We live in a nation that is 1st and 3rd world in one

@abouttogiveyasomefacts5574

4 жыл бұрын

Open Your eyes well we do have a lot of people

@jred4511

4 жыл бұрын

Open Your eyes how

@caite.6423

4 жыл бұрын

@@jred4511 If you compare the amount of food in this country to the people. There are so many people going hungry while others sit around and waste so much. Food insecurity. Personally I have and am living it. It's horrible. You wonder every day can I afford food? How about water? Do I buy myself food or my dog? My family? I don't know how many times we have had to choose between plumbing, power, and food. That is how we are both a first and third world country in one. Many people live life securely, never having to wonder where your meal is going to come from, is your power going to go out, worrying if the phone bill gets shut off, how about college, etc. They are the lucky ones. And then there's the people like my family. We aren't stable in the slightest. We have to pick and choose what necessities we get this paycheck. Constantly worrying over everything. This is our country, it has light but most of it is in the dark right now.

@jred4511

4 жыл бұрын

Cait E. May I ask I. What state/city do you like in

@caite.6423

4 жыл бұрын

@@jred4511 Currently I live in Oklahoma. But I've lived all over. Texas, Oregon, Wisconsin, Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Georgia, now Oklahoma. Why?

"Create enough hunger and everyone will become a criminal. " -Ra's Al Ghul

@ricky.alonso

4 жыл бұрын

UltimateOmegaRed bingo! Create a society that allows so much generational corruption and decadence, naturally people will turn to criminality just to survive.

When I was growing up my family received food stamps. And I can tell you first hand it was NEVER enough. We always ran out of food before we were able to have more. My dad has always worked so for people to assume that those who receive food stamps are lazy and just taking advantage of the system is stupid. My mom was always embarrassed to pay with food stamps. I can’t tell you how many times me and my siblings lived off of Ramon noodles b/c there was nothing else to eat.

@theblukatlife

4 жыл бұрын

Cute. Now people in the united states feel how the majority of the world feel.. Go tell your story to people living in Africa or South America friend.

@jbar_85

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, I went through the same thing as a kid, but my dad wasn’t around so it was tough. I remember we didn’t have food stamps or cash to get groceries one time at WinnDixie so my mom, my brothers, and I left. My mom was crying in the car. That left a mark on me for life. I always try to help the food insecure because I know how it was for me a child.

@theblukatlife

4 жыл бұрын

@@jbar_85 When we see these so called leaders with their fancy suits and their fancy dinners portraing themselves like they are having a good time while the rest of the world suffers, they go into their meetings supposibly to change things but the very first thing they need to change is their image. Imagine having all these riches and fancyness and going into poor places and telling everybody there that everything will be fine. Will they believe in them? Let's not be idiots, humans are not idiots. We are ignorant and they do not understand us those idiots who according to their absurd democracies that often do not help at all if the millionaires check the elections indirectly with the propaganda that is called news or movies or entertainment. Let's not fool ourselves by believing that there are human people capable of leading others when they themselves are rotten from the moment they are born. We are poor not because of their systems that classify others by merit. We are poor not because we are guilty by nature but because they blame us for the same thing they did. We are poor because although we see that the world is literally on fire and sinking we do absolutely nothing to change it, whether it is true or not directly affecting us. We live in constant wars among ourselves while we kill animals for "our safety." Our mind has become unbalanced so much that we are practically beings without any feeling not for other humans but for the entire life of this planet. The woman who was the one with emotions has already reached the level of the man and does not protect and gives love to her children, they design and manipulates them. And unfortunately and by consistency it will continue to be and we will end up swallowing each other but we will find that critical point in our lives where we see for all without seeing races or relationships. We are not robots that follow orders, we are human and humans, despite our indifference and ideas, we see not only for ourselves but for all living beings that exist on this planet where we exist. Let's not expect everything to go to waste, let's act to make this world not better for us but better for the world. And it all starts with realizing our mistakes. Of our failures of our humanity that we do not know. We are poor not of material possessions but of knowledge, we are poor of conscience. We are poor of compation, we are poor of brotherhood of sisterhood. We are poor of humanity. We are poor. (Sorry for the grammar mistakes this was translated from spanish, I changed some words to better portrait the same meaning I originally wrote) I am Mexican.

@last_womann8344

4 жыл бұрын

@@theblukatlife Mannn, stop grouping all those wealthy African nations that you DON'T see on the media and too lazy to research with the poor parts that you ALWAYS see. There's parts of Africa that is so technologically advanced and rich, it puts the U.S. to shame. You're evidence American media has done its job of keeping most citizens ignorant of the true power of Africa.

@bokhans

4 жыл бұрын

Jess Barnett 😢

we get charged and pay just to live.

@hategreed1

4 жыл бұрын

@Yes, and no other animal does this to their own species. Who are the most dangerous, deadly animals? GREEDY human beings.

