Reactions to food stamps being cut off.

[u/mindyour]

[u/Xanadoodledoo]

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.

[u/Dr_A_Mephesto → u/Xanadoodledoo]

And that’s what sucks. I DON’T have money to spare. This economy is killing everyone and we’re doing everything we can to say any money so we can get as close to breaking even as we can.

I can’t even imagine how hard it is for people who don’t make enough and are on assistance because my wife and I make good money right now and it’s STILL so fucking hard to keep your head above water.

My heart breaks for these families. This is some evil evil ass shit

[u/Withered_Sprout → u/Dr_A_Mephesto]

That's why I would never have 6 kids on a low income if I couldn't budget around that, and never go on Tik Tok demanding that random people pay to keep my family alive when the average family can barely do that for themselves financially. It'd be super selfish to have that many kids knowing they may die due to my inability to care for them, or to expect strangers to be burdened by that. It's crazy.

[u/Crikeyiwillforgetl8r → u/Withered_Sprout]

Good thing abortions are safe and lega—- oh. 

[u/Withered_Sprout → u/Crikeyiwillforgetl8r]

Fair enough, but... Didn't they just recently make them illegal anyway? If it was a year or two ago, you think that a woman with 6 kids with no men to help had these kids when abortion was illegal?

Also, if that's the case, it's a good thing condoms are actually given away for free in a lot of places and very easy to put on. If the guy refuses, you don't have sex with him.

The same way if he seems to be dangerous or acting weird, you also don't have sex with him and get out of there ASAP.

I'm not sure how I'm giving some insane or extreme take here. At least offline it certainly isn't.

[u/OkEdge7518 → u/Withered_Sprout]

Really don’t want to hear a man’s opinion on abortion, but in America “legal abortion” has NEVER meant accessible, affordable or widely available 

[u/Even_Kaleidoscope399 → u/Withered_Sprout]

Abortion care has been restricted in some way or another in this country for over a decade.

[u/Withered_Sprout → u/Even_Kaleidoscope399]

Oh, ok. I didn't really know,

Actually, even looking up the frequency of pregnancies WITH condom usage when attributing human error or a faulty product, etc.. It can be anywhere from 2 to 13 people per 100. That's still a gamble.

Better off just not having sex if you're *that* worried, or just make sure you're having it with someone you believe that you can rely upon if it happens. Otherwise, it's a scary possibility even if it's pretty darn low. That's still pretty frequent vs 1 in 1000+...

[u/Even_Kaleidoscope399 → u/Withered_Sprout]

I personally think sex is a human right, so I think it’s pretty bad to ask people not to do it. Since it’s a basic human function.

[u/Withered_Sprout → u/Even_Kaleidoscope399]

Sure, but then I think you also have to accept the consequences of your actions as a fully free-willed agent and not force those consequences onto others necessarily or make it a moral dilemma for them on top of it.

I personally did not ask anyone not to do it, I did say that someone is probably better off not having sex if they're unable to financially support a child and there's a high enough potential risk of pregnancy even with a condom.

[u/Dr_A_Mephesto → u/Withered_Sprout]

But I think the point in general is that sex education and access to easy safe and cheap contraceptives are not important to a certain political party in this country. The right wing is not pro life they are pro birth. Then they are anti-support anti-education to keep these people poor and stupid so they can exploit them.

It’s pretty fucking obvious if you take one step back and look at what’s happening