

Then you messed up. You should of told them to get married, then your rent would have gotten paid, and then some. Unless the guy made more than thirty grand, and it sounds like he didn't, the EITC on his income more than offsets the food stamps. Plus, he could have gotten the EITC pre-loaded on his paycheck instead of waiting for a tax refund.

Your ignorance of the system is not surprising. Progressives do live in a land of rainbows and unicorns. The Great Society of Lyndon Johnson encouraged bad behavior and poor morals. As a result of encouraging bad behavior and poor morals, Progressives are shocked that we have more bad behavior and poor morals. So what was one of the strongest family units in our society, the black family unit, has now been destroyed.

 

[Cellblock2429]

1) The cost of food stamps is a small fraction of the overall welfare budget

2) 2/3 of those on food stamps are kids

3) Few people even qualify for food stamps because it is reserved for the poorest of the poor. It's a program way behind on the rate of inflation as well.

4) Some Veterans are on food stamps.

5) Any adult on food stamps has a job

Republicans in congress are either complete assholes or are willfully ignorant.

But hey i get it: it gives republicans hard ons to say "i don't need a handout! I provide! I'm tough as nails! Derp, derp, derp!" They then pretend complete falsehoods or stereotypes about the program because it makes them feel more manly i guess.

Why can't facts ever permeate the republican bubble?

 

[Cellblock2429]

Food stamp use increased 70% during the Obama years. Is that good news or bad news to the left?

After 8 years of Dubya/GOP "job creator" policies? Weird

/---- Chang is an idiot who doesn't understand trickle down any more than you do.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

.Wrong. Republicans obstructed job programs initiated by Obama.

The reality here is that conservatives have been a thorn in the side of progress ever since they took over in 1994. The almost took us to a depression during Bush, and Obama created jobs for more than 6. years straight . Things could have and would have been better had it not been for republicans deciding they would fight for power instead of for America. This has been our problem and now that we have Trump with a republican majority in the house ad senate, the problem will be magnified.

Fight for power, like the commiecrats are doing now?

Who are the commiecrats? Trumps staff? Did Bannon form a party?

I guess you could answer your own question by looking up who the US Communist Party supported the last three presidential elections.

Bt then how many people tied to the Trump campaign had contact with the Russians and lied about it or did not disclose these on government forms.

Shouldn't those people be fired or prosecuted?

You keep defending them.

There are only two that I know of and one of them resigned. The other was the chairman of the Armed Services Committee who met with foreign dignitaries all the time; it was part of his job.

Neither discussed politics or policies. There is no law that Americans cannot speak to Russians. There is no law that Americans can't have business dealings with Russia. There is no collusion between Trump and Russia. Collusion is selling American uranium to Russia.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Never saw a poor Republican?

If all Republicans work & don't get any government benefits, why do Red States lead the pack in welfare type programs?

A red state does not mean everybody in that state is a Republican. If that were the case, there would be no need for local and state elections. States don't get welfare--people in states get welfare.

We in Ohio are a swing state, but currently pretty red. We have several large cities where Democrats dwell. That's where a lot of our population lives, and that's where you'll most likely find the welfare types.

Federal Anti-Poverty Programs Primarily Help the GOP's Base
Republicans want to shrink government. But their core voters benefit from assistance, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the most.

Federal Anti-Poverty Programs Primarily Help the GOP's Base



The Food Stamp Capital of the U.S. is WHITE and REPUBLICAN

US Food Stamp Capital Is 99% WHITE And 95% REPUBLICAN!!!


...It’s Owsley County, Kentucky. A place that is said to be 99.22% white and 95% Republican!

US Food Stamp Capital Is 99% WHITE And 95% REPUBLICAN!!! | Urban Intellectuals


According to the 2010 census reports, Owsley County has the second highest level of child poverty of any county in the United States. In terms of income per household, the county is the poorest in the nation

Between 1980 and 2014, the rate of death from cancer in the county increased by 45.6 percent, the largest such increase of any county in the United States.
Owsley County, Kentucky - Wikipedia

The politics and demographics of food stamp recipients

Conservative & Liberal are the same.

And there are Republicans on food stamps contrary to what your buddy said.

According to the Pew report, Republicans have used food stamps at half the rate as Democrats.

 

[Cellblock2429]

Food stamp use increased 70% during the Obama years. Is that good news or bad news to the left?

The cost didn't go up - only the participation.

/---- you need to take economics 101.

 

[JonKoch]

You meant the hole 8 years of Dubya/GOP "job creator" policies PUT US IN and Cheeto wants to put it on steroids??

Wait a minute, you're the one that posted all these great jobs numbers for your dear leader. Are you seriously saying the mulatto messiah only created shit welfare jobs?

.

Sorry cupcake, I'm just saying after 8 years of Dubya/GOP "job creator" policies, the US lost 600,000+ jobs AND lost another 4 million in 2009 before Obama policies kicked in. Obama saw 16 million private sector jobs starting March 2010, the same year "job killer" Obamacares was passed? Weird right cupcake??

Were those jobs "shit welfare" jobs? Record Corp profits, lowest tax burden since before the great GOP depression? Maybe time to get rid of GOP policies like trickle down, if the "job creators" aren't doing their part??

All the policies in place right now are your dear leaders, when does he take responsibility for not lowering the numbers on welfare and food stamps?

.

Weird you haven't seen those numbers going down cupcake? Perhaps relook?

MARCH 18, 2015

No Mystery Why SNAP Enrollment Remains High: It’s Still the Economy


GOP "WELFARE REFORM" CUPCAKE

The need is there and the share of eligible families receiving AFDC/TANF cash assistance declined, as you can see, 79% in 1996 to 32% in 2012. The budget proposals are targeted to serve these families, since less than one-third of eligible families are actually receiving cash assistance from TANF.
The President’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget: Strengthening the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program

TANF



ANYTHING ELSE CUPCAKE??

Yeah, you got any raw numbers? Like there's 47 million on food stamps now, how many were on them last year and the year before? Stop with the percentage of population and adjust for inflation crap.

.

 

[Windship]

Because theyd rather see some one who DOESNT need the money get the money than for some who really NEEDS it to get it.

 

[Windship]

Food stamp use increased 70% during the Obama years. Is that good news or bad news to the left?

The cost didn't go up - only the participation.

/---- you need to take economics 101.

You go into a government office here in soCal and nobody speaks english.

 

[JonKoch]

.Wrong. Republicans obstructed job programs initiated by Obama.

The reality here is that conservatives have been a thorn in the side of progress ever since they took over in 1994. The almost took us to a depression during Bush, and Obama created jobs for more than 6. years straight . Things could have and would have been better had it not been for republicans deciding they would fight for power instead of for America. This has been our problem and now that we have Trump with a republican majority in the house ad senate, the problem will be magnified.

Yeah, DumBama wanted to have another failed program and waste another trillion dollars. What happened to shovel ready jobs? Ask the jobs expert:



His Pork Bill had nothing to do with getting America back to work, it had to do with union paybacks.

That bill that was 40% tax cuts to TRY to get a few GOPers on board?


Economists Agree: The Stimulus Worked


“The stimulus worked” is the overwhelming conclusion of a panel of elite economists surveyed as part of the University of Chicago’s IGM Economic Experts Panel. The survey asked whether the unemployment rate at the end of 2010 was lower than it would have been because of the U.S. government’s 2009 fiscal stimulus act. Out of the 37 panelists who responded, 36 agreed, an even better response than an identical 2012 survey.
Economists Agree: The Stimulus Worked | Moody's Analytics Economy.com