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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 12, 2018 20:15:57 GMT
ICE goes after the easy ones, workers, families, dropping kids off at school, church goers, those who are witnesses or victims in courts. That also comes from Kelly and his successor at Homeland security.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 12, 2018 21:15:54 GMT
trump 2015.. “I was the first & only potential GOP candidate to state there will be no cuts to Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid. Huckabee copied me.” trump today... From Chris Lu.. “Trump Administration releases #budget that will cut Medicare by $237 billion.Another broken campaign promise This will cost lives, and he does not care, seems Congress doesn't care either! Read it if you want. Trump proposes cutting entitlements by $1.7 trillion — enough to pay for $1.5 trillion in tax cuts: reportwww.rawstory.com/2018/02/trump-proposes-cutting-entitlements-1-7-trillion-enough-pay-1-5-trillion-tax-cuts-report/
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 12, 2018 21:22:30 GMT
And if all that doesn't kill us this will: 151 retired Generals wrote a letter! Trump admin wants to slash funding for diplomacyBy Nicole Gaouette, CNN Updated 3:28 PM ET, Mon February 12, 2018 The expected cuts from 2017 funding levels prompted 151 retired three- and four-star generals to write to congressional leaders from both parties on Friday urging them to "ensure a responsible commitment of resources" that keeps pace with the growing threats the US faces. "We must not undercut our nation's ability to lead around the world in such turbulent times," the generals wrote. They highlighted the role that aid and diplomacy play in averting crises that eventually need a military response, pointing to the nearly 30 million people at risk of starvation in four countries; the increasing number displaced by instability and conflict in Yemen, Somalia, Myanmar and Venezuela; and the challenge of holding territory after the defeat of ISIS."Today's crises do not have military solutions alone, yet America's essential civilian national security agencies - the State Department, USAID, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Peace Corps and other development agencies - faced a significant cut last year," the generals wrote."We call on you to ensure our nation also has the civilian resources necessary to protect our national security, compete against our adversaries, and create opportunities around the world," the generals said. The White House said that the budget for diplomacy and development would allow the US "to compete for influence against those who do not share America's values or interests, catalyze conditions to help aspiring partners achieve mutually beneficial economic and security goals, and respond to the emerging era of great power competition across political, economic and information domains." Last year, Congress largely ignored the administration's request for cuts, with many lawmakers voicing concerns similar to the generals'. * The generals also quoted Defense Secretary James Mattis saying that, "America's got two fundamental powers, the power of intimidation and the power of inspiration." But the budget is coming from a president who has publicly derided the idea of diplomacy, telling Tillerson he was "wasting his time" on efforts to use diplomacy to force North Korea to the table. More at link: www.cnn.com/2018/02/12/politics/trump-budget-state-department-aid-cut/index.html
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Post by casii on Feb 12, 2018 21:28:34 GMT
Lord help. This administration is sucking the life out of me. They won't need to cut services because they will have sapped our will to live. Do I even bother sharing with my family who benefit from these services that their Trump admin plans kick them to the curb?
November can't come soon enough, but will we be able to reserve this tide of destruction?
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Post by annabella on Feb 12, 2018 21:51:22 GMT
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Feb 12, 2018 21:59:42 GMT
DC residents have been able to pay in-state tuition at any university in the country well that's crappy! (Trump wanting to take it away, I mean- I just realized I didn't quote enough of your post.) they don't really have an 'in-state' or 'out of state' option, considering where they live, do they?!? What's his justification for that??
