A Woman's thoughts on S.N.A.P. assistance.

[Duncanpup]

Last edited Wed Oct 22, 2025, 04:43 AM - Edit history (1)

Over the last few days I’ve seen on Twitter the right running their mouths in glee over the possibility of folks losing assistance.
And a lot of these people have Christian patriot in their bio and once again we see how they desire cruelty for those they think that are not equal to them.

Link to tweet

[Keepthesoulalive]

1. They think most aid recipients are people of color

They are not. These people do not know Christ and he would not know them.

[littlemissmartypants]

2. "A hungry man is an angry man." Somebody great created that proverb. ❤️

[Grokenstein]

3. Tom Powell Jr comments on a smugly ignorant fool:

(Yay! I finally learned how to post YT shorts as "regular" videos!)

[mwmisses4289]

5. Have to wonder what reality that woman is living in.

Most people getting snap benefits are working poor- key word working. Probably at her local coffee shop, where she gets her latte. Or her restaurant where she goes for her lunch.
Wonder if she would complain if all those folks were no longer there if they all found those mythical high paying jobs that would better their lives and get them off snap?

[Duncanpup]

6. I remember

Dudes in army being on food stamps. Thank you for the video as well.

[haele]

7. There's still uniformed couples in the Commissary line with babies

Pulling out the EBT and their Military Star Card to pay for groceries, not just the retirees and Veterans (now able to use the DECA stores, as in Post Exchange and Commissary).
Generally, it's military members with larger families who are E-3 and below (with the occasional older O-1 or O-2 who joined in their mid-20's with multiple dependents...) that require EBT assistance. Basically, people who are supporting three or four people while still in their first four years of service, not eligible for a larger Dependent subsidy because the default position is that the majority of persons joining the military are in their late teens/early 20's and typically not married or require any residence larger than a studio or one bedroom to comfortably live in when not deployed.
The DECA Commissary is a godsend for young families - baby supplies that aren't very close to expiration dates, such as Infant formula, baby food, disposable diapers, and hypoallergenic personal and home cleaning items are still around 2019 prices.
Food is relatively healthy, and about 1/2 to 2/3 the cost of food on the outside. They still have trained and certified produce and deli managers, at least one butcher, and an in house bakery that's usually pretty good.
The Exchange doesn't have a profit margin to meet (which privatizing DECA would introduce); it generally carries quality name brands 10% to %20 below MSRP and customers don't have to pay local and state taxes, typically a 5% "fee" that goes to the Military's welfare and rec overhead budget.
But even with those discounts that DECA provides, junior enlisted and a few junior officers still need assistance to feed their dependents.

Just as local Teachers and EMTs should have assistance, because they're obviously taking on simple jobs that are nothing more than a simple service; interactive babysitting or being a taxi driver for sick people "for the love of the job", instead of "real" job computing to accumulating as much money as one can...

[A_Steel_Magnolia]

4. To expound on this concept.

I have enclosed this in quotes, but I cannot attribute it to anyone. It is from the first term, but it makes as much sense now as it did then. Any way you cut it, there is a price that we the people will pay.

"There​ ​ are​ ​ a​ ​ lot​ ​ of​ ​ working​ ​ poor​ ​ people​ ​ who​ ​ can't​ ​ afford​ ​ medical​ ​ care,​ ​ because​ ​ their​ ​ money goes​ ​ to​ ​ food​ ​ and​ ​ shelter​ ​ and​ ​ utilities​ ​-​ especially​ ​ if​ ​ they​ ​ have​ ​ families.​ ​ Living​ ​ is​ ​ very expensive.

We​ ​can​ ​ cut​ ​ the​ ​ budget​ ​ for​ ​ the​ ​ poor,​ ​ the​ ​ disabled,​ ​ the​ ​ elderly,​ ​ but​ ​ a​ ​ ripple​ ​ effect​ ​ is​ ​ that​ ​ we can​ ​ expect​ ​ to​ ​ have​ ​ to​ ​ pay​ ​ more​ ​ in​ ​ police,​ ​ emergency​ ​ room,​ ​ hospital,​ ​court​ ​and​ ​ incarceration costs. none of which are​ ​cheap.

