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[Raylan Targaryen]

Someone tell Donnie that taxing 1% of the top 1% probably will give you way more money than taxing the poor.

yeah but gop would rather take $5000 from each poor person than $500,000 from each wealthy person.

 

[Corky]

Sigh...villainous.

On another note, in how many hours is the Comey hearing today? I want him to tremble and tweet himself into a hole.

 

[Redd]

This is straight up fuck poor people. It's freaking depressing how so many voters and politician's give no fucks for the less fortunate.

 

[double jump]

Hurt small businesses​, the poor and kids at the same time brehs.

 

[FyreWulff]

Really should just call this the Trump Food Tax

 

[Mahonay]

I thought conservatives didn't like regulations that hurt small businesses.

Because their "small businesses!" rhetoric is their bullshit attempt to seem sympathetic to the little guy.

 

[crowphoenix]

I dont understand. Why tax them more? To discourage stores from taking in food stamps?

Yes. It also puts small town grocery stores in a place where they can't accept food stamps, but the Walmart or chain store that opens up down the street can accept them because they can afford to eat that cost.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Sigh...villainous.

On another note, in how many hours is the Comey hearing today? I want him to tremble and tweet himself into a hole.

Comey is tomorrow.

 

[Ron Mexico]

So when a merchant swipes a credit card, Visa/MC/Amex/Discover get a cut, the company that provides the services gets a cut and the issuer of the card (i.e Chase, Wells, etc) gets a cut. This is Trump attempting to treat the SNAP benefits as a card issuer and he wants in on the fees.

Mind you, I think it's a terrible idea, but think beyond the "fuck the poor" refrains, understand the underlying logic, and attack it from there.

 

[Protein]

It's okay, it'll only hurt them lazy blacks, refugees, and illegals. Us true, hardworking, working-class, Americans will have more money because less taxes!

*starves and ODs on heroin *

 

[NewFresh]

I thought conservatives didn't like regulations that hurt small businesses.

Hurting poors outweighs their desire to pretend to help small business.

 

[OG Shaka Zulu]

Great job my Christian Republican friends. What type of Bizarro Jesus do these voters worship? #Pray4theRustbelt

 

[RangerX]

I don't really get this. Isn't it the government that reimburses the stores for accepting food stamps? That's how it would work in my country. It's social welfare.

 

[Mohonky]

I dont understand. Why tax them more? To discourage stores from taking in food stamps?

Government pays via foodstamp
Foodstamp recipient spends foodstamp at store
Store is taxed on the foodstamp, basically reimbursing Government

Think of it as a circular means of money distribution. You give it out but ultimately expect (atleast some) of it back, where ordinarily, you would just eat the cost. Essentially they are making stores make a choice; pay money to help fund Government foodstamps or don't take food stamps.

Larger multichain supermarkets can probably eat some of the cost (but lets face it, they really aren't going to want to) but if you're a small independent grocer, yeh, you maybe left with no choice but to no longer take food stamps.

 

[Mahonay]

So when a merchant swipes a credit card, Visa/MC/Amex/Discover get a cut, the company that provides the services gets a cut and the issuer of the card (i.e Chase, Wells, etc) gets a cut. This is Trump attempting to treat the SNAP benefits as a card issuer and he wants in on the fees.

Mind you, I think it's a terrible idea, but think beyond the "fuck the poor" refrains, understand the underlying logic, and attack it from there.

Food stamps prevent people from starving to death. It's pretty obvious why this is very much "fuck the poor".

 

[Mr. Poolman]

Well, he has to pay the wall somehow.

 

[Deepwater]

I hope people are okay with this, since, you know, they didn't feel energised to vote for Clinton.

this is certainly a great holier than thou attitude to have in response to this

 

[KernelPanic]

Great job my Christian Republican friends. What type of Bizarro Jesus do these voters worship? #Pray4theRustbelt

If you're poor it's your own fault. We aren't going to help you anymore.

If you're poor you should be turning to the church not the government.

Satisfies the religious nuts and the greedy MFer wings of the party. Everybody wins(except the poor of course).

 

[Felix Lighter]

Finding new and interesting ways to avoid taxing the most wealthy. Make sure the burden is placed on the poor or those that dare serve the poor.

 

[Cesare Borgia]

Imagine the impact in the worst areas of inner cities where the corner stores are virtually the only store within a reasonable distance. You can drive through vast parts of Detroit and not find a grocery store. Eliminate corner stores from accepting food stamps and suddenly large groups of people will face hard(er) times

 

[kswiston]

Great job my Christian Republican friends. What type of Bizarro Jesus do these voters worship? #Pray4theRustbelt

Supply Side Jesus

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

 

[GoldenEye 007]

So when a merchant swipes a credit card, Visa/MC/Amex/Discover get a cut, the company that provides the services gets a cut and the issuer of the card (i.e Chase, Wells, etc) gets a cut. This is Trump attempting to treat the SNAP benefits as a card issuer and he wants in on the fees.

Mind you, I think it's a terrible idea, but think beyond the "fuck the poor" refrains, understand the underlying logic, and attack it from there.

No. Trump has not earned the benefit of the doubt. And has a very clear and established track record of screwing those beneath him.

 

[Mr.Shrugglesツ]

I don't really get this. Isn't it the government that reimburses the stores for accepting food stamps? That's how it would work in my country. It's social welfare.

You got it right.

This is a move to dissuade usage of the program.