@queennaishusband1931

4 жыл бұрын

I mean the people who are selling the food need to make a living

@hategreed1

4 жыл бұрын

@jchc VV, who thinks THAT? Apparently you?

@Lucky5111

Жыл бұрын

@@queennaishusband1931 Except they don't

Add, that workers making minimum wage frequently need food stamp assistance.

@hategreed1

4 жыл бұрын

Making minimum wage (with multiple college degrees), being denied fulltime hours that we want, and REQUIRED to NOT work for other employers so we are available to be scheduled at the employers's need. So possibly ZERO to 6 hrs in a week or consecutive weeks. THIS FORCED POVERTY SHOULD BE ILLEGAL. The corporations are all colluding with each other in Des Moines IA (Republican GREED state) to impoverish citizens. These corporations are as evil as evil gets.

and the most disgusting part a lot of these people are working folks, it's so sad that the cost of living move so far ahead of a decent living wage.

I clip coupons like a madman and buy in bulk to make my food stamps last as long as possible and I still run out at about the end of 3 weeks. Go to your local food bank to see the variety of people that still need help getting by. Thanks to all the people who donate time food and money to local food banks👍🏼. If you hear an elected official talking negatively about the ebt program remind them that it costs a tiny fraction of the amount that they gave to rich corporations in tax cuts.

@dianemoonstone4715

4 жыл бұрын

Agree.

@stayswervin554

Жыл бұрын

So you want other people to pay for you? And now you think your entitled to someone else’s money? Tax cuts means they kept their money Taxs means they take your money Welfare means you take other peoples money and give it to someone else FYI if you actually understand the way the world works the more you tax the rich the more scarce resources will be.

Someone once said Hunger is more terrifying than death Death comes once But hunger will be back tomorrow

There are children who only eat school meals. They go home to an empty refrigerator. I cannot even imagine the pain and suffering these babies endure. 💔

When I was living in LA "chasing the dream" I had my share of moments I needed the card and benefits. Now I'm doing much better but yeah, we all gotta eat.

@coleh6196

4 жыл бұрын

Joe Sanchez we do, but the amount of people taking advantage isn’t small, those are the people that will be taken off, through a more serious check to make sure they need it. And the illegal immigrants should not get SNAP because they committed a crime, whether you agree or not. If they come to a point of entry and claim asylum that’s different, but those that jump the wall and claim asylum or just come in, that’s breaking the law, and they should not get our hard earned money because they decided to jump a wall.

@josuem7398

4 жыл бұрын

@@coleh6196 you realize they don't qualify for snap or food stamps right? Its their kids that are american citizens that they give benefits too please don't be ignorant

@coleh6196

4 жыл бұрын

Generic-O's yes they do receive snap benefits, 2nd we need to fix the citizenship requirements, because it’s not right they can come here illegally, have kids, and then have them be citizens. That isn’t right. That isn’t fair, to the Americans that came here legally. To those people crossing legally.

@abouttogiveyasomefacts5574

4 жыл бұрын

English Springer no they don’t only kids do and they’re citizens I know how it works you just listen to fox

@coleh6196

4 жыл бұрын

bob lazuli I don’t listen to fox, thanks for assuming that. Secondly, yes they do receive some. Our citizen laws are messed up, because they shouldn’t be able to come here illegally, have kids, and then we pay for their kids. That isn’t fair to you or the rest of America, or those coming in legally.

Universal Basic Income would solve the issue of poverty for many Americans having to work multiple jobs just to make a living but still have to rely on Welfare because their income may not be enough.

@carflk916

4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Yang 2020!

Trump: I will get u off food stamp when I'm elected. Trump as president: congratulations ur off foodstamp. Literally😂

@citychicaintexas

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤔🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@lynnwilhoite6194

4 жыл бұрын

@zaks news site This made me snort! 😭Hahahahahaha Haaaaaaaaaa!😂

@jbar_85

4 жыл бұрын

Not because they got a higher paying job either. Lol! “You’re off food stamps, good luck!”

The fact that it’s cost so much money to eat “healthy” in the country is ridiculous!!! To feed a family of 4 on organic foods is very costly so what do ppl do? They find alternatives! It’s sad really!

@MrTmenzo

4 жыл бұрын

I disagree. Sacks of bean and rice are cheap. Rinse greens,fruits and veggies you don't necessarily need organic. But yet people just buy soda and little debbie snacks with their ebt.

@cicilove9709

4 жыл бұрын

the doge organic foods means how the foods are grown not using gmo’s or artificial chemicals etc, so eating organic def is a better alternative but regardless is expensive to do so especially when you have a large family. In regards to ppl buying soda’s/snacks with their EBT that’s their choice at the end of the day but my comment was about how expensive it is to eat healthy in this country

@MrTmenzo

4 жыл бұрын

@@cicilove9709 studies show most organic foods are not free from pesticides at all. So you're paying double for the regular pesticide sprayed product.

