It’s disturbing to see that the President wants to cut SNAP funding, federal food assistance, by billions of dollars
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While it shouldn’t take government assistance for a working parent to buy dinner for their family, it happens more often than we think.
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44 million Americans (3 million NYers) in every kind of community—urban, rural, small town—need SNAP to survive.http://bit.ly/2syN5Io
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Budgets reflect priorities. Taking food away from children, seniors, and struggling families shouldn’t be the federal government's priority.
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The question remains: How do we support our communities while providing a safety net for those who work hard but still need help getting by?
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To fix our economy, Congress must work hard to answer this. But I can tell you for sure that cutting SNAP isn’t the way to get there.
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...and clean water. ...and clean air. ...also the internet, which is at this point in history essential infrastructure.
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Ideally SNAP would exclude
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Terrible idea. Don't force your food preferences on ppl, much less ppl who don't have the money to afford such a lifestyle.
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I hate processed foods, but that's the majority of what I can AFFORD on the limited income SNAP gives me. I have no income besides SNAP.
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And, having Crohn's Disease, I actually can't eat a lot of "natural whole" foods because it's VERY hard to digest. Especially during flares.
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Plus some people need meat and dairy due to their own unique health issues. Not everyone can happily nix such things from their diets.
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Good on you for being vegan. But educate yourself, please. Not everyone can, or should. There is no one size fits all diet. Period.
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That's provably false and humans are designed only for plant consumption. Also it's cheaper. I advise watching a documentary on the topic.
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Sadly, I don't think we CAN all agree. If so, we wouldn't have food deserts and shaming kids for free lunch.
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The GOP will trade away healthy food, healthcare and anything that improves the lives of ordinary Americans to benefit their wealthy donors
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What about something basic and paramount to survival like clean water.Protect our rivers and waterways from the EPA' s deregulation
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