@CoryBooker Shouldn't we focus not on how to live on food stamps but how to get people off?
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@CoryBooker@melissa695 I live w 2 phd students. We're all fmr professionals, but very poor & working fulltime teaching/school. All on SNAP. -
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@mollyyanity I live w 2 phd students. We're all fmr professionals, but very poor & working fulltime teaching/school. All on SNAP. - 1 more reply
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@CoryBooker Im in a FL county>one of hardest hit by economic meltdown.W/O Food Stamp & School Meal programs there'd be riots n the streetsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@CoryBooker@melissa695 If you work 60 hrs/wk at minimum wage you're still below the poverty line. I wouldn't call those people lazy.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@CoryBooker 1 in 4(?) kids under 5 live with food insecurity. Food is a basic human right. -
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@GOTTDAMNNWRiTE Pardon? I don't click links unless I know what they are. This is about. . .?
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@CoryBooker There may be limited abuse but 46Million Americans using SNAP r not "lazy" Millions are working&millions are kids@melissa695 -
@oceanshaman@CoryBooker I was talking about people who are able to work and can work but don't want too -
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@melissa695@CoryBooker ~ I understand:but in part we're talking people working 2or3 jobs &STILL not making enough to feed their families! -
@oceanshaman@CoryBooker I'm all for people who work and who are trying to better themselves what I can't stand are the ones that don't try -
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@melissa695@CoryBooker ~ I wouldn't worry abt that small percentage:throw yourself into helping those who are suffering & trying hard!
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@CoryBooker@melissa695 people should realize 40 percent of people on food stamps are what we call the working poor.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@CoryBooker 46 Million Americans using SNAP are not "lazy. " Millions are working AND millions are kids@melissa695 -
@Chicajones Right now is the only time in my life I've wished I live in Newark, so I could vote for him :-)
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@CoryBooker When people cont to ask why ur 'wasting time" doing#SNAP challenge, remind them of the lack of understanding in these comments!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@CoryBooker@melissa695 problem is when you have kids that are hungry- they can not learn which disrupts the classroom and they can't focus -
@ZieglerPam@CoryBooker I agree with you
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@CoryBooker@melissa695 That kind of ignorance is stunning. There are working people who qualify for SNAP.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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