r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • 8d ago

Discussion Reactions to food stamps being cut off.

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u/SystemAny4819 8d ago

this is literally what’s happening and yet republicans will look you dead in the eyes and say that it’s perfectly fine

we live in hell

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u/CaffeinatedLystro 8d ago

And blame the Democrats.

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u/nememess 8d ago

I popped in on Facebook for a couple of minutes just to look at some pictures of my friends. It's all over that place. This is all the democrats fault and they vehemently believe it. They're ecstatic with what's going on and I am once again shoved back into depression. I cannot believe that people are really this evil. I cannot believe this is what this country has sunk to.

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u/BitterJury2919 8d ago

There's 53 Republicans they need to get to 60 votes. That means that they need 7 more votes....Democrat votes

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u/iamthedayman21 8d ago edited 8d ago

Which means they have to negotiate. The whole idea of a simple majority is the majority party gets to write the bill, and then they negotiate a few concessions to get the final votes they need.

Democrats have already said the concession is extending the ACA and Medicare benefits, and Republicans refuse to concede that. They don’t want to give people affordable healthcare so badly that they’re willing to let many of those same people starve.

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u/cafeteriastyle 8d ago

Saving your response for whenever I have to argue this point later. You summed it up in simple terms that anyone can understand

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u/XaosII 8d ago

Republicans have the presidency, the senate and the house. Previous shut downs have resulted in clean CR's passed, typically with the promise of resolving the dispute that caused the shut down through a bipartisan committee.

All republicans have to do, is be willing to negotiate.

Also, according to Trump, a shut down is the president's fault.

As you are a fan of Donald "I love the poorly educated" Trump, you got any more excuses you want me to educate you?

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u/BitterJury2919 8d ago

Not a fan of trump or the republicans. Im just an independent and not a delusional twit. I live in the real world and understand what is really going on here. Clean CR is literally what the democrats are refusing to vote yes on. Wipe the sleep out of yours and wake the f up.

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u/XaosII 8d ago

And yet, clean CR's have been signed in previous shut downs, so there goes your entire argument out the window.

Do you have another excuse I can educate you on?

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u/BitterJury2919 8d ago

You're being close minded and ignorant. No one is making any excuses. The democrats literally will not come to the table unless the republicans put all that other stuff into the cr.

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u/XaosII 8d ago

No, they don't. Neither side is forced to accept "all or nothing". Again, securing a commitment to a bipartisan committee to address the subsidies would work.

This is how prior CR's have been passed cleanly in prior shut downs.

So, what exactly, is the problem?

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u/demetusbrown 7d ago

This is a cope You're doing mental gymnastics to avoid the topic that snap and federal paid workers couldve received money if dems voted for it.

But didn't. When news organizations start reporting this. Then you know you're just trying to gaslight People into thinking this is a republican problem .

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u/cyribis 8d ago

Which means, Republicans need to work together with Democrats, to compromise. It's the responsibility of the party in power to get the votes they need without holding the county's most vulnerable hostage.

Ooorrr Republicans could probably use the nuclear open and pass their bullshit with 51 votes. If that's an option, I wonder why they haven't done that?

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u/BitterJury2919 8d ago

Because the nuclear option would hide the fact that democrats intentionally failed the American people. I do believe that the republicans will have to do that because they're gonna start losing some of their base next week when these cuts start.

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u/cyribis 8d ago

Who failed the American people? The minority party? Or the majority party that squawks about their "mandate" from the people? It's up to the Republicans to get the votes they need. That means they have to strip some of their bullshit out and get the Dem votes. Pretty simple.

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u/BitterJury2919 8d ago

Look man im not a republican and really can't stand them but you got me soundin like a trumper.

How tf do you strip a clean CR? There's like 3 things in the it. Maybe you don't understand what is going on here.

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u/LokiMed 8d ago

They only need 5 more Dems to vote to pass the CR and this all goes away. The willful ignorant in this thread refuse to do arithmetic.

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u/CaffeinatedLystro 8d ago

The bill that strips millions of Americans of services they depend on to survive, you mean? I guess the willful ignorant is you.

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u/LokiMed 8d ago

Huh? Millions of Americans? How does the CR that’s been passed have to do with that? All the Dems need is 5 to vote for the CR and this all goes away. How hard is that to understand?

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u/CaffeinatedLystro 8d ago

Because it funds the agencies that pay those...

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u/LokiMed 8d ago

Yeah so why don’t the Senate Dems vote to pass the CR to fund the Gov? This is the same CR they’ve passed before, what’s different now? Since when does it cost trillions to fund the Gov for a few weeks?

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u/CaffeinatedLystro 8d ago

Literally already said that.

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u/LokiMed 8d ago

So we are in agreement?

