General Chit-Chat Thread - No Spoilers

[Smart Marx]

Which is basically WIC, Grim.

 

[Smart Marx]

You can't buy junk food on WIC.

 

[Dakstang]

There was a scam going on around here where people with EBT cards were buying shopping carts full of 24 packs cans of soda then selling them to a local business for like half the cost in cash.

 

[Dakstang]

Maybe less.

 

[Dakstang]

The business eventually got busted.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

I hate to pull the fucking Rome card again, but during the late Republic and Imperial days, they had a national grain dole that they handed out to its poorest citizens. I don't see how the fuck the US can't pull that off.

 

[Comrade Khan]

I mean most of those "dumb ideas" work in a lot of countries , the majority of them in fact when it comes to basic health care which is still a huge joke atm. Clean energy stuff I can understand the controversy as it's generally been used as a scam for corps to get tax breaks. I do think some things need to ne subsided, everyone is entitled to basic housing and healthy food. I'd much prefer seeing my own government spend there rather than giving oil barons cuts and warplanes. As an example

 

[Dakstang]

We could definitely pull it off....but what messes everything else up in America gets in the way. Special Interest Groups and Lobbyists.

 

[Dakstang]

Lobbying and S.I.G.'s need to be made illegal.

 

[Swamps]

I do think the Government should have a subsidized system for its poorest citizens, however. Whether that be a national food dole, or housing funding specifically by the government until these citizens can get back on their feet. I'd also say that welfare needs to be overhauled. It's too easy to cheat the system when people come into my fucking store and buy $100 worth of snacks with Food stamps.

I'm more than okay with this. However, $100 for snacks is a little light. Considering that the price of fruit is increasing. I'd say maybe $100 bi-weekly or $150 Bi-weekly

 

[his_insanity]

This guy believes that a government is responsible to put a roof over everyone's head. LMAO

 

[Comrade Khan]

I hate to pull the fucking Rome card again, but during the late Republic and Imperial days, they had a national grain dole that they handed out to its poorest citizens. I don't see how the fuck the US can't pull that off.

there's more than enough farmlands to feed the entire planet a bunch of times lol

 

[CakeWalker]

if you had an NHS

 

[CakeWalker]

everything would get easier

 

[Swamps]

please ,if you think democrats are even socialists you're foolish. They are just as much in the pockets of the ultra rich, they just sell you different snake oil

yet you lack the fuck outta they boots, Small Foot