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[W:179]Trump, Who Slashed Taxes by $1.5 Trillion, Is Pushing Cuts to Food Stamps

Of course, the poor have it too damn good. Meanwhile, the defense budget is about to get an additional 20 billion. Bombs away...
 
Carleen said:
There are more white people than people of color on food stamps.
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Go back over the thread and you'll see we've demonstrated the proportion of minorities on food stamps is higher. And yes the policy doesn't do any favors for poor white households either.
 
Lovebug said:
Are you suggesting that only African Americans are on food stamps?
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Late to the party. No, but the proportion of minorities on food stamps is higher. You can find links to facts and figures in other posts in the thread.
 
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FreedomFromAll said:
FFS what part of "I agree with your point" but that had nothing to do with my point did you not understand?

This was my comment in response to you:



To make it simple for you: I never disagreed with you but had my own separate point that did not contradict with yours only perhaps added to it. Why you see a need to attack me over it is beyond me. Perhaps you should take a break or something?
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This was your point...and I disagreed with it...which is allowed.

My comment was in response to the poster that I was speaking too (not all expansive).

I agree with your point. But my point was that the government should not dictate what the poor eat.
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Didn't you understand your own point...or did you forget this a public debate forum and not your private play pen?
 
MTAtech said:
According to demographic data, 39.8% of SNAP participants are white, 25.5% are African-American, 10.9% are Hispanic, 2.4% are Asian, and 1% are Native American.
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Yes the raw numbers of SNAP users show that a higher number of white people are SNAP beneficiaries, but the earlier data also demonstrated that a higher proportion of African Americans are on SNAP than the proportion of whites. Both can be true can't they? Depends which side we look from, SNAP demographics or demographics on SNAP. Either way it adversely affects communities of color.
 
uptower said:
Yes the raw numbers of SNAP users show that a higher number of white people are SNAP beneficiaries, but the earlier data also demonstrated that a higher proportion of African Americans are on SNAP than the proportion of whites. Both can be true can't they? Depends which side we look from, SNAP demographics or demographics on SNAP. Either way it adversely affects communities of color.
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Studies show the use of the SNAP program adversely affect recipients. Their children are less healthy.

Cindy Leung, a nutrition researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, found teen and adult food-stamp recipients had larger waists and higher levels of obesity than people who aren’t in the program, even when controlling for income.

The reason for this is simple.

And a USDA report published last year found that 20 cents of every SNAP dollar was spent on sweetened drinks, desserts, salty snacks, candy, and sugar.
 
BahamaBob said:
Studies show the use of the SNAP program adversely affect recipients. Their children are less healthy.

Cindy Leung, a nutrition researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, found teen and adult food-stamp recipients had larger waists and higher levels of obesity than people who aren’t in the program, even when controlling for income.

The reason for this is simple.

And a USDA report published last year found that 20 cents of every SNAP dollar was spent on sweetened drinks, desserts, salty snacks, candy, and sugar.
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Strange here is Cindy Leung saying the opposite of what you claimed.

Restricting SNAP Benefits Could Hurt Millions of Americans – and Local Communities


"We are nutrition and food policy researchers who have studied the effects of SNAP on the health and well-being of low-income Americans. Should this change go into effect, we believe millions of Americans, especially children, and local communities would suffer."

"Federal research has found that the program reduces hunger, particularly in children -- who make up 44% of its beneficiaries."

""People who are struggling are already demoralized," a New Mexico woman who uses SNAP benefits told us. "Being able to make our own food decisions is something that keeps us feeling like human beings."

"Since the economy is doing well overall, the number of people on food assistance programs has fallen. The reason for the decline is that the number of people who are eligible for these benefits rises when the economy falters and falls when conditions improve. As a result, the government is spending less on food stamps without cutting the SNAP budget.

