Current Events > 1.1 million fewer Americans are on food stmaps under Donald Trump

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Philoktetes
08/24/17 5:52:51 PM
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http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/07/1-1-million-fewer-americans-food-stamps-trump/


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darkphoenix181
08/24/17 5:53:06 PM
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he kill them?
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Masked-One
08/24/17 5:53:45 PM
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Probably because they're taking the stamps away. Doesn't mean the people are doing any better.
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Kyle-Orton
08/24/17 5:54:04 PM
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Those damn stmaps
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CADE FOSTER
08/24/17 5:54:16 PM
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Masked-One posted...
Probably because they're taking the stamps away. Doesn't mean the people are doing any better.

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kingdrake2
08/24/17 5:54:21 PM
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Masked-One posted...
Probably because they're taking the stamps away. Doesn't mean the people are doing any better.


its only going to get worse for non-abled people who cant work.
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RickyTheBAWSE
08/24/17 5:54:32 PM
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I wonder who he pictures taking the hardest hit from this?
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CADE FOSTER
08/24/17 5:55:25 PM
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Sephiroth1288
08/24/17 5:55:31 PM
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Masked-One posted...
Probably because they're taking the stamps away. Doesn't mean the people are doing any better.

Link?
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ArchiePeck
08/24/17 5:57:07 PM
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Sephiroth1288 posted...
Masked-One posted...
Probably because they're taking the stamps away. Doesn't mean the people are doing any better.

Link?


It's a Republican government. That's what they tend to do.
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Philoktetes
08/24/17 5:57:36 PM
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Masked-One posted...
Probably because they're taking the stamps away. Doesn't mean the people are doing any better.



better than giving them entitlements
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Phantom_Nook
08/24/17 5:57:38 PM
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Bullet_Wing posted...
Lol Breitbart

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RickyTheBAWSE
08/24/17 5:57:49 PM
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ArchiePeck posted...
Sephiroth1288 posted...
Masked-One posted...
Probably because they're taking the stamps away. Doesn't mean the people are doing any better.

Link?


It's a Republican government. That's what they tend to do.


I think he means it's not true if somebody doesn't provide him a link.
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Sephiroth1288
08/24/17 5:58:00 PM
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ArchiePeck posted...
Sephiroth1288 posted...
Masked-One posted...
Probably because they're taking the stamps away. Doesn't mean the people are doing any better.

Link?


It's a Republican government. That's what they tend to do.

Ok, but did they?
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Blue_Inigo
08/24/17 5:58:39 PM
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Bullet_Wing posted...
Lol Breitbart

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CADE FOSTER
08/24/17 6:00:03 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
Bullet_Wing posted...
Lol Breitbart

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lilORANG
08/24/17 6:01:53 PM
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Breitbart is spinning this as a positive?
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SomeLikeItHoth
08/24/17 6:02:33 PM
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The Donald needs to eliminate food stamps completely. Especially bull shit when people buy fast food with food stamps.
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ZMythos
08/24/17 6:03:10 PM
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SomeLikeItHoth posted...
The Donald needs to eliminate food stamps completely. Especially bull shit when people buy fast food with food stamps.

Why to both?
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kingdrake2
08/24/17 6:03:44 PM
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SomeLikeItHoth posted...
The Donald needs to eliminate food stamps completely. Especially bull shit when people buy fast food with food stamps.


cant buy hot items, not sure where buying fast food comes into the equation.
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CADE FOSTER
08/24/17 6:04:57 PM
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kingdrake2 posted...
SomeLikeItHoth posted...
The Donald needs to eliminate food stamps completely. Especially bull shit when people buy fast food with food stamps.


cant buy hot items, not sure where buying fast food comes into the equation.

alot of fast food places take ebt cards now which is crazy
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ZMythos
08/24/17 6:05:24 PM
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CADE FOSTER posted...
alot of fast food places take ebt cards now which is crazy

Why?
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Webmaster4531
08/24/17 6:06:10 PM
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Sephiroth1288 posted...
ArchiePeck posted...
Sephiroth1288 posted...
Masked-One posted...
Probably because they're taking the stamps away. Doesn't mean the people are doing any better.

Link?


It's a Republican government. That's what they tend to do.

Ok, but did they?

Maybe Breitbart should have done their job instead of shilling for Trump, wait that is their job.
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justaguy3492
08/24/17 6:06:52 PM
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The figures may be true, but the reporting is a bit disingenuous (surprise right?!). They're factoring in state level food stamps as well, which Trump has no hand in. He's made no changes to the program, and the only part that he can be "credited" for is basically scaring illegal immigrants off the program. Way to go Mr. President, starve em out of the country! /sarcasm
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Darkman124
08/24/17 6:06:58 PM
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Asherlee10 posted...
So...these states had drops in enrollment for actions they took prior to 2017 and 2016. Not sure how that would be because of Trump. In fact, it's probably a result of their state governors.


i am wondering if it's a result of anything at all, or if shifts like this are the sort of random noise that happens in programs that have high turnover
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Eviora
08/24/17 6:08:07 PM
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A couple of weeks ago I opened a Hearthstone pack and got two legendary cards in it. It happened while Trump was president. So Trump did it, right?
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Tmaster148
08/24/17 6:08:31 PM
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ZMythos posted...
CADE FOSTER posted...
alot of fast food places take ebt cards now which is crazy

Why?


