changes to federal food stamp program

[wdmso]

Originally Posted by detbuch

This is one of the financial rabbit holes that the federal government crawls into when it assumes responsibilities that it constitutionally does not have. When it takes on a host of other things that constitutionally should be left to local governments and to individuals, such as various welfare and entitlement programs, then an expectation is created in the people that it is right and necessary for it to transfer to those programs the funds necessary for its constitutional mandates such as spending on the military.

And when both obligations, constitutional and unconstitutional, need more money than the government has, it must borrow it. But the financial burden becomes permanently entrenched, so not only must the borrowing continue and the debt pile up, but it expands even more than the already exponential growth when politicians realize that this slight of bureaucratic hand can be used to pile on even more compassionate sounding vote getting giveaways.

And, naturally, the people now having been trained that it is the federal governments duty to provide the most basic personal needs to those who it deems are incapable of providing themselves, the populace feels that it is only right that it scrape out the money from seemingly over-luxurious things going to the less needy military and give it to those who obviously, so we are told, need it more.

Again when was American acceptable to you??
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Originally Posted by wdmso

Again when was American acceptable to you??
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1776 but it’s been all downhill from there.
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[detbuch]

Originally Posted by wdmso

Again when was American acceptable to you??
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I answered that in another thread. But if that was not good enough, then l'll be very specific. It has always been acceptable to me. It has been more than acceptable. It has always been special and good. It has been exceptional. Still is.

Now you can answer my question. Is it necessary for our country to be divided into 50 different states with different constitutions, and all the other differences that make it more difficult to be united than exists already with our personal differences. Are states necessary?

[wdmso]

Originally Posted by detbuch

I answered that in another thread. But if that was not good enough, then l'll be very specific. It has always been acceptable to me. It has been more than acceptable. It has always been special and good. It has been exceptional. Still is.

Now you can answer my question. Is it necessary for our country to be divided into 50 different states with different constitutions, and all the other differences that make it more difficult to be united than exists already with our personal differences. Are states necessary?

Why should I answers
question you want answered. To a topic I have never suggested? Like dividing the country .. to occur?
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[scottw]

Originally Posted by wdmso

Why should I answers question you want answered.

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I often wish re-pete wouldn't...

[detbuch]

Originally Posted by wdmso

Why should I answers
question you want answered. To a topic I have never suggested? Like dividing the country .. to occur?
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Out of courtesy, perhaps. I answered your question about American being acceptable to me which is a topic I haven't suggested.

And my question is pertinent to just about any topic regarding American politics. Jim may be right. You may be afraid to answer it.