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#EBT #SNAP #Hunger #Homelessness #Welfare #NoBillionaires #TaxTheRich #EatTheRich #EconomicPolicy

"I hate seeing people buy steaks or seafood with EBT!" Why?

“They shouldn't be eating lavishly on my tax dollar!" Why?

"....because they're eating better than me with my money!"

So what you're saying is you aren't adequately compensated to sustain what you feel is an acceptable standard of living for yourself?

"No, but-"

Then you ARE being compensated sufficiently and it bothers you that someone who makes less than you can sporadically eat as well as you can afford to, but choose not to?

“"Hey, I work for my-"

Most SNAP recipients are employed.

"Welfare makes people-

*Eat. Welfare makes people eat. Sometimes, they eat more than the watery soup and stale bread you'd prefer them to eat, but no one lives like a king on assistance. If you want less people on welfare, you should start fighting for livable wage legislation that actually relies on economic data and not a flat rate number and higher investments in infrastructure and clean energy, which would create millions of decent paying jobs.

"....you wanna go get tacos?"

«..:Y€s.

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