People who make a living wage are over-income for food stamps

[rhiannon55]

I'm a food stamp worker and I know the income guidelines in my area. When I looked up the amount that is considered to be a "living wage" where I live, I discovered that if every one of my clients with jobs (the majority of them either HAVE jobs or are getting unemployment because they HAD jobs) started making a living wage, I'd be out of a job myself. Most of them would no longer qualify.

http://www.livingwage.geog.psu.edu/

So many Repubs hate "entitlement programs" like food stamps, while also hating the idea of paying workers a living wage. As corporations pay their workers less and less, more and more people are applying and qualifying for food stamps. Why is it so hard for Repubs to see the connection here? People have to feed their children, and they'll get the money to do so from their employers or from government programs like food stamps. As long as employers are allowed to pay slave wages, taxpayers will have to pick up the slack.

Why do Republicans hate Americans?

[bobbolink]

1. They don't HAVE to see the "connections" --- that's not what it is about.

When you realize that respect for life is passe' in this country, then it will all make sense.

People are dying from poverty, and it doesn't matter.. that is their game plan.

It is ALSO not the concern of the Democratic party, and I am beyond frustrated with this constant blaming of the Republicans.

The Democrats are fully complicit, and I strongly suspect you know that.

[Hannah Bell]

2. they see the connection plenty good. they don't care; they prefer that the gov't

pay part of the cost of feeding their low wage workers.

bigger profits.

so many DUers seem to think these folks are stupid or blind.

they're not. they know what they're doing & it would help a lot if people would get wise to that fact.

[Hugabear]

3. Oh, they see the connection. They just don't care.

They think that if you can't afford to feed yourself, that your family, neighbors, church, or local charity should take take care of you. Anybody except for the government. The only problem with this is that most people's families and neighbors can barely take care of themselves, and many local charities are stretched thin enough during "good times", and can't possibly take care of everyone who needs help during tough times.

But the repukes don't care. They'd rather you fuck off and die than toss a few extra tax dollars your way.

[xchrom]

8. Conservative churches are counting on conservative politicians

Driving people into their aid programs.

Even Obama supports this as do other 'liberal' politicians.
The difference would be in degrees.

[Newest Reality]

4. That's Walmartism for you.

Recklessly create conditions that turn more and more people towards any form of assistance that can help them keep going with basic subsistence.

In that sense, it is an unspoken tactic where you expect a subsidy for your workers, (and those you toss away) so that they can eat and feed their kids.

Then, deflect that actuality with a divisive fiction aimed at demonizing those who are effected. Make them seem like a burden. Depict them as slackers and unworthy deadbeats who drain the taxpayer's dollars unfairly. Get the middle class who are not yet needing assistance to pay the taxes and make sure they turn their ire on the poor, disabled and needy. Overlook that a good portion of this assistance goes to feed children who will otherwise be malnourished or who face starvation.

Make sure that attention is deflected from the huge subsidies, tax breaks, etc., military expenditures, and the like, that not only assure less income for governments, but create large burdens on the non-wealthy income earners.

Success! Profit! Rinse, regurgitate via corporate media, repeat.

Let's rip that mask right off and expose the scam while we still can.

[KT2000]

5. Don't some companies

advise their employees on how to get food stamps and poverty program medical care from their states?
You are right - it looks like the corporations are the ones taking advantage of the so-called entitlement programs.

[rhiannon55]

6. They do. There are several companies in my town

that are notorious for doing that.

[LiberalEsto]

7. And they want to stop all family planning

Sooo... it looks like the Repukes want women to have numerous kids, then starve to death. I suppose this is the right wing's sick idea of entertainment.

[rhiannon55]

10. Yup...they want abortion to be outlawed, too

They worship fetuses but don't care if they starve after they're born.

[msongs]

9. the OP is trying to see what is not there: republicans caring and using logic nt

[rhiannon55]

13. Actually, I know that 'caring republican' and logical republican'

are oxymorons, but I continue to be amazed by how seriously uncaring and illogical they are.

[Sisaruus]

11. 52% of the food-insecure in my state are not eligible for food stamps

http://feedingamerica.org/our-network/the-studies/map-the-gap.aspx

[Mimosa]

12. When employers are allowed to pay slave wages, taxpayers have to pick up the slack.

Rhiannon you are so right. And things are looking worse, thanks to the vassals 'we' imagine we 'elected'.