@cicilove9709

4 жыл бұрын

the doge yes that is also true so either way it’s a double edge sword its killing us slowly! Growing your own plant base food is really the best way to go.

@dafuknapple2471

3 жыл бұрын

You can always grow your own food silly

I wish all politicians had to live as the poorest Americans and were unable to receive anything more than they do. Then we would see some real change in this country.

@Charmaine6645

4 жыл бұрын

I would like to see the politicians in office especially the Republicans have to live off of food stamps for at least 30 to 60 days. Then we'll see if they think its so easy!

Food stamps isnt for just to feed poor people though, its a subsidy to grocery stores to keep prices down when people cant afford it due to the lack of livable wages. 3.1 million get cut from food stamps, $150-$300 a piece, that is a minimum loss of 400 million dollars PER MONTH to grocery stores amongst a handfull of states. If you were unhappy about “the poors” not paying their fair share, you’re about to pick up paying it to the stores for them, AND theyll still go hungry, win win!

@MistressOP

4 жыл бұрын

yup and he's about to kill the midwest states who lean on those poor people to buy the sometimes healthy but mostly unhealthy corn based foods we subsidies. getting those trump voters on two ends if they had a brain in there heads lol,

@SinnedNogara

4 жыл бұрын

Food should be a human right we have more than enough of it.

@mrsaye499

4 жыл бұрын

important point. costly surplus was the reason behind originating food stamps in the 1930s. It was to keep farmers and the economy afloat.

@coleh6196

4 жыл бұрын

Broody Pie where the heck do you get your facts. They are taking those that take advantage of the system off, that will save over 150 BILLION A YEAR. Use facts not your beliefs. There is a big difference from a fact to a belief.

@theblukatlife

4 жыл бұрын

@@coleh6196 the problem is that those that take "advantage" probably already have at least 2 kids, take away that "advantage" and oh boy those 2 kids will be your worst nightmare after a couple of years. Think before you write fella.

The American dream doesn’t exist anymore.

@iceadonis6340

4 жыл бұрын

It never existed, it just mind control

@dontaylor7315

4 жыл бұрын

@@iceadonis6340 It did though. People actually did make enough to own a home and have a reasonably secure retirement. You may not be old enough to remember it. We've never had a utopia or even a truly fair system but that wasn't the American dream, that was the ideal.

@byraiinz7983

4 жыл бұрын

When did it exist?

@Buffalosoldija

4 жыл бұрын

70s & 80s were great years for families💯💯 Once steel mills , manufacturing co. and auto industry started moving jobs out of the country things started to slowly change for the worst. Corporations seized on the cheaper labor force and never looked back. Then the "for profit schools" started popping up all over the place like a McDonald's franchise. Where I'm at, public works city employees were forced to retire or get laid off (fired) then replaced w/ free inmate labor. Prisons are where the jobs are at. No benefits and (some) companies pay the inmates peanuts. They went from cheap illegal immigrant labor to free prison labor. Forest Fires in Cali, inmates were trained and used to help put out the flames. Once some inmates were released after serving their time. they went to apply for a fire fighter position and were denied.

@shallows529

4 жыл бұрын

It never did! LoL!

UBI would also have a massive effect on helping to fix food insecurity. Wouldn't have to worry about qualifying nor getting denied.

@bresidentpoejiden8253

4 жыл бұрын

Tacet the Terror you know how many people in the hood that will use UBI to increase their drug supply.

@khadijahmuhammad4771

4 жыл бұрын

@@bresidentpoejiden8253 A lot less than the number of people who could stop selling drugs because they wouldn't be desperate for eating money.

@bresidentpoejiden8253

4 жыл бұрын

Khadijah Muhammad the majority of drug dealer in the U.S. aren't doing it because they are hungry. The only people who deserve a UBI is non criminals.

@st.fiacre6685

4 жыл бұрын

@@bresidentpoejiden8253 If they are selling drugs,shouldnt they be rich tycoons flying jets for the mob.I thought that was the stereotype? or are we talking about down and out street bums that just want to escape reality?

@bresidentpoejiden8253

4 жыл бұрын

St.Fiacre I stand by what I said. Criminals aren't deserving of free money.

It’s pathetic that some people still need food stamps while working a full time job. Especially places where the executives make hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Walmart, Disney and other places where that happens should have to pay penalties for that.

Our government is, and has long been, so shortsighted in its priorities. What society doesn't benefit from a healthy, well-educated populace - but instead, we're a 'top/down' society that sees most benefits go to those at the top, funnels enormous amounts of money into the military (primarily benefiting contractors), and all the while, demonizing the poor and working-class for not 'trying harder'.

