I CAN'T BELIEVE THE STORES ALLOW THIS... IS THIS LEGAL!!
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I went to the grocery store today. I got turned around and walked down an isle I have never been down before, and I was appalled at what I seen! All in one isle I saw a bunch of junk food! Candies and snack cakes and cookies... THEN I went to go to the next isle and its full of nothing but sodas, chips and dip!!!! WTH? Why is this legal?! How?! I can't believe that people are actually allowed to buy this crap, and they actually feed it to their kids?! I am going to call my local congressmen and make a complaint. No one should be allowed to buy these things! I don't care who's money they are using, its just not right!
* I know, sounds ridiculous doesn't it?... Now think about how you -PA posters- sound every time you make just as big of an idiotic post. It might be the gov money people are spending, but its going to be spent either way. Regardless if they spend it on fruits and veggies, or on chips and snack cakes. If they run out and all they have is crap, its on them. Not you not I. So why not mind your own business? If its that big of a deal, why not push to have all the processed crap out there illegal all together? No one should be buying it then, based on your inane rants. I on the other hand couldn't care less what others buy with their own money or otherwise.*
It does make sense. She's pointing out that whining about how it's spent when it's going to be spent either way is redundant. You can't do anything about what people feed their kids, so knock off your whining. Did you actually laugh your ass off by the way, or are you trying to bump up your point? It didn't work.
Quoting Miller0305:It's only clever if the comparison makes sense lmao
Quoting sucker4myloves:It is clever, you don't actually have to agree with it to see what she did there.
Quoting Miller0305:
It's not clever, she's comparing apples to dog food.
Quoting sucker4myloves:I see what you did there, you clever little wench
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this... add NO ability to sit at home, when you're able bodied... get your ass to work, in fact use the money saved to provide childcare.... hell, increase those pots.... no reason to sit at home, when you can work. I work, we have a special needs son... we make it work.
Quoting Anonymous:
I don't give a shit what they spend it on. Your right.....the money is given to them regardless. My problem is the amount people are given in the first place and the lack of "rules". As for how they eat? Who cares.
Now you wanna talk about stricter time limits (1 year MAX), no increase if you have more kids, and the amounts cut at least in half....i am all in!!
I'm not being a hypocrite. If you are a government employee, you work for the government. You do work for the government and the country to earn that paycheck. Yes, our tax dollars pay the government employees. We have to. Our country would go down the shitter if not.
People on PA are not on government payroll. They are getting freebies. They are getting government money that they did not EARN.
The two are not comparable.
Quoting Anonymous:So what, it's still "your" tax dollars. If you want "your" tax dollars spent a certain way, then it has to be the same across the board. Don't be a hypocrite, be consistent.
Most people on PA are working, they just don't earn as much as you but they still work for a living.
Quoting Anonymous:That is not the same. Do not put words into my mouth. They work for a living and survive on their paychecks, not handouts.
Quoting Anonymous:Sooooooo, ummmmm, yeah, what about government employees that get paid with "your" tax dollars and are on government insurance? Since "your" tax dollars are paying for their food and health insurance, should you get to tell them how to eat too?
Quoting Anonymous:Do you know what a communist is? A communist would only allow you to only buy groceries in a government grocery store with government money. If I were a communist I would NOT have said that you are free to spend YOUR money as you please.
Why is it my business?
1. I'm paying taxes to feed these people
2. Eating like crap leads to many health issues, which will lead to spending more money in the healthcare system. Those on PA are likely to have NO insurance or government insurance, again costing me money.
1.. a lot of people on that system today, have at one time put into that system. And quite a few have put in more than their fair share. For someone like you to tell them what they can and can not eat is absurd. Especially disabled vets who rely on that system. If they want a treat, they should be able to get it.
2.. I still don't see what makes it your business on what they decide to spend it on.. as long as they are spending it on edible food. Again, NOT your concern, not your business. The last I checked this was a free country, and we have free will. If you disagree, you are no better than a communist.. there are special countries with you in mind. If it makes you so unhappy, why not try one of those places. Im sure you can agree with a lot of their ideas.
Quoting Anonymous:Because if you earn your money, you spend it as you please. If your depending on the government to feed your family, you should be feeding them wholesome foods. Junk food is not a necessity, it's an extra. Those on PA do not have the extra money.
