just what is the safety net for the poor?

[demtenjeep]

food stamps?
shelters?
medical care?


just what does the safety net involve?

[Cleita]

1. It involves jumping through a lot of hoops, being treated like a loser,

waiting in lines, filling out forms and then maybe getting $25 a week to eat with.

[demtenjeep]

2. I have students who live in shelters

they eat 2nds and 3rds of nasty horrible school lunches and breakfast meals like it was the best ever.

[GreenPartyVoter]

14. Yep

[liberal N proud]

3. The amazing thing - many think he is correct.

I was talking to someone today who honestly believed that the poor are taken care of. He told me that only lazy people go hungry.

All I could do was shake my head.

[glinda]

4. Mesh tea strainer?

[dana_b]

5. oh - it probably looks like this to the Repubs:

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[joshcryer]

11. Damnit, I didn't read the thread before my post. Nice. :P

I posted a similar picture down thread.

[baldguy]

6. Everything the GOP wants to get rid of.

[whistler162]

7. It is rock solid....

oh wait thats the ground!

[atreides1]

8. That "safety net" involves many things

And every single one is a target for the Republicans to get rid of...the first chance they get!

[Bluerthanblue]

12. exactly! and that's why there is no way to spin Romney's comment

that isn't offensive.

[joshcryer]

9. Here's a picture:

Anti-suicide net at Foxconn.

[LiberalEsto]

10. It's not a net anymore, it's a tarp

which is what many of the poor sleep under.

[thelordofhell]

13. Prison

[easttexaslefty]

15. Safety net

what a joke. Except it's not funny at all.
Clueless fucking jerks.