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Hey poor people! Stop being poor!

Posted by Reagen (aka Reagen) Jun 7 '09, 16:05

Really? Really people?

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That is not the argument if you read it all. It's that getting food stamps isn't good enough because taking the bus to get food is too hard. -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 16:08 19
- Truly, you have a dizzying intellect. - TWuG Jun 7, 16:11 16
  - I saw a chick buy Red Bull with her food stamps. Clearly she ain't hurting -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 16:12 15
    - We don't allow Red Bull to be sold on food stamps in our establishment, because we don't consider it a food product. - Jelly Jun 7, 16:47
    - I'm sure you saw it on B2, but I'll repeat: The facts are at odds with your preconceived notions. - TWuG Jun 7, 16:18 9
      - Or demand my tax dollars are spent better. Make food stamps not available for things like Red Bull, and Big Macs, and force people to spend the - Redmond Jun 7, 16:20 8
        
        theyre' already not available for big macs. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 16:22 1
        
        They aren't? America is full of heartless bitches!!! Just because you are poor doesn't mean you should'nt enjoy a juicy Big Mac. I am ashamed. - Redmond Jun 7, 16:24
        
        They shouldn't be food stamps. They should be vegetable stamps, dairy product stamps, and non-red meat stamps. -- nm - mara Jun 7, 16:22 5
        
        Why do you hate the beef industry!!! -- nm - Todd Manning Jun 7, 16:56
        
        DING DING DING DING DING!!! Just like WIC! -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 16:22 3
        
        I've often thought this myself, for what it's worth. They go through all the truoble of revamping the "food pyramid" -- why not base the food stamps - mara Jun 7, 16:23 2
        
        since the food pyramid is a load of shit influenced by agricultural lobbies, let's hope not. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 16:24 1
        
        OMG!! We agree on something. Yes, it's based on agriculture lobbyists. Remember when eggs (because of cholesterol) - Redmond Jun 7, 16:28
    - Well, that's not exactly the conclusion you reach there. - Will Hunting Jun 7, 16:18
    - yeah, that stuff is like $25 a can. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 16:13 2
      - Red Bull is one of the major food groups. It's a stable of the human diet. How dare I deny all those important vitamins and minerals. *rolls eyes* -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 16:16 1
        
        staple -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 16:17
- assuming that's all it takes, you're still leaving out the time factor. You are putting requirements on other people that I bet you oculdn't possibly - loosilu Jun 7, 16:09 1
  - I would cook something relatively healthy every night if I had the time. I generally don't. -- nm - Tim Jun 7, 16:10
and move to rich areas, your life will be easier! -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 16:05 7
- actually, this works for poor South Americans out here. I'm serious too. -- nm - CQ Jun 7, 16:07 6
  - where do they live, sewer pipes? -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 16:08 5
    - my neighbors for example. They rent the house out, and then there's about 10 south americans living there. It lowers the rent per individual and they - CQ Jun 7, 16:10 4
      - they're almost certainly living there illegally. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 16:11 3
        
        probably working illegally as well. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 16:11 2
        
        well, of course. but the local economy works because of these individuals. Without them, there wouldn't be a manual labor force. except me, obvie :) -- nm - CQ Jun 7, 16:16 1
        
        fine, but it's hardly a choice you'd want to recommend to everyone living in the city. Besides, what do the old and sick people do? - loosilu Jun 7, 16:16

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