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wmheel1287 said:
See, this is where I have to circle back. You started this whole thing with some version of saying that you're sure others have experienced the same thing as if this is a common occurrence that Americans can commiserate about. Now you're saying that in thousands of grocery store interactions, this is the first time that you've even thought about EBT. Can it really be both things? Can it be worth mention and some sort of shared social knowledge AND be something that you've never seen in thousands of other grocery store trips?
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Remember, Zen’s first poast after he brought up the Ronald Reagan welfare queen myth was to post a picture of an ostrich with its head in the sand.

He then edited that post, deleting the ostrich photo, and concocted the “welfare king” BS.
 
ZenMode said:
The welfare king story seems like the most likely explanation for what I saw. It takes very creative storytelling to come to a different conclusion.
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No it doesn't. It takes creativity to pretend you know anything about the man other than he used an EBT card and you liked his clothing.
 
altmin said:
ksltv.com

County leaders offer relief amid canyon bathroom closures

County leaders are stepping in to help with canyon bathroom closures in Forest Service territory ahead of the July 4 weekend.
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“I am a conservative, I did vote for Trump in this last election, and I do want us to have a lean, efficient government, but there’s a point when you’ve gone too far — not pumping the bathrooms in common recreation areas is absolutely too far,” Powers Gardner said. “We have a federal government that tells us that they’re more competent at managing our local lands than we are, and yet they’re the ones who can’t figure out how to pump a toilet and we’re the ones spending our tax dollars on a land that they get the money for the recreators on. I mean, we really need to work better. We need to be better partners. We need to work together and we need to recognize that these are all our citizens that we’re serving.”
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This bullshit about a lean efficient government shows a basic lack of understanding. How many of us work at companies that are not always lean and efficient and we get to choose who we serve, the government doesn't.
 
HandsonFire said:
It’s disgusting to me that these people don’t want their money given to the poor but are fine with handouts for the top 1%. Rugged capitalism for the poor and middle class socialism for the wealthy.
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It's truly ridiculous how much people want no "handouts" for the poor and are so adamant about cutting them off, as if people getting welfare are living some life of luxury. Meanwhile their heroes like Elon are getting zillions in tax breaks and government contracts and they are totally fine with it.

Like when there's a proposal for a tax increase for people making over a million dollars a year, people who would never make that in a lifetime will be against it - I'm convinced that most Americans just think any day now they are going to strike it rich.
 
wmheel1287 said:
See, this is where I have to circle back. You started this whole thing with some version of saying that you're sure others have experienced the same thing as if this is a common occurrence that Americans can commiserate about. Now you're saying that in thousands of grocery store interactions, this is the first time that you've even thought about EBT. Can it really be both things? Can it be worth mention and some sort of shared social knowledge AND be something that you've never seen in thousands of other grocery store trips?
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Please don’t feed the troll. If you ignore him he’ll stop posting ish.
 
They fucked around, now let ‘em find out. Serves ‘Em right.

Now, I know there will be collateral damage… that really sux, no doubt. I feel sorry for those who didn’t vote for this shit. I really do.

But for those who did vote for this shit, I want to spread the table for them, I want to help serve them their shit sandwich.

Can I shield those who don’t deserve the chaos at the same time I laugh at those who brought it on themselves?

Yes. I can. Watch me.
 
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HeelInTheOzarks said:
It's truly ridiculous how much people want no "handouts" for the poor and are so adamant about cutting them off, as if people getting welfare are living some life of luxury. Meanwhile their heroes like Elon are getting zillions in tax breaks and government contracts and they are totally fine with it.

Like when there's a proposal for a tax increase for people making over a million dollars a year, people who would never make that in a lifetime will be against it - I'm convinced that most Americans just think any day now they are going to strike it rich.
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I’ve read studies and articles back to the ‘80’s…….many Americans believe they’ll be rich one day; so, they don’t want to tax the rich.
 
Bobfripp said:
🎁 ->
"“I’m a walking contradiction,” he said, smiling."

No shit, Sherlock.
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There have been lots of FAFO stories out there, but this one is near the top for how it illustrates just how hypocritical, selfish, and stupid so many of these people are. Just pure dumbassery on the part of this guy. Hates Hispanic illegals, blames them for his father's failures in life, but falls in love with a Hispanic illegal and yet somehow still wants illegals who are "lazy and won't work" driven out of the country, but now that he's married to one he wants their removal to be handled "humanely". And as the article makes clear, his new wife's life story totally contradicts the stereotypes he has about illegals.

And the end of the article is something - his wife is about to be kicked out of the country thanks to the guy he voted to be POTUS, so he's going to leave with her and become an immigrant to Ecuador. LOL. The guy can defend himself however he wants, but I get the impression that he's just too stubborn and prideful to admit that he was wrong. And he even hopes that someday he and his wife and children can return to the USA - as immigrants. Hope they don't try while the guy he voted for is still POTUS, or they'll be spending time in a lovely ICE detention center. I wish I could summon up some sympathy for these people, but I just can't. I do feel sorry for his wife, in several different ways. But not him.

One other person interviewed for the article had the best observation: “Everybody wants to enforce the law until it hits home with a personal story."
 
doctor_octopus said:
Even better, even if you think someone's political views are repugnant, don't wish harm on anyone.
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Define harm, what about mild but impactful pain?

What if I ignore their political views but I feel the consequences of their actions are beyond repugnant. Example: someone doing something which makes climate change worse, while also doing something which removes funding which helps mitigate climate disasters, which leads to people (innocent people, kids for example or people who voted against the bad decisions) getting killed or put into miserable circumstances. If they won't learn their mistake via other means, can I wish something bad happens to that person personally so they learn to make different decisions in the future, for the sake of greater good (so innocents aren't hurt)?

Again, let's say only pain will fix the beyond repugnant actions. You can a) wish something painful on a minority (the 32% of eligible voters who voted for Trump) for the greater good of the majority, b) just give thoughts & prayers for everybody, or c) ___?______
 
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