Exactly! Thank you
Quoting Anonymous:
A friend of mine and dh's is on 100% disability. Why? Because a surgery went wrong while he was active duty. He has leads that help him walk. He can't so much as cut his grass using a riding lawn mower because of the vibrations will throw the leads off. He can't go through metal detectors either. If he wants a bag of chips or a box of little debbies, why shouldn't he be able to get them? Another friend of dh's is paralyzed from the waist down due to taking shrapnel from a grenade and being shot on his last deployment. Anyone who says he doesn't deserve to buy chips and salsa (if he wants them) because it's being bought with the money he gets from disability needs to stfu. Just my opinion.
Quoting Anonymous:1.. a lot of people on that system today, have at one time put into that system. And quite a few have put in more than their fair share. For someone like you to tell them what they can and can not eat is absurd. Especially disabled vets who rely on that system. If they want a treat, they should be able to get it.
2.. I still don't see what makes it your business on what they decide to spend it on.. as long as they are spending it on edible food. Again, NOT your concern, not your business. The last I checked this was a free country, and we have free will. If you disagree, you are no better than a communist.. there are special countries with you in mind. If it makes you so unhappy, why not try one of those places. Im sure you can agree with a lot of their ideas.
Quoting Anonymous:Because if you earn your money, you spend it as you please. If your depending on the government to feed your family, you should be feeding them wholesome foods. Junk food is not a necessity, it's an extra. Those on PA do not have the extra money.
LOL and just think how ... is it new york? who ARE stopping the sales of the 64 oz soda??? Weird..
But hey, these things you mention ARE NOT necessary and ARE "luxuries"... there really is NO reason why welfare should pay for luxuries!
It is meant to FEED people not give them EVERYTHING they want. treats are a want not need. I don't feel guilty for foodstamp money to not pay for such stuff, not one bit guility.
Everyone feels so entitled.... for gods sake- welfare folks even get cell phones now... go figure.
no one EVER wants to get off of it! No incentive whatsoever to do so!
First paragraph = comunisium ( we are headed here like a speeding train)
second paragraph = free country
Yes they are comparable. People on PA have to work, or have to log hours looking for work, or have to be in school of some sort... they are earning their right for PA. Most people on PA do work and whats taken out in taxes is paying for their own food stamps. Even the ones who aren't working but are looking for work or going to school have paid into PA in the past, so its their money they are spending, not "yours".
Quoting Anonymous:I'm not being a hypocrite. If you are a government employee, you work for the government. You do work for the government and the country to earn that paycheck. Yes, our tax dollars pay the government employees. We have to. Our country would go down the shitter if not.
People on PA are not on government payroll. They are getting freebies. They are getting government money that they did not EARN.
The two are not comparable.
Quoting Anonymous:So what, it's still "your" tax dollars. If you want "your" tax dollars spent a certain way, then it has to be the same across the board. Don't be a hypocrite, be consistent.
Most people on PA are working, they just don't earn as much as you but they still work for a living.
Quoting Anonymous:That is not the same. Do not put words into my mouth. They work for a living and survive on their paychecks, not handouts.
Quoting Anonymous:Sooooooo, ummmmm, yeah, what about government employees that get paid with "your" tax dollars and are on government insurance? Since "your" tax dollars are paying for their food and health insurance, should you get to tell them how to eat too?
Quoting Anonymous:Do you know what a communist is? A communist would only allow you to only buy groceries in a government grocery store with government money. If I were a communist I would NOT have said that you are free to spend YOUR money as you please.
Why is it my business?
1. I'm paying taxes to feed these people
2. Eating like crap leads to many health issues, which will lead to spending more money in the healthcare system. Those on PA are likely to have NO insurance or government insurance, again costing me money.
1.. a lot of people on that system today, have at one time put into that system. And quite a few have put in more than their fair share. For someone like you to tell them what they can and can not eat is absurd. Especially disabled vets who rely on that system. If they want a treat, they should be able to get it.
2.. I still don't see what makes it your business on what they decide to spend it on.. as long as they are spending it on edible food. Again, NOT your concern, not your business. The last I checked this was a free country, and we have free will. If you disagree, you are no better than a communist.. there are special countries with you in mind. If it makes you so unhappy, why not try one of those places. Im sure you can agree with a lot of their ideas.
Quoting Anonymous:Because if you earn your money, you spend it as you please. If your depending on the government to feed your family, you should be feeding them wholesome foods. Junk food is not a necessity, it's an extra. Those on PA do not have the extra money.
Do you ever get hit on even looking a mess?
Why inflict this silly cosmetic pain on a baby!?!