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 12, 2018 22:03:22 GMT
President Trump's Budget Cuts Amtrak Funding in Half Despite a String of Deadly CrashesBy ALANA ABRAMSON 3:12 PM EST Feb 12, 2018 President Trump unveiled his budget for fiscal year 2019 on Monday, along with a 55 page infrastructure plan. And despite his calls to increase railroad safety, his budget proposes cutting federal grants to Amtrak by over 50%. * The budget proposal say states should chip in to help subsidize the long distance routes. time.com/5144561/trump-budget-cuts-amtrak-half/?xid=homepageThere is no end............ just STOP the Tax cuts! All the middle-class tax payers that thought they were going tax cuts, sure you are, but guess what you will be paying far more for his buddies to enjoy theirs... Poor/low income will have no shot at living at all.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 12, 2018 22:07:18 GMT
Students can receive as much as $10,000 a year to attend public universities outside the city, or up to $2,500 to enroll in a private college in the D.C. metro area or at any historically black college or university across the nation. That sure is far too much for us to give kids to make their lives better......... We are monsters, but dt isn't, he is cares about everyone!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 12, 2018 22:24:11 GMT
I guess I should have made a budget thread....... oh well....... Trump budget would fund Interior projects by selling energy from public landsBY MIRANDA GREEN - 02/12/18 03:05 PM EST President Trump's fiscal 2019 budget unveiled Monday would use energy sales on public lands to help fund infrastructure projects for the Department of the Interior (DOI). Overall, the blueprint from the Office of Budget and Management (OMB) proposes cutting Interior's budget by 14 percent, from $13.2 billion in 2017 to $11.7 billion in 2018. The proposed cuts are almost identical to last year's OMB request, which called for cutting the department's funding by 12 percent. Many of the same cuts were highlighted this year, including zeroing out Abandoned Mine Land Grants, the Centennial Challenge Fund, the Heritage Partnership Program and the National Wildlife Refuge Fund. The latest budget, though, increases funding for DOI programs that "support safe and responsible development of energy on public lands and offshore waters," according to its text. It includes a proposal for creating a fund that would be financed by sales of energy resources on DOI-managed parkland. The Public Lands Infrastructure Fund would aim to provide up to $18 billion to address what Interior calls the department's "deferred maintenance backlog," thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/373467-wh-interior-dept-budget-would-fund-infrastructure-projects-through
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2018 22:41:07 GMT
Programs cut in trump’s budget
Caroline O...
“Trump's FY 2019 budget would eliminate 22 gov agencies & programs, including: -Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality -Corporation for Public Broadcasting -Chemical Safety Board -Global Climate Change Initiative -National Wildlife Refuge Fund -National Endowment for the Arts 1/
Other agencies eliminated in Trump's FY 2019 budget include:
-U.S. Trade & Development Agency -Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation -Rural Business & Cooperative Service -Economic Development Administration -Manufacturing Extension Partnership
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Other agencies eliminated in Trump's FY 2019 budget include:
-McGovern-Dole International Food for Education program -21st Century Community Learning Centers -NASA Office of Education -Corporation for National & Community Service
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Trump's FY 2019 budget would also cut HHS funding by 1/5th, including:
-More than $1 billion cut from CDC's budget -$688 million cut from Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Admin. -$4 billion cut from Admin. for Children & Families
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Look at some of these programs. We don’t need a wall and before we give the military any more money I want to know what they are doing with the money we give them.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Feb 12, 2018 22:56:31 GMT
Sigh. So much winning. Totally MAGA. I’m getting pretty freaking sick of it. (Sarcasm)
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 12, 2018 23:29:40 GMT
What's left?
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Post by crazy4scraps on Feb 12, 2018 23:31:40 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2018 23:58:41 GMT
The Wichita Eagle ....
“TOPEKA Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts said President Donald Trump made a commitment to him in the Oval Office last year not to cut crop insurance, a key program for farmers.
Trump’s budget proposal cuts the program anyway.
The president’s budget plan, released Monday, would eliminate subsidies to higher-income farmers and reduce “overly generous” subsidies for others, the White House said.
Under Trump’s budget, the average premium subsidy for crop insurance would fall from 62 percent to 48 percent.”
There is a sucker born every minute....
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2018 0:16:57 GMT
Reuters ◢ MON FEB 12, 2018 / 6:54 PM EST Trump unveils infrastructure plan; uphill battle awaits in Congress David Shepardson (Reuters) - President Donald Trump unveiled a long-awaited infrastructure plan on Monday designed to encourage spending on improvements by states, localities and private investors, but it faces an uphill battle in Congress and he made remarks that called into question how hard he will fight for it.
Trump asked Congress, controlled by his fellow Republicans, to authorize $200 billion over 10 years to spur a projected $1.5 trillion in road, bridge and other projects to rebuild what he called "America's crumbling infrastructure."
