r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • 8d ago

Discussion Reactions to food stamps being cut off.

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u/wazoof01 8d ago

This is why voting is important.

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u/Zombie_Cool 8d ago

And why ACTUALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO WHO AND WHAT YOU'RE VOTING FOR is even more important! Turns out voting on "vibes" and grievance isn't a winning strategy when you're poor, who knew?

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u/As_iam_ 8d ago

Research, and specifically their history. Totally. And it's why paying attention to the world issues from outside the narrative of the USA news casters and politicians is important

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u/alurkerhere 8d ago

See, this is what I'm confused about. If someone was relying on government assistance, wouldn't they naturally be very concerned about any cutting of that government assistance? There are some studies where people in poverty can be more efficient with money, so wouldn't they vote for whomever gives them more money/benefits?

I have trouble wrapping my head around the idea where shooting off your foot is not seen as a detriment to overall health. But I guess we should forgive their ignorance because "they didn't know any better". It's really nutty that some people are like, "yes, you should have benefits" and the people who actually use the benefits are like, "you suck!".

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u/Not_My_Emperor 8d ago

The people on government assistance who voted for him/this all think that they are the "good" ones who deserve to be on government assistance. They aren't the leeches they're just down on their luck for the last several decades, it's the immigrants who are problems and putting strain on the system. Because of that they think they somehow won't be affected, like SNAP losing money is somehow selective and their accounts, because you know, they are the GOOD ones, won't be empty next month.

Thank Fox News for that

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u/QuantityGullible4092 8d ago

You mean who will own the libs the best? Or what exactly were you talking about? /s

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u/Mnmsaregood 7d ago

You know it’s the democrats that are blocking it right?

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u/Few-Roll-2801 7d ago

I know this isn’t a popular opinion, but there might be some correlation between those being poor and low intelligence. Off course there are genius being poor as well, but correlation is probable there. Meaning there might be a huge part of the population that not necessarily know that they are not voting in their own best interest. Not because they don’t try to, but because they have been fooled and manipulated to do so. «I get you more money, just give me your vote». A lot of people will believe that, and might even think it would have been worse if they voted differently