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In reply to the discussion: Food Stamp Reforms Are Ruining Christmas [View all]greatlaurel
(2,004 posts)One of the resident trolls already posted their usual drivel attacking the working class. For anyone with less than about 3 million dollars in the bank, the specter of loosing everything is there. Most people in the comfortable middle class refuse to recognize how precarious their financial situations really are in the US. A divorce, illness, or loss of a job can be financially devastating in a very short amount of time. The massive rips torn in the US safety net are causing the degradation and shortening of millions of peoples lives.
I have a relative who works in finance. We were discussing this very thing at our family Christmas party. She made the point the number one cause of bankruptcy in the US is medical costs, including for people with health insurance. We have been propagandized by the John Birch Society nuts that anyone who needs a little assistance are moochers and thieves for decades. They have marketed their repulsive ideas brilliantly to the detriment of everyone.