The proposal came under immediate fire from Democrats who said it would put a huge burden on local governments without providing enough federal dollars, and administration officials acknowledged that it faces a tough road ahead.
Trump, who as a candidate promised a major infrastructure plan, said he looked forward to working with lawmakers, but added, "If for any reason they don't want to support it, hey, that's going to be up to them."
"What was very important to me was the military. What was very important to me was the tax cuts. And what was very important to me was regulation. This is of great importance, but it's not nearly in that category," Trump told a meeting of state and local officials at the White House.
The plan, which Trump called the "biggest and boldest infrastructure investment in American history," would reshape how the federal government funds infrastructure projects. It also seeks to sweep away environmental and other regulatory hurdles to new projects.
If the proposal comes to fruition, many Americans could face higher local taxes, fees and tolls imposed by states to pay for new repairs in order to get federal matching funds. There goes the savings from the tax cuts...
The proposal is intended to spur state and local governments and the private sector to increase spending on infrastructure without a major infusion of federal dollars. It offers relatively little in the way of new federal money considering the magnitude of infrastructure needs, and its $1.5 trillion projection relies on states and cities accepting far less in matching funds for infrastructure projects than they would receive for traditional federal funds.
The plan also calls for eliminating hurdles to selling federal property and lists as examples of potential properties to sell Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport in Washington's Virginia suburbs as well as two key roadways in the Washington region operated by the National Park Service.
Under the proposal, the Interior Department could tap some funds from energy and mineral extraction to pay for infrastructure improvements on government-owned land such as national parks.
Trump has made his infrastructure plan one of his top legislative priorities this year, ahead of the November mid-term congressional elections in which Democrats will try to take over control of Congress from his party.
Democrats said the administration's budget blueprint would actually cut at least $168 billion in planned infrastructure spending to pay for the proposal.
Representative Peter DeFazio, the top Democrat on the House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, called Trump's proposal "embarrassingly small," adding, "President Trump's plan slashes real federal investments and shifts the burden to cash-strapped states and local governments."
DeFazio said it would "pay for Wall Street and foreign investors to toll our roads, and it would gut bedrock environmental, clean water, and clean air protections under the guise of speeding up projects."
Add to higher taxes to pay for the infrastructure you get the privilege of paying tolls to private businesses who are not accountable to the tax payer.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 13, 2018 0:44:31 GMT
And this is in his budget? Why? Oh right to save money! Trump budget aims to end automatic pay hikes for federal workers, make firings easierBrooke Singman By Brooke Singman Feb 12, 2018 | Fox News ** ....a White House budget fact sheet reads, describing the plan as bringing the government in line with private-sector practices. ** "He seems to be interested in political revenge by firing people," President of American Federation of Government Employees David Cox told USA Today. "The government is not a family business that you get to be in total control of." The Trump administration’s 2019 proposal also calls for changes to federal retirement benefits. The proposal urges “increasing the employee share” of retirement benefits “to match that contributed by the government.” More at link: www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/12/trump-budget-aims-to-end-automatic-pay-hikes-for-federal-workers-make-firings-easier.htmlHe does not understand they are paying for career employees. The government cannot function with major turnovers of employees every time there is an election. Politicians come and go, career employees work through it all ..