 

[Mahonay]

Imagine the impact in the worst areas of inner cities where the corner stores are virtually the only store within a reasonable distance. You can drive through vast parts of Detroit and not find a grocery store. Eliminate corner stores from accepting food stamps and suddenly large groups of people will face hard(er) times

YEP. NYC has lots of neighborhoods like this as well.

 

[Eidan]

Literally penalizing the helping of the poor. Jesus fucking Christ.

 

[Violence Jack]

This and then Karen Handel's "I do not support a livable wage" answer from yesterday's GA-6 debate, all those poor deep red states continue to fuck themselves over by voting GOP.

 

[Mahonay]

This and then Karen Handel's "I do not support a livable wage" answer from yesterday's GA-6 debate, all those poor deep red states continue to fuck themselves over by voting GOP.

I guess the GOP championing things like homophobia, anti-women's rights, racism, and GUNS GUNS GUNS still works like a charm. Get those bases covered and they'll let you rob them blind.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

I hope people are okay with this, since, you know, they didn't feel energised to vote for Clinton.

SMH

 

[ShyMel]

Way to not only hurt poor people, but also the small business owners.

 

[BlueTsunami]

Eventual tax breaks for the rich and skimming off of food stamps for the poor. The libertarian dream.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

I guess the GOP championing things like homophobia, anti-women's rights, racism, and GUNS GUNS GUNS still works like a charm. Get those bases covered and they'll let you rob them blind.

LBJ knew it.

I’ll tell you what’s at the bottom of it. If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.

 

[Mahonay]

LBJ knew it.

God damn.

 

[Kayhan]

Studies show 98.5% of poor people have refrigerators.

 

[……forgetit]

This makes no sense?

Like really, this helps no one.

 

[Greedings]

How on earth can you spin this? It doesn't look good from any angle, unless it's a simple misunderstanding, and he's charging stores that DON'T take food stamps.

 

[Ron Mexico]

Food stamps prevent people from starving to death. It's pretty obvious why this is very much "fuck the poor".

No. Trump has not earned the benefit of the doubt. And has a very clear and established track record of screwing those beneath him.

Let me try this again-- it's a terrible idea that will never see the light of day.

Now that that part is out of the way, note that I'm not disagreeing with either of those points. What I am saying is this is battle that can easily be fought and won in terms of dollars and cents.

This foolish plan's side effect is fucking the poor unquestionably. This plan can be defeated before side effects ever come into play. That's why understanding the logic, foolish as it may be, is equally important.

Make more sense?

 

[Easy_D]

This makes no sense?

Like really, this helps no one.

It fucks over poor people, that's enough.

 

[The Elite]

I expected Trump to be terrible and he has somehow managed to be worse.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

How on earth can you spin this? It doesn't look good from any angle, unless it's a simple misunderstanding, and he's charging stores that DON'T take food stamps.

lol come on. How is this not believable? Trump is inhuman and hates poors and minorities. Along with pretty much all of the GOP. They know exactly what they're doing here.

 

[Tom Nook]

Amazing.

 

[shira]

Haha Poor People Tax.

No, it's "Serving" Poor People Tax.

 

[Mr.Shrugglesツ]

Let me try this again-- it's a terrible idea that will never see the light of day.

Now that that part is out of the way, note that I'm not disagreeing with either of those points. What I am saying is this is battle that can easily be fought and won in terms of dollars and cents.

This foolish plan's side effect is fucking the poor unquestionably. This plan can be defeated before side effects ever come into play. That's why understanding the logic, foolish as it may be, is equally important.

Make more sense?

You have it backwards.

Their justification for fucking over the poor is the monetary "revenue".

This is a reversal of social benefits. The fucking poor people over is not the side effect. It's the purpose. The monetary upstream, is the side effect.

You are being hoodwinked.

 

[Varjet]

Studies show 98.5% of poor people have refrigerators.

And you know what's in refrigerators? Food!
So what do those people need food stamps for?

 

[BudokaiMR2]

This seems like some of the anti-poor shit, bootstrap, Randian bullshit that Paul Ryan blasts loads over. And Trumps hearing these loads being blown down the hall and he's like, "Paul, there's come everywhere!"

And the Ryan is all, "I just thought of a new way to screw the poor over! We'll tax food stamp use so stores have to charge the poor more! That'll get those xbox playing losers into the coal mines."

And Trump says, "I usually come a lot more when I get those ideas, Paul. My ideas are better, too. The best ideas. "

"Oh yeah," says Ryan as he approaches Trump.

"Yeah, I bet I can fuck the poor over harder and come twice as hard as you'll ever hope to."

They cross their erections as they stand face to face.

...To be continued.

Holy hell I had no idea Chuck Tingle was on GAF!

 

[fallengorn]

Huh, that's stupid. Of all the ways to try and fuck the poor, you're going to go after small business?

 

[HylianTom]

There were warnings on how horrible he'd be, particularly with a compliant Congress. I can't say I'm shocked.

 

[azyless]

They truly despise poor people, don't they. Disgusting. As if the concept of "food stamps" wasn't already humiliating enough.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

This will also lead to more food deserts since stores in very poor areas rely on SNAP for reliable business.

 

[LakeEarth]

I thought conservatives didn't like regulations that hurt small businesses.

They say they do. They say they support the troops while cutting funding on programs to help them. They say "it is not a gun issue, it's a mental health issue" and then cut funding to mental health programs. And on and on, and they just keep getting elected.