We have all the symptoms of a Depression. But never mind

Our senators get over $150 a day for their food. Like wtf

Eat the rich. If food stamps are cut, go to a wealthy residential neighborhood and get some fresh meat.

@el4242

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@timmarshall7292

4 жыл бұрын

We serve lunch after the church services every Sunday. Come on by and enjoy and afterwards you are welcome to left overs; we'll help wrap them up. If you let us know your coming, we'll bring some extra produce out of the garden.

@hategreed1

4 жыл бұрын

@Tim Marshall, but why aren't churches willing to let all of the Americans living in cars because we can't find vacant, affordable aoartments, sleep in empty churches or even in their parking lots? I know, I've asked plenty of them. And why aren't church members willing to rent rooms to Americans that can't find affordable housing? Jesus told those who would be his followers to take the homeless (like himself and his disciples!) into THEIR own homes. Jesus also said, "Go, sell everything you have and give the money to the poor. Then come, and follow me."

@timmarshall7292

4 жыл бұрын

@@hategreed1 you raise some valid points on christians not doing more and each of us need to take a hard look at ourselves. Christ knew the rich man, He was having a conversation with, thought to much of himself and his assets, so Christ knowing this, exposed that man. Money is not the root of all evil, the Love of money is. While we each need to meet our obligation in christian service, I certainly would not trust or rely on the Bureacrates in Washington DC to do a good job; it seems to me like a way to shirk our personal responsibility.

@hategreed1

4 жыл бұрын

@Tim Marshall, you are a moron. Truly. There a s many things that citizens can't do to prevent GREEDY PEOPLE in corporations from harming other citizens and other species, as they are doing every day. Citizens can not protect the environment, the water and air we need to survive without the power of govt agencies. Govt agencies must do that. I've worked for more than 20 ever more corrupt corporations who commit crimes against us all, who pollute the environment with abandon. I've been on a U.S. aircraft carrier when it dumped a massive amount of toxic waste illegally into San Diego bay and the ship captain told the Officer On Duty to do nothing and say nothing. You are truly moronic to believe we don't need funded govt agencies to keep the immorally corrupt and the insatiably greedy Mr. Burns types who run corporations for the profit of their shareholders at the expense of humanity's and all of the better creatures' survival. Please don't respond to any more of my comments. I consider you to be an enabler of immoral greed and the genocide of the American majority and a cause of irreversible destruction of other spcies.

My mom is disabled and was getting $44 in EBT. Cause I'm her caretaker she loss her benefits.

@LyricsThatFly

4 жыл бұрын

George Page 😢😢

@LyricsThatFly

4 жыл бұрын

George Page why only $44 i know people who are well and abled and they get $500+

@alltheragegeorgepageakatheperv

4 жыл бұрын

@@LyricsThatFly cause she get's SSI and Medicaid. Social Services calculate that as earnings.

I did read that the food stamps cost each taxpayer about $35 a year. Corporate welfare costs each taxpayer $800 a year.

@StevenSanchezWelding

4 жыл бұрын

alan chase source?

Some of the less educated are unable and sometimes even unwilling to understand this. And some of the better educated will make sure of that.

@alfredgarrett5065

4 жыл бұрын

Does it matter that some of the less-educated are unable and sometimes unwilling to work

@wolfjarlgrbane5771

4 жыл бұрын

@@alfredgarrett5065 You did not hear him state some families have more than one job and still struggle, either your straight stupid or from another country, maybe worse, a rich company owner that treats your workers like this.

@nandy1256

4 жыл бұрын

@@alfredgarrett5065 yup calling out those unwilling to work makes sense. But no one can expect much from those unable to work.

@alfredgarrett5065

4 жыл бұрын

@Bruce Boring lies ate up by the gullible.

@nandy1256

4 жыл бұрын

@@alfredgarrett5065 No one is hindering you to point out which particular part of the clip is about misinformation? Oh, I get it. This clip is absurd as compared to wind mills causing cancer.

I used to work in Camden NJ. One of the poorest cities in NJ. And its where you go to apply for stamps. Its ppl from all walks of life and ppl of every race that apply for assistance. Things happen in life and sometimes ppl need help. Abusing the help is when its a problem. Trump doesnt understand bn less fortunate obviously when a "SMALL LOAN" of $1mill from daddy Is what helped him start his 1st business. The more programs he cuts the more money he can pocket. Shady man smh

Recently I've been wondering the true purpose of SNAP, were they implemented to feed the poor or to hold back the pitchfork?

*How ironic when who voted Trump wanted a radical change for the better. But yeah there's a change but opposite change that they want. 🤷‍♀️*

Thank you for sharing this.

When I first got divorced I had a toddler. I remember being so mad because if I worked I couldn't get help but if I didn't I could get as much in benefits as I could make. The system should not punish a person for trying to better themselves.