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Post by coffeetalk on Feb 13, 2018 0:57:49 GMT
Why Trump’s infrastructure plan doesn’t pass the straight-face test Bloomberg reports on President Trump’s infrastructure plan: ''The 53-page document details how Trump plans to stimulate at least $1.5 trillion in new investment, shorten project permitting time to two years, invest in rural projects and improve worker training. The newest elements of the proposal include expanding the use of tax-exempt debt, letting states add tolls on interstates and making it easier to lease airports and other public assets. The plan calls for allowing federal authorities to sell assets to state, local or private entities. Ronald Reagan and Dulles International airports in Washington and the George Washington and Baltimore Washington parkway, as well as some power lines, are among those cited. The plan’s premise is that the government would spend $200 billion to spur states, localities and the private sector to raise the $1.3 trillion balance, giving Congress a blueprint for passing legislation. Since the federal government owns very little infrastructure, the Trump plan aims to create local funding and streamline permitting. The White House rolled out the plan on the same day as it delivered its $4.4 trillion fiscal 2019 federal budget proposal. This is a joke. For starters, states do not have the money, which is why the federal government (which can do things like raise the federal gas tax) traditionally funds a large percentage of the cost. (“Right now, federally funded highways (that’s interstates and other routes) are financed on the basis of an 80-20 federal-state split, and federally funded mass transit projects usually get a 50-50 split,” Vox reports. “Trump’s proposal is to flip the 80-20 formula on its head and require that states and cities kick in at least $4 for every $1 in federal money they receive.”) Moreover, it is not at all clear that $200 billion in new money is actually going to be spent on infrastructure. (The Post reports that “the White House is suggesting that lawmakers cut money from elsewhere in the budget, including some existing infrastructure programs. That prospect seems unlikely given that Congress just last week reached a bipartisan deal to spend significantly more funds over the coming two years.”) To make matters worse, Trump seems keen on funding this at least in part by a non-starter selling off of federal assets, including Dulles International and Reagan National airports. (“Efforts to privatize federal assets were discussed early in the administration by Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, National Economic Council director Gary Cohn and other advisers as a preferred way to come up with capital for much needed improvements. But it was also lambasted as irresponsible by opponents.”) Moreover, Republicans who hold most governorships have shown no inclination to spend huge sums of money. Like Trump, they fancy tax cuts and therefore have little left over to finance large infrastructure projects. And perhaps most important, Trump shows little urgency or even interest in the plan. He declared, “What was very important to me was the military; what was very important to me was the tax cuts; and what was very important to me was regulation. This is of great importance, but it’s not nearly of that category because the states will have to do it themselves if we don’t do it.” Well that’s not exactly a ringing endorsement, is it? There are a few reasons why the infrastructure roll-out is so underwhelming. First, right-wing Republican lawmakers don’t want to do it. (After spending on the military and tax cuts, they declare the cupboard is bare.) Second, it is not a divisive issue that is going to rile up his base and create a media firestorm. Unless an issue does that, the president frankly does not care all that much about it. (Axios reports that “with an eye to getting Republicans excited about voting for Republicans in midterms, the president this year will be looking for ‘unexpected cultural flashpoints’ — like the NFL and kneeling — that he can latch onto in person and on Twitter.”) And finally, there is no big push from donors as there was for tax cuts. In short, an issue that could bring Democrats and Republicans together and do something for the long-term economic benefit of the country holds little attraction for Trump. The only infrastructure he ever has cared about is his wall — a surefire way to gin up his hardcore xenophobic base.''
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 13, 2018 1:12:39 GMT
Thing is many of his base don't want the wall either. They know it will not do what he wants it to do.
I guess he thinks he can pocket all the $$$$ we send in to IRS. Past practice we got back far less then we send. Are we not getting anything back? Should each state or group of states secede and become independent?
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Feb 13, 2018 2:47:14 GMT
Programs cut in trump’s budget Caroline O... “Trump's FY 2019 budget would eliminate 22 gov agencies & programs, including: -Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality -Corporation for Public Broadcasting -Chemical Safety Board-Global Climate Change Initiative -National Wildlife Refuge Fund -National Endowment for the Arts1/ Other agencies eliminated in Trump's FY 2019 budget include: -U.S. Trade & Development Agency -Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation -Rural Business & Cooperative Service -Economic Development Administration -Manufacturing Extension Partnership 2/ twitter.com/RVAwonk/status… Other agencies eliminated in Trump's FY 2019 budget include: -McGovern-Dole International Food for Education program -21st Century Community Learning Centers -NASA Office of Education -Corporation for National & Community Service
3/ twitter.com/RVAwonk/status… Trump's FY 2019 budget would also cut HHS funding by 1/5th, including: -More than $1 billion cut from CDC's budget -$688 million cut from Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Admin.-$4 billion cut from Admin. for Children & Families 4/ twitter.com/RVAwonk/status…” Look at some of these programs. We don’t need a wall and before we give the military any more money I want to know what they are doing with the money we give them. SERIOUSLY?!? He really does want to make us some sort of third-world banana republic with all our money going towards the military, doesn't he? Apparently learning and culture isn't necessary, nor is science.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Feb 13, 2018 2:59:30 GMT
Raw story—
Company bankrolling Nunes’ 2018 campaign employs ex-Trump transition member who fed ‘unmasking’ info Elizabeth Preza ELIZABETH PREZA 12 FEB 2018 AT 21:34
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA). Image via screengrab.
