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PatSeg

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10. Yes, it is a lose-lose for pretty much everyone

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 12:40 PM

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SNAP is a highly successful program that serves the community, farmers, and the economy as well as individual families.

This was not only cruel, it was exceedingly stupid.

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Saw this on Facebook [View all] PatSeg Yesterday OP

Excellent quote for these times wendyb-NC Yesterday #1

Yes PatSeg Yesterday #2

On another DU thread.. Some 200,000 Little Free Libraries converting to food pantries.. halobeam 14 hrs ago #38

Lady Madonna BurnDoubt Yesterday #3

Children at your feet, Haggard Celine Yesterday #23

Shitheads. BurnDoubt Yesterday #32

This quote assumes that SNAP payments have actually failed ... but they haven't failed FakeNoose Yesterday #4

Every time the Government takes money out of circulation KS Toronado Yesterday #6

With all due respect, my friend, it is NOT failure and negligence. dixiegrrrrl Yesterday #8

Thank you for agreeing and supporting me FakeNoose Yesterday #14

Yes, it is a lose-lose for pretty much everyone PatSeg Yesterday #10

Also farmers who need that market for their product. tblue37 Yesterday #28

Arguably a civilization* wouldn't have an eighth of it's citizens on food support. progressoid Yesterday #29

Far too many christians in US shit on Matthew 25:40-43 Bernardo de La Paz Yesterday #5

They ignore such passages PatSeg Yesterday #11

And they point to Leviticus re homosexuality while they get their tattoos also forbidden by that book. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Yesterday #18

Yes, they take selective interpretation PatSeg Yesterday #20

Right wingers really don't like that part of the Bible progressoid Yesterday #30

Hope I always remember that last line KS Toronado Yesterday #7

Yes, it is perfect PatSeg Yesterday #12

Feeding the hungry is not charity, it is justice. rustbeltvoice Yesterday #9

I agree PatSeg Yesterday #13

"Denying people food is anti-life, and cruel, Haggard Celine Yesterday #24

We have never rid ourselves of the royalists or the sycophants who love them. LT Barclay Yesterday #15

That is true PatSeg Yesterday #22

And those claiming to be followers of the One who said "Feed the hungry" won't do what he said to do. surfered Yesterday #16

They rarely do PatSeg Yesterday #25

A test of civilization, decency and humanity. liberalla Yesterday #17

And now we're seeing the aftermath of that inequality PatSeg Yesterday #26

Food Stamps (SNAP), developed during the depression, also worked as a price stabilizer ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #19

I hadn't thought of that about PatSeg Yesterday #27

Farm Aid started in 1985 and there's still one this year. It started with headliners like Willie Nelson and Neil Young ChicagoTeamster 23 hrs ago #35

"Feeding the poor is not charity--it is a test of civilization." cer7711 Yesterday #21

King Dump says the SNAP program is full of fraud and corruption Diamond_Dog Yesterday #31

That is so often his excuse PatSeg Yesterday #33

Absolutely. It's so obviously projection. Diamond_Dog 23 hrs ago #34

It's so difficult LittleGirl 10 hrs ago #41

History will remember the U.S. as the wealthiest nation to fail the test RVN VET71 23 hrs ago #36

Yes, though hopefully we'll be remembered PatSeg 11 hrs ago #39

A society is not judged on how well they keep their kings Farmer-Rick 22 hrs ago #37

Exactly PatSeg 11 hrs ago #40