Aggie Dad Sip said:

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I saw somewhere that SNAP costs the average taxpayer about $200 a year. Cool. If they want to buy soda with it, go nuts. I can't imagine being angry at someone for enjoying a soft drink.

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You saw "somewhere". Then it must be true, right?

Now imagine that person not just enjoying a soda, but 4 sodas a day along with crap processed foods (almost everything in the grocery store), and developing type two diabetes and heart disease. How much does THAT cost you? Because you know if they don't buy their own food, they aren't paying their own medical bills, either!

Jeeper79 said:

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Hot take: SNAP should kind of suck for the people that on it so they're incentivized to get off it.

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This. Subsidies work. If you want more of something then pay people to do it. This is all part of the leftist socialist plan to take over America

Rex Racer said:

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You saw "somewhere". Then it must be true, right?

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My take is different. He saw that number somewhere and still thinks it's OK?!

Stealing is never OK. There is no "but."

Aggie Dad Sip said:

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I saw somewhere that SNAP costs the average taxpayer about $200 a year. Cool. If they want to buy soda with it, go nuts. I can't imagine being angry at someone for enjoying a soft drink.

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Let's take a trip on the Wayback Machine to (checks notes) … last week.

https://texags.com/forums/16/topics/3605891

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No Spin Ag said:

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Helicopter Ben said:

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AggiePops said:

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Actual deadbeats expecting freebies deserve the back of a hand, not a helping hand. Presuming everyone, or even most people getting SNAPS benefits is a deadbeat though is just being uninformed. The majority of working age people getting SNAPS benefits do work and the majority of those who don't; can't. Yes, there are deadbeats who take advantage. For them I refer back to my first sentence.

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There are around 40 million people receiving snap. It's something like one out of every 8 people. Based on your informed position, do you honestly believe that many people need this?

Why don't we just cut through all the BS and ask the root question? What percentage of the population in America is truly incapable of providing for themselves? IOW, they have a legitimate disability and are incapable of performing ANY job. Can't sit in front of a computer. Can't answer phones. Can't do ANYTHING whatsoever. There's no possible way that number is even close to 1 in 8.

I say abolish the whole thing. But if it's going to exist, it should not be cash-like and fungible as MouthBQ said. It should be a predetermined basket of essentials only. Just go to Amazon and search for snap ebt eligible items. If you're not a SNAP recipient, how in the hell is this not infuriating?

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I just went to Amazon and did the SNAP search. I'm even more pissed about this than before.

According to the Google, the average household receives about $350 a month. I'm sure all of it isn't being spent on the things like Crown Maple Certified Organic Syrup, or Stonewall Kitchen Aioli, but just that those higher-end products CAN be purchased, along with Frosted Flakes and Microwave Kraft Mac and cheese and Microwave Chef Boyardee, is beyond the pale.

Those companies are getting rich AF by selling absolute crap that the poor buy because it's easy and free to them.

If ever there was a scam in this country, from consumer to company, it's SNAP.

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I checked the Kroger app. You can buy Snapple on SNAP. Mind blown

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I bet they think it's punny.

Aggie Dad Sip said:

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I saw somewhere that SNAP costs the average taxpayer about $200 a year. Cool. If they want to buy soda with it, go nuts. I can't imagine being angry at someone for enjoying a soft drink.

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Truly moronic

Ellis Wyatt said:

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Rex Racer said:

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You saw "somewhere". Then it must be true, right?

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My take is different. He saw that number somewhere and still thinks it's OK?!

Stealing is never OK. There is no "but."

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You're correct, BUT you know it's costing more than $200.

Rex Racer said:

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Ellis Wyatt said:

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Rex Racer said:

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You saw "somewhere". Then it must be true, right?

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My take is different. He saw that number somewhere and still thinks it's OK?!

Stealing is never OK. There is no "but."

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You're correct, BUT you know it's costing more than $200.

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And don't forget all the other handouts they're almost certainly receiving…that they're on them for decades, never contribute to the tax pool, and drive up prices for everyone else. These people are massive lifetime net drains on the taxpayer.

I thought I was joking at first when I said it would be better to just set all this money on fire. Then I realized its all so absurd that it might actually be true. The conclusion I came to is that it really would achieve a better outcome. It would help reduce inflation. It would drive a good amount of them to be productive for once. And it might help with the obesity problem.

AggieT said:

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Aggie Dad Sip said:

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I saw somewhere that SNAP costs the average taxpayer about $200 a year. Cool. If they want to buy soda with it, go nuts. I can't imagine being angry at someone for enjoying a soft drink.

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You're a special kind of stupid.

What does their diabetes cost?

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Never argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

Aggie Dad Sip said:

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I saw somewhere that SNAP costs the average taxpayer about $200 a year. Cool. If they want to buy soda with it, go nuts. I can't imagine being angry at someone for enjoying a soft drink.

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SNAP recipient?

I'd rather keep my $200.

I don't care if it's $16.66 a month. Doesn't anyone have ****ing principles anymore?

Rex Racer said:

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Ellis Wyatt said:

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Rex Racer said:

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You saw "somewhere". Then it must be true, right?

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My take is different. He saw that number somewhere and still thinks it's OK?!

Stealing is never OK. There is no "but."

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You're correct, BUT you know it's costing more than $200.

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Of course. Democrats always lie about the actual cost and they're always stealing more than they're telling you it costs.

Even if that were true ; that SNAP only costs me $200....that's $201 too much.

Helicopter Ben said:

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Rex Racer said:

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Ellis Wyatt said:

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Rex Racer said:

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You saw "somewhere". Then it must be true, right?

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My take is different. He saw that number somewhere and still thinks it's OK?!

Stealing is never OK. There is no "but."

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You're correct, BUT you know it's costing more than $200.

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And don't forget all the other handouts they're almost certainly receiving…that they're on them for decades, never contribute to the tax pool, and drive up prices for everyone else. These people are massive lifetime net drains on the taxpayer.

I thought I was joking at first when I said it would be better to just set all this money on fire. Then I realized its all so absurd that it might actually be true. The conclusion I came to is that it really would achieve a better outcome. It would help reduce inflation. It would drive a good amount of them to be productive for once. And it might help with the obesity problem.

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This is why your health care insurance is so expensive.