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originally posted by: JAGStorm
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"Due to the Shutdown, MO recipients will receive their Feb food stamps on Jan 21, and will not be receiving any in February. Please encourage folks to conserve as we do not know when their benefits will be reinstated."
"And history has shown that when people don’t know where their next meal is going to come from they can get quite violent."
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I honestly don't know if riots are looming. I do think people will get desperate. I don't think people will ration out their benefits like they are being asked right now. I can foresee crime going up, and shoplifting.
I find it interesting that many people say they don't feel sorry for any government workers, will they feel the same for the very poor, disabled or elderly on food stamps? It seems like the pain will only increase and spread as this shutdown drags on.
I hope if this shutdown has taught Americans anything, it is to plan ahead, to not rely on the government. I do however have sympathy for anyone that experiences the ill effects caused by the shutdown.
originally posted by: toysforadults
45 million people right, you guys totally under estimate the economy right now we are headed into really dark territory
originally posted by: toysforadults
45 million people right, you guys totally under estimate the economy right now we are headed into really dark territory
originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: JAGStorm
So they'll have to manage the SNAP $$$ received this month to make it last through February?
originally posted by: hopenotfeariswhatweneed
originally posted by: toysforadults
45 million people right, you guys totally under estimate the economy right now we are headed into really dark territory
We had better build a wall to keep those undesirables out, or in, or at least just away...