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Originally Posted by tpunx99GSX
(you arent suggesting that the government step in and tell people what to eat, and what to buy, are you? because that would not be very conservative)
Every time i see a missile launch and go boom, i dont see fire... i see dollar bills floating into the air.
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I don't care if it is conservative or not, you have assumed I am republican, but I am not. I am an independent. I do lean towards the conservative side on many fiscal aspects, but not all and definitely am not conservative on religion/abortion issues.
There are people that use the food stamp program correctly and how it was meant to be used. I have absolutely no issue with that and applaud her for that. You drastically underestimate how much it is actually abused though. I got offered EBT cards all the time at 50 cents to the dollar when I worked at Target. The system is broken, but it would probably cost more to police it than it would be to just let it go.
And yes I do think that food stamps should be limited more to what people can buy. Have a decent variety, but make it the basic stuff where you cook from scratch, not premade and high end stuff. Back when we were tight on money the people on food stamps were eating better than we were.
The military keeps the money in the U.S. too Tom. Those bombs are produced by US companies, as are the planes and basically everything else. I would rather not see them spend money period, whether or not it stays in the US. Don't get me started on all the damn aid we send to other countries. That is just freaking ridiculous!!