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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 6 2016, 12:54 AM (55 Views) | |
| Thumper | Jun 6 2016, 12:54 AM Post #1 |
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As you cruise thru Walmart, you will undoubtably notice that the poor are generally obese. Perhaps we should dole out the food stamps as a function of calories. |
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| Stoned | Jun 6 2016, 12:59 AM Post #2 |
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Cheap food is loaded wioth calories. Not many food stamp recipients will be buying apples at a buck a piece and tomatos at 2.50 a pound. |
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| Thumper | Jun 6 2016, 01:06 AM Post #3 |
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So we are at fault. Give them more subsistence? |
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| Stoned | Jun 6 2016, 01:16 AM Post #4 |
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I was just answering the question not putting forth policy. |
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| her-she | Jun 6 2016, 01:21 AM Post #5 |
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Food stamps have not existed for a long time. There is no such thing as food stamps anymore, I'm sure if anyone has them left from years ago, they are no longer valid, stores won't take them. In CA and a couple of other states, some fast food places take them. This is a good idea for the homeless as they can't really buy alot of groceries. Where are they gonna prepare and cook them? Homeless shelters won't allow it's residents to bring in food. So it's always a challenge to live off of what you can buy and eat at the moment. It's not like you can find a good deal on a sale item and stock up. I would gladly go two days without eating and visit a all you can eat place on the 3ed day. I could live rather well on that diet. |
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| Corky52 | Jun 6 2016, 01:24 AM Post #6 |
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Thumper, Limit your food budget to what people get on food stamps and eat on it for a month, then talk. Healthy food cost more and takes more preparation.
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| Thumper | Jun 6 2016, 01:50 AM Post #7 |
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Yeah yeah, blame someone else for being fat. The liberal way, don't accept responsibility for your own actions. The devil made me do it. Maybe eating less would prevent obesity? |
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| Corky52 | Jun 6 2016, 01:53 AM Post #8 |
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Thumper, You ask why it occurred, and got answers. I still think you should try the EBT diet for a month, it would do you good.
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| her-she | Jun 6 2016, 02:22 AM Post #9 |
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Has nothing to do with liberals. It's more of a resource thing. No home means no place for a fridge Food spoils fast when not kept cold. Then no oven to cook, kinda need a place with gas or electric. Also cabinets to keep things. About all you can do is buy snacks. If you have a car, keep a box or crate in the trunk to keep whatever you can. Because homeless people have little or no options for cooking and keeping food and the cookware like dishes pots and pans. They make more trips into grocery stores for the things they can eat on the go. Increasing the chances a store employee might take issue with them and have them thrown out and banned. It's not even fair to suggest that someone try this out for a month, many have had to live years like this. I agree the system for food benifits is all wrong, It's not the amount they get, I believe most get plenty, it's more a case of not thinking out how they will find and eat the food. |
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