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LOL you right wingers bust me up, the right wing war machine has been screwing the nation out of billions and billions of dollars, but that's ok, lets just attack a tiny portion of welfare fraud. What a joke
This would all be fine, if I were a right winger. I'm a fiscal conservative and I lean more toward libertarian views. I want all wars to end, including the war on drugs. While you (and all party line drones) see everything in red or blue, I see it in purple. Both "sides" are full of $hit, and it's obvious they only care about lining their pockets with OPM. Viet Nam was a democrats war, which killed 60K of our guys, so let's not get all high and mighty when liberals are equally guilty.
This would all be fine, if I were a right winger. I'm a fiscal conservative and I lean more toward libertarian views. I want all wars to end, including the war on drugs. While you (and all party line drones) see everything in red or blue, I see it in purple. Both "sides" are full of $hit, and it's obvious they only care about lining their pockets with OPM. Viet Nam was a democrats war, which killed 60K of our guys, so let's not get all high and mighty when liberals are equally guilty.
You're a right wing conservative Republican. Stop it.
How about instead of cards and cash, we actually just give them food?
I know ...thats too rational
Actually, there are food banks out there that do that and USDA groceries are a part of that deal. I guess they are entitled to EBT cards and the above? Help with utilities are available also.
Why do you insist that holding government accountable has to be a single rail venture? Why do your posts make the assertion that we can't fight against ALL forms of fraud, waste, and abuse, on multiple fronts, on multiple rails, at the same time? Everything you've alluded to is basically to go after the military while forgetting everything else.
You asked who the liberals are.....well....the way you turn a blind eye to entitlements while railing against the military....that's a tell-tale sign of liberalism. You may disagree, but you sure are putting up a mighty big defense of the same ideological planks that liberals and Democrats defend against.
Lets see, Food stamps help people to live and eat. Military kills people to expand the Oligarch's "interest". One is pro life, the other pro aggression and death.
When gov't goes after such a small percentage of fraud, which is impossible to eliminate, they are sending a message against the least able in our society.
The food stamp program is administered by the USDA and is $144 Billion. The fraud and abuse you speak of is less than 1/2 of 1 percent (someone please do the math).....
I think a nation like ours can look at the reasons why people need food aid and then make the determination what is best. Unfortunately it doesn't currently work that way.
Those "ripping" off joe citizen are both Ds and Rs. Bottom line is the govt shouldn't be running the system it is imo. (7 out of the top 10 wealthiest in congress are DEMS.)
Gov't shouldn't be doing 90% of what it does... Food aid wouldn't be needed if they'd follow their oath to uphold the Constitution and not bathe in corruption.
How about instead of cards and cash, we actually just give them food?
I know ...thats too rational
It's more expensive to have a food distribution system. That's at least part of the reason the USDA commodities program was discontinued in the first place. Packaging, transportation, storage, administration - these things all contribute to the costs of a program.
My grandparents got the gov't cheese & rice & powdered milk. We loved the cheese; it made the best grilled cheese sandwiches!
Lets see, Food stamps help people to live and eat. Military kills people to expand the Oligarch's "interest". One is pro life, the other pro aggression and death.
When gov't goes after such a small percentage of fraud, which is impossible to eliminate, they are sending a message against the least able in our society.
The food stamp program is administered by the USDA and is $144 Billion. The fraud and abuse you speak of is less than 1/2 of 1 percent (someone please do the math).....
I think a nation like ours can look at the reasons why people need food aid and then make the determination what is best. Unfortunately it doesn't currently work that way.
But it shouldn't matter what percent of fraud is of the food stamp variety. $750 million a year in fraud is a lot of money. Why can't we address all fraud including this kind? Why makes comparisons to other fraud? Why all the sensitivity about this particular issue in here?
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