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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 07:34 PM Original message |
Poll question: Should the "food stamp" program be expanded ? |
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Jmaxfie1 (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. No, food stamps should not cover Junk Food. Yes, food stamps should be expanded ! n/t |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Who gets to decide what is "junk food"? You? Me? |
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Jmaxfie1 (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. A commision could be set up. n/t |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Bi-partisan, no doubt. No thanks. I don't need to police what people do with their food stamps. |
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Jmaxfie1 (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. really? |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:10 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Yeah, really. Later. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. What seems like crap to me |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
28. Let's let the cat food commission decide! |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:31 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. In the 1970s, you could NOT use Food Stamps to buy imported meat |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 09:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
41. How's this for an idea? |
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social_critic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 08:31 AM Response to Reply #9 |
45. Let me do it! I'll do a good job |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Nanny Nation, at your service!!!!! |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
2. Definitely........ |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. I voted yes, but I really feel that food subsidies should be given to fresh |
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ipaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I clean the toilets and kitchens of those with "better incomes" |
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Jmaxfie1 (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Exactly! |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
4. I think so. |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
5. jobs and decent wages would be my preference, but if needed yes the program should be expanded |
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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. + 1 nt |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
27. Exactly. |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
30. Yep..Kali...I've heard people say. "I don't want them buying ice cream and candy with food stamps". |
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dembotoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
8. way things are going--perhaps which brand cat food tastes best |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. I don't have enough information to formulate a thoughtful answer |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
16. Give a man a fish... yadda yadda yadda. They should be discontinued and replaced by a single... |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. NOW WE'RE TALKIN!!!! |
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Jmaxfie1 (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
20. Should food stamps cover alcohol? |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:15 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Dude, start your own poll. |
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Jmaxfie1 (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I'm pretty sure it would be pretty low. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:24 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Good question. But the next question should be: why not subsidizefresh fruit and vegetables |
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Jmaxfie1 (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:31 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. yes, yes yes! |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:57 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. Sure, us progressives think it is alright for the poor to eat twinkies all day long. |
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Jmaxfie1 (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 09:12 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. I know that, and yeah i need to profread. |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 09:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
37. Many vendors at Detroit's Eastern Market accept the Bridge Card... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 08:05 AM Response to Reply #37 |
42. Yes, our local markets take food stamps. The markets are held in |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 08:13 AM Response to Reply #21 |
43. That's been done already, by a DUer who has started as many as ten |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
29. The school lunch program also needs to be expanded. |
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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:46 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. agreed ! nt |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:46 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Absolutely. |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:47 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. agree.. and they are actually looking at stopping free breakfasts here in tx.. as a budget cutter |
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Jmaxfie1 (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:48 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Very much so n/t |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
36. Remove all agribusiness subsidies and give it to the food stamp program. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
38. Oh yeah. Big time. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
40. K&R for a cool poll |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
44. No |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
46. Yes, considerably. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-24-11 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
47. I voted yes, but I'd rather get rid of Capitalism and provide food, housing, |
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