Five executives at the Oracle—a Silicon Valley tech company that employs the former White House aide who fed “unmasking” information to House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) last year—have donated a combined $35,000 to the GOP rep’s 2018 re-election campaign, the Daily Beast reports.
The cashflow started in the months after former National Security Council member Ezra Cohen-Watnick, who served alongside Nunes on Trump’s transition team, joined Oracle—a “Republican outlier in Silicon Valley,” according to the Beast.
Cohen-Watnick joined the company after he was forced off the National Security Council in August 2017, where he’d been a staunch supporter of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.
Coehn-Watnick was one of two White House officials who participated in a clandestine meeting with Nunes, during which the House Intelligence Committee chairman obtained documents purporting to show former Obama administration officials improperly “unmasked” members of Trump’s transition team.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-NC) has said “The unmasking thing was all created by Devin Nunes.”
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Feb 13, 2018 2:59:56 GMT
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 13, 2018 4:21:46 GMT
Here we go.............. White House wants to deliver food to the poor, Blue Apron-styleby Tami Luhby @luhby February 12, 2018: 7:49 PM ET Instead of receiving all their food stamp funds, households would get a box of food that the government describes as nutritious and 100% grown and produced in the U.S. The so-called USDA America's Harvest Box would contain items such as shelf-stable milk, juice, grains, cereals, pasta, peanut butter, beans, canned meat, poultry or fish, and canned fruits and vegetables. The box would be valued at about half of the SNAP recipient's monthly benefit. The remainder of their benefits would be given to them on electronic benefit cards, as before. The administration didn't detail exactly how families would receive the food boxes, saying states could distribute them through existing infrastructure, partnerships or directly to residences through delivery services. Consumer advocates, however, questioned whether the federal government could save that much money by purchasing and distributing food on its own. Also, they were concerned that families would not know what food they would get in advance nor have any choice regarding what they receive. Plus, it could be difficult for families to pick up the box, especially if they don't have a car. More at link! money.cnn.com/2018/02/12/news/economy/food-stamps-box-blue-apron/index.htmlCanned meats, shelf stable milk.... Preservatives? Canned Veggie, Canned Fruits in sugary syrup? Pre-package cereal? Tough for someone with a walker to caring boxes... Mom with a couple of kids.... what fun! The other half you can buy what you need.
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Post by ScrapsontheRocks on Feb 13, 2018 4:24:22 GMT
I had to look up this definition - “Definition of Anglo-American. 1 : an inhabitant of the U.S. of English origin or descent. 2 : a North American whose native language is English and especially whose culture or ethnic background is of European origin.” So I could understand how “White Nativism” this remark by Jeff Sessions is. Jonathan Jayes-Green.... “Wow. Jeff put it so simple and concise: "The office of Sheriff is a critical part of the Anglo-American heritage of law enforcement.” You may be 100% right, of course, he may be using the descriptor to exclude. As per the definition you quoted. I am not sure though; sometimes a descriptor is just a statement of historical fact and this may be one of those. South African law had a Roman-Dutch heritage (with Anglo components in Commercial law) and it still does. Many of the commercial laws are increasingly American influenced, some are Eurocentric, and of course we have an African component. It could also be a Freudian slip on JS' part, he has form, after all.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Feb 13, 2018 4:48:03 GMT
Here we go.............. White House wants to deliver food to the poor, Blue Apron-styleby Tami Luhby @luhby February 12, 2018: 7:49 PM ET Instead of receiving all their food stamp funds, households would get a box of food that the government describes as nutritious and 100% grown and produced in the U.S. The so-called USDA America's Harvest Box would contain items such as shelf-stable milk, juice, grains, cereals, pasta, peanut butter, beans, canned meat, poultry or fish, and canned fruits and vegetables. The box would be valued at about half of the SNAP recipient's monthly benefit. The remainder of their benefits would be given to them on electronic benefit cards, as before. The administration didn't detail exactly how families would receive the food boxes, saying states could distribute them through existing infrastructure, partnerships or directly to residences through delivery services. Consumer