So why is it that when Republicans see a few "bad apples"

[SomethingFishy]

gaming the Welfare/Food Stamp system, their solution the problem is to reduce Welfare/Food Stamps for everyone,

but when a "bad apple" with a gun goes out and shoots a bunch of people the solution to that problem is to arm more people?

Just today's version of shit I can't wrap my brain around.

[winter is coming]

1. It's because they aren't reacting to the presence of "bad apples".

They're looking for them to justify doing something they want to do.

[liberal N proud]

3. It seems to standard operating procedure for the GOP

They take the same reasoning applied to enact voter restriction laws.

[gopiscrap]

4. Excellent point

[Alamuti Lotus]

5. It's called "hypocrisy", have you heard of it?

It's one of the great American values--that old "say one thing"/"do something different" gag that works both ways, whenever a person needs to adjust the outward manifestation of their "principles" in the face of new information or events. In most people, there's not even any logical disconnect anymore in its frequent (often contradictory) application, because they have no principles.

[IronLionZion]

6. Its our human nature to filter out any evidence that doesn't support our beliefs

no matter what it is. This happens with all sorts of political issues, religious beliefs, values, etc. Its all a matter of perspective. We tend to seek out and share info that supports what we already believe as truth and are skeptical of anything that challenges it.

Republicans don't give a shit about people gaming the benefit systems since anyone who has even studied the issue knows that we already spend very very little on food stamps compared to the big 3: Defense, Social Security, Medicare. They know it won't lower their taxes or improve the budget hardly at all. They just want to cut welfare and food stamps because they believe people don't deserve it. Any evidence to the contrary like hard numbers showing how people buying food directly improves our GDP and creates jobs is ignored.

We would like to cut a lot of stuff that helps big corporations get profit because we believe they don't deserve it. The GOP can talk themselves hoarse about "job creators" and "private sector efficiency" and it won't make a lick of difference with many on our side.