Because corporations love money from the government. Plus fast food is pretty cheap so people with limited income are likely to buy fast food for meals instead of cooking themselves.
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Philoktetes
08/24/17 6:08:36 PM
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i think we should replace food stamps with some kind of nutritious food substitute like soylent
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Zodd3224
08/24/17 6:11:27 PM
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Asherlee10 posted...
This seems a little off. A few things I noticed:

I can't find ANY other (credible) news source reporting this (reuters, AP, etc.)

According to the latest data, SNAP enrollment during the first few months of Trump’s presidency decreased by 2.79 percent.


This doesn't suggest or even offer evidence that the 2.79% decrease is a result of Trump. It just so happens that was in office and not likely any actions he took in the first 60-90 days would have such a quick turn around.

Trump proposed cuts to SNAP in his 2018 budget proposal, suggesting that states match up to 20 percent of federal money allotted for the food stamp program and expand work requirements for able-bodied adults receiving food stamps.


Not sure why this is included, it does not affect the current status of SNAP.

Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration has also prompted many immigrants, both legal and illegal, to cancel their food stamps over concerns that they might be denied citizenship or deported.

I'm not sure that some illegal immigrations canceling their food stamps is indicative of success. This isn't a result of more people getting jobs or anything sustainable.

At the state level, food stamp enrollment dropped significantly in places such as Georgia and Alabama once they instituted work requirements for able-bodied adults to receive food stamps. Both states fully implemented work requirements for food stamp recipients in 2016-2017.


So...these states had drops in enrollment for actions they took prior to 2017 and 2016. Not sure how that would be because of Trump. In fact, it's probably a result of their state governors.


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ZMythos
08/24/17 6:12:30 PM
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Tmaster148 posted...


Because corporations love money from the government.


Okay but Grocery store chains and WalMarts are also corporations so I fail to see the problem here

Tmaster148 posted...
Plus fast food is pretty cheap so people with limited income are likely to buy fast food for meals instead of cooking themselves.

So...?
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SomeLikeItHoth
08/24/17 6:17:25 PM
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ZMythos posted...
SomeLikeItHoth posted...
The Donald needs to eliminate food stamps completely. Especially bull shit when people buy fast food with food stamps.

Why to both?

So they can have incentive to get jobs or go back to school.
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Complete_Idi0t
08/24/17 6:18:38 PM
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Umm I'm pretty sure you mean to say 1.1 million less Americans.
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Tmaster148
08/24/17 6:19:42 PM
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ZMythos posted...
Tmaster148 posted...


Because corporations love money from the government.


Okay but Grocery store chains and WalMarts are also corporations so I fail to see the problem here

Tmaster148 posted...
Plus fast food is pretty cheap so people with limited income are likely to buy fast food for meals instead of cooking themselves.

So...?


Fast Food places like McDonald's saw a market. People on food stamps looking for cheap meals and took advantage of it.

That's literally it.
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hockeybub89
08/24/17 6:20:39 PM
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We can't just attribute things that happen over the next 4 years to Trump. He has been President for 8 months and has yet to get anything of substance to pass. He definitely has not done anything to directly improve the economy.
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Complete_Idi0t
08/24/17 6:22:26 PM
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His Twitter says he made so many jobs. The president is legally unallowed to lie
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RickyTheBAWSE
08/24/17 6:24:12 PM
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I don't think people who live under somebody else's roof should be trying to comment on other people's survival, lol

check that privilege! lolololol
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ZMythos
08/24/17 6:25:34 PM
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SomeLikeItHoth posted...
So they can have incentive to get jobs or go back to school.

You're assuming that:

1. There are enough jobs to go around

2. All of these jobs pay wages and give sufficient hours to afford food and home

3. The people currently on these benefits don't have jobs, or aren't in school.

4. School also costs money. A lot of money. How can they pay for school and afford food and housing?

5. Starvation is incentivising rather than just plain cruelty.
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ZMythos
08/24/17 6:26:14 PM
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Tmaster148 posted...

Fast Food places like McDonald's saw a market. People on food stamps looking for cheap meals and took advantage of it.

That's literally it.

Okay. My initial question was "Why are any of these things a problem?"
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DifferentialEquation
08/24/17 6:29:20 PM
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So Americans are becoming more financially secure (and thus less likely to need food stamps) under the leadership of one of the greatest minds in business. This is not at all surprising.
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Howl
08/24/17 6:29:32 PM
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CADE FOSTER posted...
kingdrake2 posted...
SomeLikeItHoth posted...
The Donald needs to eliminate food stamps completely. Especially bull shit when people buy fast food with food stamps.


cant buy hot items, not sure where buying fast food comes into the equation.

alot of fast food places take ebt cards now which is crazy


That's super illegal. There was a store in my town that got raided by the FBI for doing that a few years ago.
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BootyGif
08/24/17 6:30:06 PM
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CADE FOSTER posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
Bullet_Wing posted...
Lol Breitbart

the ultimate fake news

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Tmaster148
08/24/17 6:30:11 PM
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ZMythos posted...
Tmaster148 posted...

Fast Food places like McDonald's saw a market. People on food stamps looking for cheap meals and took advantage of it.

That's literally it.

Okay. My initial question was "Why are any of these things a problem?"


Well from a public health issue. It's probably not good if food stamps can be used for unhealthy alternatives like fast food. You can help reduce health issues by not allowing food stamps to be used for things like candy, fast food, and soda.

Now whether or not you think the government should be allowed to do that is a different issue.
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PoopMcgee420
08/24/17 6:30:41 PM
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Good .we are making steps in the rifgt direction
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