Welfare Food change

[Mr. terzmo]

Trump's Blue Apron-style food boxes for the poor could slash spending at Walmart and dollar stores

People(welfare) would be given food instead of money for food. Would save over 200 billion over 10 years.

Just like the 50's when people on unemployment were given powdered mild,canned pork,bagged beans etc. wasn't fun to eat but it was decent food that kept people from starving. I lived it. I like this idea. Send a memo to the furher also

 

[GOPerfect]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ue-apron-type-program/?utm_term=.f5323f1b661f


This does not even come close to going far enough!

End ALL free food. End ALL free housing. End ALL forms of Welfare. ALL OF IT.

Get off your ass, get an education and find a freaken job.

Do not have kids unless you can afford to do so.

If you cannot help and take care of yourself, well then, you perish!

 

[Robin]

Soft Drinks No. 1 Purchase by Food Stamp Recipients; $357,700,000 From 1 Grocery Chain

Food Stamps: $1.3 Billion Spent on Junk Food, Soft Drinks, Says Study - Breitbart

 

[GOPerfect]

Soft Drinks No. 1 Purchase by Food Stamp Recipients; $357,700,000 From 1 Grocery Chain

Food Stamps: $1.3 Billion Spent on Junk Food, Soft Drinks, Says Study - Breitbart

More the reason to completely end the program!

 

[togmaster]

Leave the federal government in charge of this program and they will fuck it up too.

 

[Criticalt]

Seeing that doing away with food stamps isnt an option, I think this is better than nothing.
Watching people buy 2 Ribeye steaks for $30 and a cart full of soda and cookies is ridiculous.
Most of these people obviously arent great at making life choices so the end result of a junk food diet is high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes.
That costs billions in medical benefits to treat.
Giving them healthful food will save money on food stamps and healthcare.

 

[soylentBlue]

My suggestion:
20 oz. pork or beef
12 oz. hard bread
1 oz. compressed cube of desiccated mixed vegetables or a 1.5 oz. compressed cube of desiccated potatoes
Supplemented by (per 100 rations):
8 qts. of beans or peas
10 lbs. of rice or hominy
10 lbs. of green coffee beans or 8 lbs. of roasted coffee beans
10 lbs. of sugar
2 qts. of salt
1 quart of vinegar

 

[livingston]

I wonder about the delivery system .Warehouses, Trucks , personal... Will this become bloated like the post office . ... Union employees ...Retirements It all adds up .

 

[GOPerfect]

I wonder about the delivery system .Warehouses, Trucks , personal... Will this become bloated like the post office . ... Union employees ...Retirements It all adds up .

One way to avoid this is to completely end all of it. I really wish we could have leaders with serious balls.

Trump is good, by far from great. If he were, all of this bullshit would end.

Take care of your own or just disappear.

 

[soylentBlue]

I wonder about the delivery system .Warehouses, Trucks , personal... Will this become bloated like the post office . ... Union employees ...Retirements It all adds up .

Let's hope it uses existing suppliers to the food service industry and UPS or FedEx for delivery. The less government, the better.

 

[MilesTeg]

First I would say I would prefer canceling the program or completely restructuring who gets food stamps in the first place. Neglecting that I have to say I'm not on board with the change. I agree with all the benefits of such a change as everyone before me has laid out, but I have two big concerns.

First is this opens the door for government abuse. I can see big farm companies that pay campaign contributions getting awarded the food contracts. Also I always get nervous when government subsidizes our farmers and make them dependent on the government dole out, this could have deadly consequences.

Secondly I can see this being incredibly wasteful. I can't see a bunch of people that receive such a thing using the products and because of the type of people they are I can't see them stockpiling the food for a rainy day. They might try to sell it, but I doubt it would work because so many people would be doing the same thing. So what I see happening is them just throwing the food away.

 

[livingston]

Rush has just mentioned that folks would go to warehouses to pick up their free benefits.

