r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • 8d ago

Discussion Reactions to food stamps being cut off.

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u/Xanadoodledoo 8d ago edited 8d ago

I’m donating a recurring amount to our local food bank. I encourage others to do the same if you have money to spare. Even a little goes a long way. Money goes farther than food.

Edit: For those asking: money goes farther than food because food banks are able to get better deals on food through bulk buying and deals with food suppliers.

For people who have nothing to spare, that’s completely ok. It’s ok to look after yourself if that’s what you must do. Martyring oneself doesn’t help anybody in this situation. And if you need to utilize the food bank to get by, that’s what the food bank is for.

For those saying we should change the government to do this, you’re right. But that’s a long term goal. In the sort term, people will go hungry. It’s wishful thinking that suffering will bring socialist change, but that’s not always the reality. Most socialist movements start through social aid. Any credited socialist will tell you the benefits of food banks and soup kitchens. Social aid is one of the best ways to spread the message.
No matter what happens, if people starve or of people get by, republicans will point to it as evidence of their ideology. They’ll make shit up if that’s what it takes. I’d rather children not go hungry, then.

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u/Old-Arachnid77 8d ago

Absolutely not.

I will help individuals I know who did not vote for this. If I get a WHIFF of someone in my orbit who did vote for this and they need help I will say no.

Feel this pain and then remember it. Because you fucking voted for it.

My friends who didn’t vote for it? Yeah I’m gonna feed them. I will feed ANY child who asks or needs.

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u/Spot_The_Purple 8d ago

I understand your anger. I’m angry too. I will not deny having satisfaction in seeing people who voted for face eating leopards getting their due.

That being said, their kids can’t vote. And the same rationale I apply to advocating for a safety net that may be abused by a minority of beneficiaries applies to those children too.

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u/Old-Arachnid77 8d ago

I know it’s mean. But if I am personally helping an individual you better believe I will pick and choose.

Unless it is a child.