What do any of these things have to do with people living in poverty? Private donors/non profits do a better job when it comes to food and housing.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @lilibalfour and
Seriously, do you see billionaires philanthropists subsidizing food to *38 million* low-income people in *19 million* low-income households every year in America? https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/usda-to-fund-snap-for-february-2019-but-millions-face-cuts-if-shutdown … cc
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @lilibalfour and
Are there billionaire philanthropists in America currently subsidizing housing for *5 million* people in *2.2 million* low-income households in this country right now? No.https://www.cbpp.org/research/housing/policy-basics-the-housing-choice-voucher-program …
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @lilibalfour and
NO. Because only the government does this kind of stuff at scale, while private philanthropy can subsidize, smaller-scale, high-risk experimentation that may be too politicized or unproven for the state to take on.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @lilibalfour and
For every meal provided by food banks, SNAP (food stamps) provides 12. https://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/press-room/farm-bill-statement …
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Replying to @allafarce @kimmaicutler and
You’re talking about quantity and I’m talking about quality. Low quality housing and food is not the answer. I see no reason orgs like Raphael House and St. Vincent de Paul can’t scale. Do you?
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Replying to @lilibalfour @kimmaicutler and
Just to be clear, SNAP is dollars for people to spend at grocery stores. I’m not sure how you can argue on quality grounds when the program gives individuals choice and they buy on the market.
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Replying to @allafarce @kimmaicutler and
And you’re convinced these people are buying quality food? Have you ever been poor? Do you know any poor people?
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Imma let @allafarce answer this one.
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