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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-...y-counties-eat-up-most-food-stamp-growth.html
Oh SNAP! (pun intended)
Oh SNAP! (pun intended)
Republican-Heavy Counties Eat Up Most Food-Stamp Growth
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Londo_Jowo
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It doesn't take a genius to figure out that his point is as follows: Many republicans have criticized Obama for the increase of social welfare programs such as food stamps.
Phokus
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Because Republicans are against food stamps and welfare in general. Are you stupid as fuck?
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The Dems may already be at the 100% utilization point.
Up to this point, the Republicans were able to make do on their own.
But Obama has not delivered and is finally breaking them down to the point that assistance is needed.
Had Obama delivered in the beginning as implied; then there would be no failures requiring assistance.
Or have the Dems leached so much that their is no room for "growth" in the states of that side.
Up to this point, the Republicans were able to make do on their own.
But Obama has not delivered and is finally breaking them down to the point that assistance is needed.
Had Obama delivered in the beginning as implied; then there would be no failures requiring assistance.
Or have the Dems leached so much that their is no room for "growth" in the states of that side.
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Obama has been concerned with helping the bottom class; that he forget about the middle class that actually helps the country grow.
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This article gives us insufficient evidence to be outraged.
Say a democratic county grows from having 30% SNAP participation to have 40% SNAP participation.
And a Republican County grows from have 1% participation to having 3% participation.
The Republican county would have had 200% growth OMG, while the Democrat county would have had only 33% growth. But being more outraged over the growth in the Republican county would be absurd.
Say a democratic county grows from having 30% SNAP participation to have 40% SNAP participation.
And a Republican County grows from have 1% participation to having 3% participation.
The Republican county would have had 200% growth OMG, while the Democrat county would have had only 33% growth. But being more outraged over the growth in the Republican county would be absurd.
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Wow - Obama's economy has really hit Republican's hard. Why does he hate them so much?
Me thinks a game is being played with statistics. It would be vastly more clear the scope of such rapid increases when we know what the numbers of people are. If a single of family of 4 is on food stamps in 2008 but now there are 3 families of 4 you can easily proclaim that as a 200% increase in food stamp usage in Republican strongholds! and make headlines but if you use the number of those on food stamps in the area it hardly makes any political waves
Edit: I see nehalem256 has already brought up this point as well.
Me thinks a game is being played with statistics. It would be vastly more clear the scope of such rapid increases when we know what the numbers of people are. If a single of family of 4 is on food stamps in 2008 but now there are 3 families of 4 you can easily proclaim that as a 200% increase in food stamp usage in Republican strongholds! and make headlines but if you use the number of those on food stamps in the area it hardly makes any political waves
Edit: I see nehalem256 has already brought up this point as well.
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Republicans are against food stamp and welfare abuse...is that little "nuance" really that difficult for you to grasp Mr. "stupid as fuck"?
Londo_Jowo
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No, Republicans/Conservatives are against long term (ie generational) use of welfare and food stamps.
You are assuming that those on food stamps in the area are Republicans. It is completely possible, given the data provided, for those on food stamps to have voted Democratic as the majority is not 100% nor do we know the actual numbers of those on food stamps in those areas.
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I am against hand-outs by the government completely.
However if the government came to me and was going to hand me "$10,000" I wouldn't say no.
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No, i'm pretty sure this is how most republicans view welfare:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yTwpBLzxe4U
You idiot
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rudder
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Another imaginary republican war on something contrived by desperate liberals? I think it would be more correct to say Republicans are against food stamps and welfare being a way of life rather than it being a safety net as it is supposed to be.
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Republicans receive benefits?
You may think that's a cute attack, but if you're going to seize their money then they're going to apply to have it returned. If you want them to make do with what they have, then stop taking it. That's what they want, they'd rather live hungry and free than well fed and dependent on you.
Republican voters are the poor that don't want to be your slaves.
This topic reminds me of a Roman emperor handing out food for attendance at the Colosseum. You look at the poor receiving food and ask "Am I not merciful?". Forgetting of course that it was you starving them in the first place. That it was you forcing them to perform acts to be fed. That they are spiteful of the control you're exerting over them.
You may think that's a cute attack, but if you're going to seize their money then they're going to apply to have it returned. If you want them to make do with what they have, then stop taking it. That's what they want, they'd rather live hungry and free than well fed and dependent on you.
Republican voters are the poor that don't want to be your slaves.
This topic reminds me of a Roman emperor handing out food for attendance at the Colosseum. You look at the poor receiving food and ask "Am I not merciful?". Forgetting of course that it was you starving them in the first place. That it was you forcing them to perform acts to be fed. That they are spiteful of the control you're exerting over them.
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You have to be one of the most immature posters on this forum...and that's saying a lot! Just how old are you?
I've actually heard among the Republican crowd that they encourage each other to use these services. Why not if the money is just going to go down the drain anyhow? And the more that people use them, the faster the programs can go bankrupt and they can reboot the system.
Not that Liberals are any better. I've had plenty of those tell me (and have done) that they refuse to marry their wife and pop out kids. If they aren't married and the mother says they don't know who the father is, that the state will not only pay for the birth, but they will have medical assistance, food stamps, welfare, etc. While the father just works a full time job and earns a decent living.
There is bullshit on both sides. But I expect to see in an increase in the red areas.
Not that Liberals are any better. I've had plenty of those tell me (and have done) that they refuse to marry their wife and pop out kids. If they aren't married and the mother says they don't know who the father is, that the state will not only pay for the birth, but they will have medical assistance, food stamps, welfare, etc. While the father just works a full time job and earns a decent living.
There is bullshit on both sides. But I expect to see in an increase in the red areas.
rudder
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And most blue states have populations that in general get back more from the federal government then they send in. The reason places like California send more out to the feds than in is because of companies like Apple, Facebook, etc. Mississippi for example is a largely rural agricultural state. Yet they have the same federal mandated spending requirements (interstates, medicare, etc) as other states.... yet without the large number of wealthy taxpayers and large companies such as the numbers in California. So they tend to get more back per tax dollar sent.
So what is your point? First post fail.
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