 

[Celt]

Soft Drinks No. 1 Purchase by Food Stamp Recipients; $357,700,000 From 1 Grocery Chain

Food Stamps: $1.3 Billion Spent on Junk Food, Soft Drinks, Says Study - Breitbart

The introduction of the EBT benefits card was a huge selling point for the Democrats and one of the worst plagues on our society. It's unreal that these people can walk into any store and use it to buy cigarettes, junk food, and booze.

And as I've always said, anybody receiving benefits should be scraping gum off the sidewalks or some other public service.

 

[@thewheels]

I still don't understand why work requirements can't be mandated for all the entitlements.

Hold down a minimum of 25 hours a week at 3 jobs if you have to and we'll give you a hand.
Instead, we have do nothing and we'll give you everything.

 

[Darth]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ue-apron-type-program/?utm_term=.f5323f1b661f


This does not even come close to going far enough!

End ALL free food. End ALL free housing. End ALL forms of Welfare. ALL OF IT.

Get off your ass, get an education and find a freaken job.

Do not have kids unless you can afford to do so.

If you cannot help and take care of yourself, well then, you perish!

Here here!

All of it, gone!

 

[oc shooter]

step in the right direction

 

[stokes]

One way to avoid this is to completely end all of it. I really wish we could have leaders with serious balls.

Trump is good, by far from great. If he were, all of this bullshit would end.

Take care of your own or just disappear.

His measures are a good first step.Make it uncomfortable to be on the dole.A lot of people will convert.Another good step in that direction would be to put them in barrack style living quarters,no more hi end apts,bare minimum,like our armed forces live.Most people will get tired of living like a grunt and hopefully get the idea.

 

[99cummins]

First I would say I would prefer canceling the program or completely restructuring who gets food stamps in the first place. Neglecting that I have to say I'm not on board with the change. I agree with all the benefits of such a change as everyone before me has laid out, but I have two big concerns.

First is this opens the door for government abuse. I can see big farm companies that pay campaign contributions getting awarded the food contracts. Also I always get nervous when government subsidizes our farmers and make them dependent on the government dole out, this could have deadly consequences.

Secondly I can see this being incredibly wasteful. I can't see a bunch of people that receive such a thing using the products and because of the type of people they are I can't see them stockpiling the food for a rainy day. They might try to sell it, but I doubt it would work because so many people would be doing the same thing. So what I see happening is them just throwing the food away.

You’re right about the contracts for the food going to large producers. You will get the big outfits that control the entire food process from the birth of the animals to the processing and packaged product being delivered. Same with fruits and vegetables. That’s assuming the food is even sourced from the us. Wouldn’t surprise me if the gov gave the big f u to farmers and sourced much of it out of the states.

The feeling in the Ag community at the moment is that this is going to hurt small farms. Currently you can use snap/ebt at farmers markets and other local markets. This would cut into that although I question how much snap/ebt is being spent with direct farmer sales. I could get setup to accept it but I disagree with all forms of welfare so on principles I won’t.

 

[stokes]

Yeah I have to doubt any welfare mutts are shopping at farm markets.Dont think you can get ring dings and pineapple juice there.

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

I don't have a problem helping those who DESERVE help. My family was on assistance when I was younger. We went through some hard times. I remember the huge blocks of cheese. There were no chips, soda, snacks, or any other bullshit. We got back on our feet and everyone pulled their weight.

I'm 100% for the elimination of EBT cards. You know the dems, libtards, and snowflakes are going to go apeshit over this but you know what, FUCK EM. I've pretty much had it with watching people with pride working their asses off while the lazy pieces of shit sit on the couch and live off the sweat of others.

 

[kev74]

One way to avoid this is to completely end all of it. I really wish we could have leaders with serious balls.

Trump is good, by far from great. If he were, all of this bullshit would end.

Take care of your own or just disappear.

That's good in theory, but people get desperate when they're hungry. That's not going to motivate these mopes to do anything productive.

 

[Doc8404]

Rush has just mentioned that folks would go to warehouses to pick up their free benefits.

