[–] [deleted] 2 points 15 points (+17|-2) ago 

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[–] Trumpwon-suckit 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago  (edited ago)

Only simple minds would get upset about how a dependapotamus spends their government provided funds and simple minds can't focus on more than one thing at a time.

Edit: this was sarcasm btw.

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[–] Brigbjones 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Are you kidding me? Who isn't pissed off about the Federal Reserve, of the FACT that taxation is theft? The reason we are pissed at the misuse of food stamps is because you have to start somewhere, and curtailing Govt. Spending in one imoral and worthless area sets a precident to abolish it all together. Quick question, who do you know who has their hands in my pockets?

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[–] Dortex1 4 points -2 points (+2|-4) ago 

Yeah! Let's all live in caves and spread anarchy throughout the world! Man's hubris must come to an end!

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[–] Brigbjones ago 

That's a nice straw-man you've made there! I really like the tufting, the distressed overalls add that quaint rustic feel.

Assuming that the existence of Govt. implies or was required for technological and social progress is logically incorrect and betrays a lack imagination, Govt. is not a prerequisite for cooperation if not then explain the wolf pack. the fact that A MAN believes he has the RIGHT to rule is hubris itself. Anarchy doesn't mean strolling up to Washington and blowing up a few buildings it means destroying the very idea in men's minds that any human could ever have the right to rule. Government Is An Excuse For Evil | Larken Rose

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[–] HashTagFU 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Outrage fatigue. It's planned that way.

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[–] XAPHAN 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

A single white male would not be able to survive on " Food Stamps " on what they give you for one month.

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[–] HomerChimpson 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Food stamps are a part of government spending.

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[–] Eualos ago 

I am concerned and outraged by both.

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[–] greycloud ago 

to all of those who believe that their taxes pay for anything at all. maybe you should look at how the system really works. there is a deficit, this means that the government orders the fed to print money to pay off all government programs. the money itself is created out of thin air and is technically considered "debt" but in reality, the world has more debt than it has money. your taxes don't pay for shit, your tax money is taken in order to decrease the rate of inflation. that is all. if the fed and the government officials see that money can be printed without raising inflation, they do it. this is one of the big reasons for global surveillance. they are monitoring your purchasing behavior more than they are monitoring your "terrorism" or any other excuse they make up to watch everyone. trade comes first, all other laws come second.

the idea that your taxes pay for stuff, is a lie. it is based off an economic model that does not represent how the banks actually operate, that does not represent the reality of how the fed makes money or how the government spends it. your taxes are paid so that money does not cause rapid inflation and start a cycle of super-inflation.

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[–] ShinyVoater 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

The forces that matter are large, affect almost nobody's day-to-day life and have huge amounts of inertia behind them. It's much easier to attack some picayune matter that politicians can change with little effort. To stick to welfare, food stamps are easy to fiddle with, but good luck getting Social Security reformed.

To your specific example, the ways the central banks use to steal purchasing power from the neediest to give to their buddies is rather arcane; just explaining the principles would make most people's eyes glaze over.

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