@trisha7976

4 жыл бұрын

@Coelophysis no, I think min. wage should be higher. My parents raised me to work but I couldn't help from being a lil jealous of girls laying around while I worked and they got free rent, food, everything and everything else.

I don't live in the US but I follow US politic. You should really check out 2020 candidate Andrew Yang.

@StevenSanchezWelding

4 жыл бұрын

Liang Hsien Wong 👏🏾👏🏾

@carriesee7209

4 жыл бұрын

Bernie is and will continue to be my vote. Look at his past and his ideas. Just sayin

My disabled senior friend lives on about $750 a month and qualifies for a whopping $64 a month in food stamps. No, we're not taking care of our citizens.

Whose fault is it if people can’t afford basic needs and must turn to the government? The big overarching problem in America isn’t that poor people aren’t working hard enough; it’s that their wages aren’t high enough, their jobs and hours can be unpredictable, and their employers don’t provide robust enough benefits for them to live without support. We need to charge corporations a “freeloader” fee if their employees depend on government aid like food stamps. Yet at the same time, the Republican solution for the social welfare programs on which so many Americans depend is to impose work requirements, in the hopes that conditioning a person’s benefits on working or looking for work will result in them being paid more wages and lifting them to a better financial state where they don’t need federal assistance. But the data on low-income workers belies that argument. We don’t have a pandemic of lazy welfare recipients in this country, by and large, but we do seem to have an economy that doesn’t provide many people with enough financial support for basic human needs. *The problem isn’t that Americans aren’t willing to work; most of the people who rely on federal assistance already do if they can. The problem is an economy that has rewarded corporations, and by extension the rich people who disproportionately invest in them, more than workers.*

I have $30 for food a month. I make $150 a month over what would qualify me for foodstamps. So I use food pantries. They have helped so much.

UBI is the relief for the middle class families that is long overdue.

@MajorasWrath1

4 жыл бұрын

There's no such thing as "middle class." That is bourgeoisie propaganda. You either have to work to survive or you don't.

@Lucky5111

Жыл бұрын

@@MajorasWrath1 Finally, someone understands.

A COUPLE THINGS TO POINT OUT: 1.) S.N.A.P. is designed mainly as an "assistance" program. That is, it's meant to greatly reduce the amount a recipient would need to spend on good. If benefits run out before the end of the month, the recipient would usually have enough in their own income to pay the difference. 2.) Healthy food is not so expensive. A candy bar for example costs about $1.00. On the other hand, a pair of apples which also costs about $1.00 are both affordable and more fulfilling.

In San Antonio our food banks just give a sheet of paper with other places to go that are like on the outskirts of our city. And they only give food once a year. The actual SAfood bank is also nearly outside of the city making it difficult to get to

Just gave me a positive look. Thanks

This man is out here spitting facts!

Thanks for posting

Voting against your best interest! Ignorance is bliss!!!!!!!

can’t believe america has people simultaneously eating only a few meals a week, if that, while others in america make so much money they don’t even know what to do with it.

I have work for 10 years and I never ask for food stamps.

@Charmaine6645

4 жыл бұрын

Good for you and I hope you never have to get to that period. Some people aren't as lucky.

That this is allowed to happen in the richest countries in the world; the United Kingdom, the United States Of America. It is just disgusting. The United States President; Trump who wants to make this situation worse is just a disgrace.

If you work full time for min. wage, pay taxes, rent/bills, cost of living you will have less money each month, then if you collected Welfare, Snap, and the government housing and assistance programs. So, the better choice for people, especially with children is to collect government assistance and be on government programs. This system is set up this way on purpose.

@lilylily7072

4 жыл бұрын

@Misanthropic Trilobite That comment is the stupidest cliche' everyone that never has any solutions always uses. I am sure next you will say... "Well they should get better jobs". "They should get a better education". Won't you will never do is actually say anything original or offer any real life solutions to the problems. Instead, you will repeat the same old rhetoric and pretend in your deluded mind that you actually did something productive. There in itself lies the problem.

I don’t understand how so many in this country go without, yet we are still EXTREMELY wasteful, as far as different businesses/stores etc go, they throw so much away. Why not put it to good use?

I’ll support food stamps once they start mandatory random drug testing with it. I see a lot of people on hard drugs and using alcohol that receive food stamps. This program enables some people to continue with poor choices at the same time it really helps some of those in need

$6.45?? LOL!! Try $1.50!!! I'm permanently disabled in CA and I receive $45 a month. And I'm thankful for every penny!!

Food Stamps were started not for the people who couldnt buy food but the farmers who had a surplus of food that they couldnt sell. Its farm subsidy. Its still run by the USDA. Just like Medical Assistance us the healthcare industry's subsidy.

@imtheboss1826

4 жыл бұрын

That's true but people still got to eat and have medical care.