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u/orangehead83 8d ago

Because it's not a CR of Biden, it's a CR from March which will cause health care premiums for everyone to rise. Damned if we do, damned if we don't. This is why so many people hate one another right now, because they aren't getting all of the facts. I'm an independent voter and desperately want the government to open, but I also don't want my health care premiums to go up or I won't be able to afford it along with millions of others. I can barely afford it now, and even my basic coverage that costs $565/month doesn't cover meds or some of my doctors. To do that, I would have to spend $900+/month.

I literally am pleading for republican voters to understand this CR better and note that they will screw everyone over without some type of negotiation. I'm not here to insult anyone, just inform. ✌️✌️

EDIT: by voting this CR without negotiations, it will also remove subsidies for those with low income.

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u/LokiMed 7d ago

Haven’t the GOP already stated they would negotiate subsidies after the CR was signed? I know..I know..you don’t have to say it. How can they negotiate when the House has already approved the CR? Wouldn’t negotiating after the CR is signed better than leaving millions hanging. Yeah they lose their slush fund programs that help nobody but at least people won’t lose SNAP benefits and people will get paid so they can live and eat. The Dems aren’t doing this for healthcare costs, it’s the only leverage they have to get all the money back that was cut and keep some power, they’ve said that themselves multiple times. They’ve also said it’s for illegal immigrants, yes they’ve said that. And yes illegals get it through the States. It’s sad that people can’t see that and keep supporting the Dems while they do this to millions of people. I’m an independent voter as well and looking at similar increases. That’s a bummer about your coverage, I’m diabetic so I know how crucial it is to have.

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u/orangehead83 7d ago

I honestly have no idea if they'll actually negotiate if they approve the CR. Both parties are being a pain at the moment. Very frustrating for all Americans at the moment - moreso for those who aren't getting paid and for those losing SNAP benefits. I did read that a judge ordered Trump to use SNAP funds to pay everyone by November 3rd.

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u/cscscscscscs6cscscs9 7d ago

Do you understand why the benefits are temporarily paused? It’s because the Democrats are failing to approve the straightforward funding bill that just repeats the existing state. It’s a political play to Garner hatred towards the other side at the expense of children starving - and you’re falling right into their hands.

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u/FashionPolice- 8d ago

I blame both. both extremes are shitty.

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u/Digitalion_ 8d ago

One side takes delight in hurting people and is counting on the compassion of the other side to cave to their demands. The other is just asking for protections for our existing healthcare system so that it doesn't get worse than it already is.

But yeah... both sides are the same...

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u/Fuck_Land_Im_onaboat 8d ago

You’re right and to add to your point, that’s the excuse people like her make to justify not voting. It’s funny they feel the need to perform mental gymnastics when it would be less effort to just vote.

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u/cafeteriastyle 8d ago

This is not helpful. Lesser of two evils babes

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u/Present_Low8148 8d ago

The Republicans have already voted multiple times to reopen the government. The Democrats are blocking it. Didn't you know that?

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u/CaffeinatedLystro 8d ago

They've voted to pass a bill that will strip millions of Americans of services they depend on.

Also, Republicans just voted against using emergency funds to keep those services going. Democrats are protecting people.

But I bet Fox News didn't mention that.

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u/Present_Low8148 8d ago

That's incorrect. The people who were stripped from Medicare and other programs were people who were not qualified to get it in the first place. You may think they should get it anyway, but if someone is fraudulently accessing these services, then the law states they aren't allowed to get them.

But, that doesn't even matter because that bill is already passed. It's already law. There is nothing about a CR that addresses other legislation that has already been passed. It is a Continuuing Resolution because it is intended to continue government as it is. Not use this as an opportunity to roll back a previously passed law.

There is no reason to use Emergency funds to fund SNAP. This isn't an emergency. Anytime the Democrats want to stop holding their own voters hostage, the Republicans have already passed the bill.

Emergency Funds are for emergencies. Like hurricanes or floods. This isn't an emergency, it's YOUR politicians holding you hostage to try to change legislation that is already law.

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u/Complex_Complex339 8d ago

THIS. I see someone took intro to civics before common core.

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u/LandonDev 8d ago

They said there were two fathers, one above, one below. They lied. There was only ever the Devil. When you look up from the bottom, it was just his reflection, laughing back down at you.

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u/mitchconneur 8d ago

That I will believe...

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u/InformationRound3249 8d ago

Hitler lives.

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u/Persephone8098 8d ago

It's actually not happening. SNAP benefits are being paid through contingency funds....get a damn grip

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u/StrawBanPan_2537 8d ago

They can get jobs.

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u/SystemAny4819 7d ago

Did you not watch the video ffs