When​ ​ a​ ​ rich​ ​ person​ ​ commits​ ​ a​ ​ crime,​ ​ as​ ​ they​ ​ often​ ​ do,​ ​ usually​ ​ it​ ​ is​ ​ due​ ​ to​ ​ greed​ ​ for​ ​ more money​ ​ or​ ​ more​ ​ power,​ ​ or​ ​ due​ ​ to​ ​ a​ ​ sense​ ​ of​ ​ entitlement​ ​ (e.g.​ ​ Leona​ ​ Helmsley​ ​ and​ ​ her income​ ​ tax​ ​ evasion),​ ​ and/​ ​ or​ ​ to​ ​ prove​ ​ they​ ​ are​ ​ very​ ​ clever​ ​ and​ ​ can​ ​ get​ ​away​ ​ with​ ​ it​ ​ (e.g. Trump​ ​ and​ ​ Trump​ ​ University​ ​ and​ ​ the​ ​ Trump​ ​ Foundation). When​ ​ a​ ​ poor​ ​ person​ ​ commits​ ​ a​ ​ crime,​ ​ it​ ​ is​ ​ usually​ ​ because​ ​ they​ ​ are​ ​ desperate,​ ​ in​ ​ despair, out​ ​ of​ ​ options,​ ​ or​ ​ are​ ​ outraged​ ​ at​ ​ what​ ​ they​ ​ see​ ​ as​ ​ an​ ​ unfair​ ​ system​ ​ in​ ​ which​ ​ they​ ​ have​ ​ no chance​ ​ to​ ​ succeed​ ​ but​ ​ watch​ ​ other​ ​ people​ ​ buying​ ​ mansions.​ ​ Poor​ ​ people​ ​ will​ ​ do​ ​ whatever they​ ​ have​ ​ to​ ​ do​ ​ in​ ​ order​ ​ to​ ​ feed​ ​ their​ ​ families.​ ​ They​ ​ won't​ ​ watch​ ​ them​ ​ starve.​ ​ Who​ ​ would?

Crime​ ​ is​ ​ one​ ​ answer​ ​ to​ ​ meeting​ ​ emergency​ ​ financial​ ​ needs.​ ​ So​ ​ another​ ​ ripple​ ​ effect​ ​ of​ ​ the Trump ​ budget​ ​ will​ ​ be​ ​ the​ ​ cost​ ​ to​ ​ victims​ ​ who​ ​ may​ ​ lose​ ​their​ ​ lives​ ​ as​ ​ well​ ​ as​ ​ their​ ​ TV sets. Trump​ ​ and​ ​ the​ ​ GOP​ ​ have​ ​ certainly​ ​ pulled​ ​ a​ ​ fast​ ​ one​ ​ on​ ​ their​ ​ poor​ ​ and​ ​ lower​ ​ middle​ ​ class voters​ ​ who​ ​ thought​ ​ their​ ​ lot​ ​ in​ ​ life​ ​ was​ ​ going​ ​ to​ ​ improve.​ ​ Trump​ ​ is​ ​ a​ ​ BUSINESSMAN.​ ​ He cuts​ ​ his​ ​ losses,​ ​ and​ ​ that​ ​ is​ ​ what​ ​ poor​ ​ people​ ​ are​ ​ to​ ​ him.​ ​ He​ ​ certainly​ ​ isn't​ ​going​ ​ to​ ​ waste any​ ​ of​ ​ our​ ​ tax​ ​ dollars​ ​ on​ ​ them.​ ​ He​ ​ probably​ ​ would​ ​ advise​ ​ them​ ​ to​ ​ go​ ​ pick​ ​ fruit​ ​ somewhere, since​ ​ unskilled​ ​ and​ ​ hard​ ​ labor​ ​ jobs​ ​ have​ ​ suddenly​ ​ opened​ ​ up."

[valleyrogue]

9. What's with this "especially people with families" notion?

Do you think it is cheap being single? We end up paying WAY more of our income on necessities than "families." We don't get any kind of discount, and many public assistance programs are closed to us.

So please knock it off with this notion of "people with families" having it rougher than those of us who don't have kids. Or spouses. Or shackups.

[A_Steel_Magnolia]

10. I, too, am single, and it was part of the original quote, which I copied.

[Johnny2X2X]

8. Once again, I think people underestimate the depravity of the GOP

They want there to be civil unrest around food scarcity, they see that as a great way to seize more power. And the ramping up of ICE to 4 times its size will create an all powerful paramilitary group that only answers to the President that can easily be repurposed to put down the food riots we're going to see.

Everything points to genocide, that's Stephen Miller's literal stated goal in America and I have seen nothing to suggest that's not the goal of the entire Republican party right now.

[travelingthrulife]

12. How else will Vought bring the population down to 100,000 for Jesusland?

[Hotler]

11. Conservatism is selfishness. nt