But but but mother fkr I ain’t got no car.

 

[Saltwater60]

We’ve all seen it. Two carts full of pop, frozen dinners, and chips. A fat bitch and fat kids towing the carts. Then I waitnin lone three times longer than I have to because she pulls out her ebt card and asks how much is on this one? Oh wait how much on this one? Then pulls out the wallet oh I do t have enough for this and that can you take those off. Redo the price and oh still too much take this and this off bam then she finally has enough. After I worked my ass of for her fat ass to eat and mine now I’ve just waited another 30-40 minutes extra in the fucking grocery store behind some fat smelly bitch that yells at her kid. Yeah I hate tops for this reason.

 

[CaseHardened]

I wonder about the delivery system .Warehouses, Trucks , personal... Will this become bloated like the post office . ... Union employees ...Retirements It all adds up .

YES !!!

MORE GOVERNMENT = MORE BULLSHIT !!!

My wife works with DESERVING people on EBT. The BLIND, the RETARDED. US CITIZENS BORN TO US CITIZENS.

They cannot perform any useful work (yes, they tried - repeatedly).

My wife steers them to Store Brands, Day-Old Bread, and items ON SALE.

She even brings them to COSTCO for items they can safely use in bulk.

Believe me, her clients get a lot of food for the money.

No government agency can cut a better deal than Costco, or any major local Supermarket Chain.

You know, the Government that pays $100K for a TOILET SEAT !

And the government will be paying their lackys a lot more than our local Super does.

Our PRIVATE Food Distribution System is extremely efficient - thanks to PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.

Want to save money ?

THROW EVERY GOD-DAMN ILLEGAL OFF EVERY WELFARE PROGRAM !!!!

 

[SomeSoldier]

Fuck it veggie omlet MREs for all welfare reciepiants.

 

[CaseHardened]

I still don't understand why work requirements can't be mandated for all the entitlements.

Hold down a minimum of 25 hours a week at 3 jobs if you have to and we'll give you a hand.
Instead, we have do nothing and we'll give you everything.

What about the TOTALLY BLIND ?

Quadriplegics ?

The Retarded ?

Those Americans who worked for decades, but now have Dementia ?

LET THEM DIE ?

You may be one disease, one car accident, or just a few decades from this situation yourself.

 

[CaseHardened]

Fuck it veggie omlet MREs for all welfare reciepiants.

You obviously don't know what those cost.

 

[CaseHardened]

Seeing that doing away with food stamps isnt an option, I think this is better than nothing.
Watching people buy 2 Ribeye steaks for $30 and a cart full of soda and cookies is ridiculous.
Most of these people obviously arent great at making life choices so the end result of a junk food diet is high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes.
That costs billions in medical benefits to treat.
Giving them healthful food will save money on food stamps and healthcare.

Anyone buying RIB EYE with EBT is committing WELFARE FRAUD.

The max per person is under $200 for a month.

$6.66 a day does not go far with Rib Eye.

 

[IrishMick]

^^^^Ham and Lima Bean C Rations!!!^^^^

 

[CaseHardened]

How many of you have ever gone to a FOOD BANK ?

For about a year I helped some very frail seniors go to them.

Imagine getting in line at 6AM, for a Food Bank that opens at 9AM - in sub-zero temperatures.

SPANISH SPEAKERS show up just before 9AM - IN PACKS.

They push you away, laughing.

And instantly grab the always meagre supplies of any decent food local markets have donated.

You are stuck with endless cans of TOMATO SAUCE (but no pasta), PEANUT BUTTER, Sodium-filled canned peas, rotted donated produce, and small bags of Rice.

Let me tell you about that Rice - look close - very close - the Rice is MOVING. There be WEEVILS in there !

Now to be honest, the Weevils are totally edible. I've eaten them.

But if they grow and FLY - you have a PANTRY MOTH INFESTATION that is difficult to impossible to eradicate.

I don't care if US CITIZENS spend their EBT on Bon-Bons.

But the ILLEGALS deserve NOTHING.