advocates, however, questioned whether the federal government could save that much money by purchasing and distributing food on its own. Also, they were concerned that families would not know what food they would get in advance nor have any choice regarding what they receive. Plus, it could be difficult for families to pick up the box, especially if they don't have a car. More at link! money.cnn.com/2018/02/12/news/economy/food-stamps-box-blue-apron/index.htmlCanned meats, shelf stable milk.... Preservatives? Canned Veggie, Canned Fruits in sugary syrup? Pre-package cereal? Tough for someone with a walker to caring boxes... Mom with a couple of kids.... what fun! The other half you can buy what you need. Sure, there's no way this could go wrong! /sarcasm So what happens when people have their box stolen? And if half the food stamp benefits are used for the box, who determines the value of half? There are "day old" stores all over my neighborhood, where people can buy boxed food that is within a few months of expiration, but still good, for 50 cents a box. You can sometimes buy a case of yogurt (still fresh) for $1. Produce and sliced bread for pennies on the dollar what you would pay in a regular grocery store. If the government wants to go back to waiting in line for government cheese, then just say it outright. Don't try to doll it up like you are doing the poor a favor.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 13, 2018 4:50:21 GMT
I had to look up this definition - “Definition of Anglo-American. 1 : an inhabitant of the U.S. of English origin or descent. 2 : a North American whose native language is English and especially whose culture or ethnic background is of European origin.” So I could understand how “White Nativism” this remark by Jeff Sessions is. Jonathan Jayes-Green.... “Wow. Jeff put it so simple and concise: "The office of Sheriff is a critical part of the Anglo-American heritage of law enforcement.” You may be 100% right, of course, he may be using the descriptor to exclude. As per the definition you quoted. I am not sure though; sometimes a descriptor is just a statement of historical fact and this may be one of those. South African law had a Roman-Dutch heritage (with Anglo components in Commercial law) and it still does. Many of the commercial laws are increasingly American influenced, some are Eurocentric, and of course we have an African component. It could also be a Freudian slip on JS' part, he has form, after all. Unfortunately he has a history.......
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 13, 2018 4:56:07 GMT
And if half the food stamp benefits are used for the box, who determines the value of half? From the article, glad I looked at it again, I had misunderstood what I had read before. This is a quote: "But Trump's proposal would require people who receive at least $90 a month from the program to get about half of their benefits in the form of a “USDA food package,” rather than by purchasing the food themselves, NPR reported." So I guess half, who knows what they will be doing? Oh wait, bet you mean the value of the box... more who knows?
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Feb 13, 2018 5:00:57 GMT
And if half the food stamp benefits are used for the box, who determines the value of half? From the article, glad I looked at it again, I had misunderstood what I had read before. This is a quote: "But Trump's proposal would require people who receive at least $90 a month from the program to get about half of their benefits in the form of a “USDA food package,” rather than by purchasing the food themselves, NPR reported." So I guess half, who knows what they will be doing? Oh wait, bet you mean the value of the box... more who knows? I mean if they say, "This can of chicken is valued at $3. And this box of healthy cereal is $4.50," the box will have a lot less in it than if a person can go find the very best value for their food stamp buck.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Feb 13, 2018 5:06:01 GMT
And can we just talk about dignity for a minute?
When you are poor enough to receive food stamps, sometimes food choice is your only splurge. Sometimes it's the only "fun" thing you can give your kid.
Like when you can buy that bag of Mallow Blasters at the Dollar Tree, and your three year old calls it Lucky Charms anyway, and tells you you are his favorite because you can give in to a fun choice instead of having to say no (again).
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2018 5:06:01 GMT
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Feb 13, 2018 5:09:38 GMT
Another thing...
How's this going to play out for moms with super picky eaters?
Ever go to the pediatrician with a kid naturally underweight, and they tell you to let them eat what they want, within reason?
So your box of peanut butter, and veggies and beans and shelf stable milk is taking half hour food stamp benefits, but your kid hates it all.
Great.
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