@srats56

4 жыл бұрын

@@imtheboss1826 wouldn't need so much 'medical ' care if food was quality and not gmo and sprayed with poisons not to mention all the animals are sickly from eating gmo garbage

@imtheboss1826

4 жыл бұрын

@@srats56 yep 👍. And most manufacturing poisoning the air, ground and water.

@srats56

4 жыл бұрын

@@imtheboss1826 that as well

At least in the US you get food stamps in my country you get £1k a month and that’s for food, clothes and anything else and that means kids go hungry to school and during the holidays they sometimes don’t even get a good amount of food and we have a left wing government that’s blamed Westminster despite it is the SNPs fault. And the church runs a holiday club that for some kids might be there only meal of the day. Our food banks are running dry. And Anytime I go to my local Tesco the trolley that is used to donate is always full and empty each day.

@grmpEqweer

4 жыл бұрын

Neoliberalism is evil.

My last girlfriend refused to work a fulltime job so she can get her food stamp and housing benefits. I agree that there are people who need benefits from the government. However, there are bad apples that take advantage of a system that is supposed to help people in need.

@khadijahmuhammad4771

4 жыл бұрын

They're a minority though. We shouldn't leave so many people to the wol ed of hunger and poverty because of a minority

@ruthpullis9279

4 жыл бұрын

You would have not maid it 1980

@khadijahmuhammad4771

4 жыл бұрын

@@ruthpullis9279 "Maid"

@JerseyzFinest201

4 жыл бұрын

Khadijah Muhammad what percentage is the minority?

@ruthpullis9279

4 жыл бұрын

@@khadijahmuhammad4771 no a Navy brat

I would never ridicule someone on this system or something like it. But, just in order to clarify, is the 1 in 6 Americans that are hungry, are they starving or hungry? Because the answer this question could help bring both sides of the argument to the table

@alfredgarrett5065

4 жыл бұрын

Some people are always hungry

When my mom was without a job and we got free lunch, we were never sent any food stamps. My dad had a job but even then money was tight. We couldnt even afford to mail a letter so I could join an academic program. :/ ok then. But were much better off now in our own house and making over six figures combined. 👍🏾

I know 10 people on food stamps. All are young 20’s males and 1, 26 year old women that makes $150,000 as a cocktail waitress. Exception of 1 guy in a wheelchair that actually needs it. Very few people that have it, really need it. It’s to the point I can see someone in line at the grocery store and before they get to the cashier I know they will use food stamps. And I’ve been right 100% of the time. It’s being severely abused. And the handicapped guy, all he does is smoke weed all day every day. 4 random drug tests a year. If any positives, then loss of food stamps for 5 years. Do a minimum level of finding out how much a person actually makes at their job (tips). If they are gambling or lottery tickets permanent loss of stamps. This needs to be for emergency only. And temporary. To help someone get back on their feet. Unless they have a permanent disability. It’s out of control.

This may be true but I have seen the other side of this truth. I grew up in an area where it was common to see people trading food stamps for cash or drugs and it really wasn’t a secret. I remember neighbors kids asking to have dinner with us because their parents already “spent all their food stamps for the month” even though they just collected. I promise there are for sure lots of people abusing this system.

I've known good people who use them properly and bad people who take advantage.

100% correct, when my budget was tight eating healthy was a luxury.

I got paid €8.60 weekly by the disability allowances

@grmpEqweer

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's rough.

I guess I'm missing something because when I was young we were on food stamps and my mother got off eventually and we were able to make things work... it was never enough but the way my mother taught me is that it's not supposed to be enough this is why you don't rely on others. If you can't get what you need, tailor your life where you need to in order to take care of the necessities...food assistance is just that ASSISTANCE.

Hey you didn’t mention how everyone who is on social security has they’re check spent in the first two weeks and they’re cash poor in the second half of the month and most people on social security are vets or retirees

What's a kitten cookie?

@lilylily7072

4 жыл бұрын

They are cookies that look like cats. Cat shaped cookies, with frosting on them. You can get a box of them for $1.

True.

One thing that's fact is the mom is eating steak and the kids eating roman noodles 😂😂😂😂

This is America keep food going Don't hate cause u don't qualify 😇

@lisbetdelgado5970

4 жыл бұрын

What

Paying for others people's groceries is an insanely stupid idea. I would rather pay taxes for something that will help me in the future. Like for infrastructure.

I wonder if there are any charity based alternatives worth looking into.

We don’t use food stamps anymore.

@lostover50

4 жыл бұрын

Jarlaxle Banre No, it’s not a credit card.

@LyricsThatFly

4 жыл бұрын

Jarlaxle Banre 😂😂😂😂 its not a credit card its a tax payers hard earned money for someone else

"Food Stamps," a.k.a. U.S. farm subsidies! They can't be used for imported food for a reason!