Case in point, 7 million people have already left SNAP due to better economic stability. In parallel, federal spending on SNAP budget has dropped from $78 billion in 2013 to $64 billion in 2019."
 
uptower said:
Yes the raw numbers of SNAP users show that a higher number of white people are SNAP beneficiaries, but the earlier data also demonstrated that a higher proportion of African Americans are on SNAP than the proportion of whites. Both can be true can't they? Depends which side we look from, SNAP demographics or demographics on SNAP. Either way it adversely affects communities of color.
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Maybe instead of focusing on trying to balance the metrics to the color, you should focus on methods to improve the lives of black people?

The statistics do in fact show a greater percentage of blacks are lower income that the percentage of whites.

Are you suggesting we go back to illegal quota based affirmative action?
 
BahamaBob said:
Studies show the use of the SNAP program adversely affect recipients. Their children are less healthy.

Cindy Leung, a nutrition researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, found teen and adult food-stamp recipients had larger waists and higher levels of obesity than people who aren’t in the program, even when controlling for income.

The reason for this is simple.

And a USDA report published last year found that 20 cents of every SNAP dollar was spent on sweetened drinks, desserts, salty snacks, candy, and sugar.
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I will disagree that it has anything to do with the SNAP program, but rather, the reason to be on SNAP.

In my opinion, it's not the SNAP benefits that cause adverse health in children. It's how responsible the parents are in what they purchase.

We would probably see connection in responsibility to employment statistics too... People with more responsibility I bet are less likely to be on SNAP, and more likely to give their children proper diets.

Hence, the statistics you provide.
 
Re: Trump, Who Slashed Taxes by $1.5 Trillion, Is Pushing Cuts to Food Stamps

ChezC3 said:
That's what is suppose to happen. Cut taxes, slash spending.
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Cutting taxes was not matched to spending cuts. It is being financed by the People for the benefit of the Richest.
 
Lord of Planar said:
Maybe instead of focusing on trying to balance the metrics to the color, you should focus on methods to improve the lives of black people?

The statistics do in fact show a greater percentage of blacks are lower income that the percentage of whites.

Are you suggesting we go back to illegal quota based affirmative action?
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No I would have said that if it was what I was suggesting. I'm direct like that.

Yes there is a lot that can be done to improve the lives of people of color and the poor in general. Slashing benefits is just a quick way to get money back after giving tax cuts to the rich, however and not so easily sold as a 'pull up your bootstraps' scheme.

It's also moving the goalpost to ask when I criticize one policy I don't like it is my responsible to think of "what else out there" could be done to solve the problems of people who've had their benefits cut. The alternative is simple in this case. Don't do it.
 
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uptower said:
No I would have said that if it was what I was suggesting. I'm direct like that.

Yes there is a lot that can be done to improve the lives of people of color and the poor in general. Slashing benefits is just a quick way to get money back after giving tax cuts to the rich, however and not so easily sold as a 'pull up your bootstraps' scheme.

It's also moving the goalpost to ask when I criticize one policy I don't like it is my responsible to think of "what else out there" could be done to solve the problems of people who've had their benefits cut. The alternative is simple in this case. Don't do it.
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Color shouldn't be an issue when it comes to the distribution of SNAP.

Why are people race baiting?
 
Lord of Planar said:
I will disagree that it has anything to do with the SNAP program, but rather, the reason to be on SNAP.

In my opinion, it's not the SNAP benefits that cause adverse health in children. It's how responsible the parents are in what they purchase.

We would probably see connection in responsibility to employment statistics too... People with more responsibility I bet are less likely to be on SNAP, and more likely to give their children proper diets.

Hence, the statistics you provide.
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I agree with that to a point. Recipients should not be able to spend 20% of this benefit on "sweetened drinks, desserts, salty snacks, candy, and sugar". If a government program is causing unintended consequences, changes need to be made to alter that.

Over 40% of these people are obese. Obesity leads to health problems and hampers the ability to find work. I can't support any program that promotes obesity.
 
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