Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Democrats are blocking SNAP benefits.

Pretty amazing that the GOP's permanent "mandate" didn't even last 10 months (not really). They're getting blown out in every election in 2025 and not sure what they plan to run on next year. Going to the SCOTUS to block SNAP? Refusing to help people with exorbitant health care insurance? Driving up grocery and energy costs? Protecting Trump's pedophilia? Great message they have...

You had me until “pedophilia.” That is a fringe left rallying cry that doesn’t resonate with normal people.

Anonymous wrote:A lot of maga people seem to dislike any government handouts or benefits.

Until they need them.

Technically they aren't blocking (other than the Senate blocking resolution of the shutdown)

The mechanics of funding SNAP mean that specific steps would have had to be taken to use contingency funds to have the money in the SNAP settlement accounts in time for the money to be disbursed. I believe that would have required the OMB to be involved, and that's Vought. Maybe there was one other way to do it. More to the point, the agencies would have had to take steps to prepare for this to happen if the shutdown dragged on. Instead they counted on being able to pressure the Democrats to fold. The messaging has become more distorted as time goes by.

Anyone see the Walmart Thanksgiving basket announcement from Trump? That it costs 25% less than last year? Except it 86'd a third of the items?

Anonymous wrote:Trying to force Democrats to cave on the shutdown, because apparently they’re the ones who care enough starving people.

+1 It's obvious.

A lot of maga people seem to dislike any government handouts or benefits.

Anonymous wrote:Why is trump wanting to block snap benefits? What is the end game? Isn't he alienating his voters?

SCOTUS gets paid to support Trump. This is why they get new VRs and beach houses on the Jersey shore. The corruption is strong and deep.

Anonymous wrote:The Democrats are blocking SNAP benefits.

Pretty amazing that the GOP's permanent "mandate" didn't even last 10 months (not really). They're getting blown out in every election in 2025 and not sure what they plan to run on next year. Going to the SCOTUS to block SNAP? Refusing to help people with exorbitant health care insurance? Driving up grocery and energy costs? Protecting Trump's pedophilia? Great message they have...

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Democrats are blocking SNAP benefits.

Minority view

Among SNAP recipients? Are you sure?

Anonymous wrote:The Democrats are blocking SNAP benefits.

Minority view

Punishment and cruelty. Just because. It’s as simple as that.

They also know that voters have the attention spans of a gnat so as long as they bring up scary “trans” and “illegals” at election time, they’ll get votes again.

Anonymous wrote:I no longer understand anything that is happening. I used to think I had figured some of it out and knew some of the whys and hows -even if I disagreed - I could still figure out motives and reasoning.

None of this makes sense to me.

This doesn’t make sense because our government has reached a severe point of dysfunction. If this was a parliamentary system they would be calling a new election right now. It’s really bad.

Trying to force Democrats to cave on the shutdown, because apparently they’re the ones who care enough starving people.

I no longer understand anything that is happening. I used to think I had figured some of it out and knew some of the whys and hows -even if I disagreed - I could still figure out motives and reasoning.

None of this makes sense to me.

The Democrats are blocking SNAP benefits.

Why is trump wanting to block snap benefits? What is the end game? Isn't he alienating his voters?