They should definitely change the system. Have a list of items they can buy from. Food stamps are a necessity for a lot of people, unfortunate that some abuse that system. If everyone was honest about it there would be no issues. Shouldn’t be the case but unfortunately it is

If they let people keep foodstamps until they didn't need them and didn't immediately take them away if you start working, the amount of people not working (or working under the table) on foodstamps would plummet. "oh, you're making $947.5 a month and $720 goes to rent? Well here you go! Congratulatuons. Feed yourself with $11. You're welcome. Good luck feeding yourself after gas and utilities."

The SNAP program is heavily abused and the department in NYC doesn't do enough to monitor it. Great program run by terrible lazy people

*Who knew people who don’t have any experience living like this would have inaccurate ideas about it. That’s not even logical*

With so much cheap, plentiful food and all the handouts the "poor" in this country are well off compared to the poor in the rest of the world. No one starves here unless they want to.

I work at a grocery store and so many people use food stamps to buy junk food

@grmpEqweer

4 жыл бұрын

Partly ignorance, but partly humans (and animals) under stress will undereat nutritious food, but overeat highly palatable "junk food," if given the latter. This was shown to be so in a rat study. ...So being poor is stressful. Poor people will tend to eat junk food for comfort. Not only that, junk food is cheaper. Plus, you might be examining and judging the purchases of someone using EBT to buy food in a way you aren't examining and judging the purchases of other shoppers.

@Lucky5111

Жыл бұрын

Wdym by junk food? Frozen food? People don't have time if they are working minimum wage jobs.

Alfred Garret is a troll whom has no clue, please ignore them.

@alfredgarrett5065

4 жыл бұрын

Someone in the world dies every second of hunger but when was the last case in America of someone dying of no food.

@wolfjarlgrbane5771

4 жыл бұрын

@@alfredgarrett5065 Prooved my point thanks.

@alfredgarrett5065

4 жыл бұрын

Can we all agree that people are crappy in the United States today? And I feel like if there's a system of benefit people will exploit it.

@alfredgarrett5065

4 жыл бұрын

People would be a whole lot less cynical about food stamps if they had an end and they only went for certain foods like milk bread meet not the good cuts cheese pasta vegetables and that's it. And no lifelong recipients

@wolfjarlgrbane5771

4 жыл бұрын

@@alfredgarrett5065 No not everyone is like that, thank you. And it seems unless you are in America, that you do not know this. If you are then you are either misinformed or oblivious.

The sad thing is no American should be hungry because we produce so much food we literally toss away 1/3 of it in the trash. Maybe just the logistics of transporting them to people that needs it and the stigma that prevents it.

Its food assistance keyword assistance

This country is a disaster.

@vanquish421

4 жыл бұрын

@Misanthropic Trilobite top kek

Junk food is not cheaper than fresh and frozen produce. That’s the REAL myth. More often than not, it’s actually more expensive. There are also cheap cuts of meat that taste quite delicious with the right seasoning. I realize that not everybody is a “chef”, so let me anticipate that rebuttal right away before anyone tries to use it. Seasoning food to your liking isn’t something that only a chef can do. You can experiment and decide what works best for you. It takes the same amount of time to do that as it does to open and gorge on a bag of Doritos, so don’t even use that argument either. Back to my main point: it’s a lousy excuse for these food stamp people to use, saying that “Healthy food is too expensive”. I work at a store, so you can’t fool me. I know the prices like the back of my hand.

Change your diet from an all healthy life style to pure junk food and it will take less than a month to see a significant drop in energy, mental health and fitness. Or go the other way around from all junk food to healthy food and one can see direct improvement, not just on the weight scale but in every area of your life. Be it energy, mental health, fitness, mood or motivation. Healthy food is so fundamental.

@srats56

4 жыл бұрын

too bad healthy food is rare, there is more money in junk food

Was this about America or Africa?

Still waiting on my stamps

The first letter of SNAP is supplemental. SNAP was not made to provide food for the whole month.

Do a video about the 16-20 page application and the 51 income verification questions. The numerous verifications dhhs asked for and the multiple places you have to go obtaining the verifications.. How dhhs dehumanizing approach that treat you like a criminal trying to rip the government funds allocation at $6.50 per day... Contrast that to an actual experience of getting a loan from a bank with a 2 page application. 48 hour wait time for a 5 k loan. The senators getting a $150 a day for food

Seriously never thought that this would be USA!! It's time to get to subsistence agriculture again guys... Atleast stomach would be full with healthy food and life would be stress-free. Urban life is highly overrated!

Food stamps should no be taken away, but they should be regulated. Many people do not use them the right way or take advantage of them, people would be buying things that are not healthy for there families which cause obesity or overstock on food.

