How will the SNAP or EBT November Crisis affect YOU?

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Everyone blaming Democrats here, even though Trump blames presidents for shutdowns (except himself, of course), is free to provide evidence that what Republicans want will be a brutal blow to our health-care industry.

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10 minutes ago, FrancieFootball said:

Everyone blaming Democrats here, even though Trump blames presidents for shutdowns (except himself, of course), is free to provide evidence that what Republicans want will be a brutal blow to our health-care industry.

Correct me if I'm wrong here, and I may be, but the House has passed several CR's that keeps the government "working" in the short term but the Senate Dems keep voting against it. 

Why not keep the basics funded while working on peripheral things? 

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10 hours ago, Ron_Artest said:

Typical maga response.  If it doesn't affect me, I don't care.  Just make racist jokes.

 What a baby

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48 minutes ago, 5-Points said:

Correct me if I'm wrong here, and I may be, but the House has passed several CR's that keeps the government "working" in the short term but the Senate Dems keep voting against it. 

Why not keep the basics funded while working on peripheral things? 

You tell me. I'm trying to educate myself on all the inside baseball on this thing. 

I got this:

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Democrats have opposed recent continuing resolutions (CRs) primarily because they lack key Democratic policy priorities, such as the extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, and to force negotiations on a comprehensive, bipartisan funding bill. 

 

 

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15 minutes ago, FrancieFootball said:

You tell me. I'm trying to educate myself on all the inside baseball on this thing. 

I got this:

 

That reads, to me, like the Dems taking their ball and going home. They want everything they want and they want it now. 

This is a, what? Six week CR? They can compromise now, to make sure some things are funded, then work for a month and a half to negotiate a more equitable compromise on the next one. 

For the record, I've always felt this way about these buIIshit CR disputes. Its political theater to rouse the rabble. 

It's six focking weeks. Get it done and work towards getting more of what you want on the next one. 

 

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4 minutes ago, 5-Points said:

That reads, to me, like the Dems taking their ball and going home. They want everything they want and they want it now. 

This is a, what? Six week CR? They can compromise now, to make sure some things are funded, then work for a month and a half to negotiate a more equitable compromise on the next one. 

For the record, I've always felt this way about these buIIshit CR disputes. Its political theater to rouse the rabble. 

It's six focking weeks. Get it done and work towards getting more of what you want on the next one. 

 

We shall see, but I question the point of kicking the can down the road and expecting different results, which would be insanity's definition. We need to take care of the less fortunate, and that's a hill upon which I am most willing to die.

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1 minute ago, FrancieFootball said:

We shall see, but I question the point of kicking the can down the road and expecting different results, which would be insanity's definition. We need to take care of the less fortunate, and that's a hill upon which I am most willing to die.

I'm with you on the less fortunate. I'm not willing to fund the less motivated. 

One group deserves a hand up. The other deserves a kick in the ass. 

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55 minutes ago, 5-Points said:

I'm with you on the less fortunate. I'm not willing to fund the less motivated. 

One group deserves a hand up. The other deserves a kick in the ass. 

I totally agree on this.

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5 hours ago, FrancieFootball said:

I totally agree on this.

Do you still get free estrogen? 

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This isn't an issue of- hey it's the Dems or it's the GOP.

This is an issue of- two sides need to sit down and figure out a way to bridge the gap and get something done. The GOP said for a year now "This is a mandate to lead given to us." And we see how tenuous that is. The Democrats have one minor piece of leverage and they are using it and it will hurt people.

Meanwhile- Rand Paul offers a bipartisan committee idea to work something out and it's met by crickets. Josh Hawley has an idea to pass a small thing that will keep funding SNAP. Schumer says present it for a vote and the Dems will vote for it. That is met by crickets from John Thune. 

On top of it we have Johnson, Thune, Schumer, Jefferies, etc all out there on social media pointing fingers at one another in echo chamber appealing bullshit. And the President's out there telling people about how he controls the Speaker and his big idea is blow up the filibuster which will just mean more of a breakdown of the checks and balances in the system.

Stop thinking any of these people are on your side. They aren't. Across the board they care about themselves and staying in power. Every year it's the same thing- we get new people voted in, a bunch of idiots sit on the Internet and try to claim "My side is better than your side because...." It is what it has always been- meet the new boss, same as the old boss.