@narutoedw1n

4 жыл бұрын

Pricing matters eating healthy is a luxury if you have a budget of 200 or less a month if you need to survive until the following month for renew balance youre gonna skip out on eating healthy just to make it Its astonishing how many frogs cannot see that which affects others based on hearsay if you ever wanna see what its like just challenge yourself like the man in the video to humble yourselves

@marin4767

4 жыл бұрын

narutoedw1n I’m just saying that foods stamps should be regulated to help people make wiser purchases like natural produce. So that they don’t just buy chips, sodas, candy, cookies for the household. A relative works as a cashier for a grocery store and he says that people mostly come in to spend hundreds of dollars on food stamps on just junk food. So we gotta be realistic here, they are some people that take advantage of these services, and it needs to be changed not removed. And calling people frogs does not make your argument look any better.

@narutoedw1n

4 жыл бұрын

@@marin4767 if we really wanted people to make smarter choice on foodstamps it wouldnt be by regulating foodstamp instead regulating the food an example would be if youre on food stamps vegetables and healthy choices are cheaper and more affordable using the card with the monthly budget something like that would give an incentive to eat healthier and make wiser choices. Everyone took math class when there are discounts people are more likely to weigh their options better dont just knock with the food stamps part of it because it wouldnt help anyone it would just take more people off it that need it even tho they arent eating the best way

@marin4767

4 жыл бұрын

narutoedw1n I get what you mean but that falls outside the food stamp controversy, that’s more like a food industry situation. Whatever the price the food is being sold for, people will still buy it. That’s the whole point of food stamps.

@narutoedw1n

4 жыл бұрын

@@marin4767 people would still buy it but less of it. Its quality vs quantities in that situation in the end heathly choices would be purchased perhaps the moment the balance is added into their accounts after a week they would go back to eating unhealthy because now they have to budget their choices. Its wishful thinking that its a just a food industry problem since we all know everything that is considered food comes with an expiration date if nothing is sold then it will be thrown out and they ultimately lose revenue on their products I would argue any food industry should make it its mission to sell all their products even if they have to cheapen it for those who cant afford it after all a happy customer is a reoccurring customer. Not mention snap benefits local businesses like as grocery stores or supermarkets the less people on snap the less revenue they receive its a cycle no money is really wasted

So why is it you see people on food stamps with steak and junk food filling their carts? Sure wish I could have steak, but junk food never enters my house, everything prepared from scratch.

@ashleysullenberger7731

4 жыл бұрын

People that are not on food stamps buy the same amount of junk food as people on food stamps. And steaks are food If someone is on food stamps know how to budget I don't see why they can't have it you can get steaks on sale last week I paid $15 for New York steaks 2 came in the package that pretty good deal. When I go to a steak house I pay over $50 for my husband and I

Cut all food stamps and handouts........ We know who will REALLY be hurt. By the way.... When did you figure out you didn't have enough money.... On your 4th, 5th or 6th kid while you were opioid addicted

This isn’t all factual.

The homeless don't have a way to cook, refrigerate or store food. So they either sell the snap benefits for half value or buy cheep dollar tree quality instant foods. So health and welfare are not a major concern. Surviving is

If shame cured poverty no one would be poor.

@grmpEqweer

4 жыл бұрын

Shame keeps us from pulling out the pitchforks and wheeling out the guillotines.😈

Here's a novel idea... HEALTHY people need to get a J O B .A lot of older retired folk, who decided to do the correct thing and go to work, struggle to eat properly. They don't qualify for any Gov't. assistance at all. While the DEADBEATS eat like kings and play video games all day. The welfare system needs to be changed. Give out food that has to be cooked only, and watch the help wanted signs come down. Healthy men and women,{ not children and elderly ect.} should not be eligible for free food.

6 dollars a day, better hit up McDonald’s for some dollar sandwiches.

Food should be free! Period!

@ssrobs2552

4 жыл бұрын

Alchemxst Xavier How would that work?

@m.s.9158

4 жыл бұрын

Free food rations for everyone that would cover the needs for the designed period, would do wonders for people that cannot afford food.

@ssrobs2552

4 жыл бұрын

Mihailius Rex That's already a thing though. And I was referring to the OC seemingly saying all food, which would be near if not fully impossible for a long list of reasons.

@bresidentpoejiden8253

4 жыл бұрын

Alchemxst Xavier someone has to pay for it. No such thing as free. I guess everyone should have free money also

@alchemxstxavier5225

4 жыл бұрын

Charles Dinkins - Actually money shouldn’t exist. Who said the land cost money? Are we going to start putting a price tag on OXYGEN next?

Now food stamp is the result of deportation. Your greencard will be rejected.

Lies

Vote ANDREW YANG2020

Everyone deserves free money.

BS come on man you are lying.

@st.fiacre6685

4 жыл бұрын

Nah man food it really exist.Its not your imagination.

stop lying man