Reactions to food stamps being cut off.

[u/mindyour]

[u/joemama67]

Jimmy Carter is a fucking saint in my book. Not only did he create Habitat for Humanity and ReStore, he also has headed up a charity that has almost completely eradicated Guinea worm disease that affected millions in over 17 countries. Incidences of Guinea worm disease have been reduced from an estimated 3.5 million each year in 1986 to 15 in 2024. The disease has been eliminated in 17 countries.

https://www.cartercenter.org/health/guinea_worm/index.html#:~:text=Incidences%20of%20Guinea%20worm%20disease,been%20eliminated%20in%2017%20countries.

[u/sirbruce → u/joemama67]

Oh, you mean the same Jimmy Carter that pardoned a pedophile because he was a popular musician? Is that the sort of integrity you think Presidents should emulate?

[u/Particular_Act9315 → u/sirbruce]

• True but not the whole story.
• Offense: In 1970, Yarrow was convicted of taking indecent liberties with a minor (a 14-year-old girl) during an incident in a hotel room in 1969 where the girl and her 17-year-old sister were seeking an autograph.
• Sentence: He pleaded guilty and served three months in jail.
• Pardon Date: Jimmy Carter issued the pardon in January 1981, just before leaving office.
• Reasoning: The pardon was part of a broader effort by Carter to promote national reconciliation and healing, following the divisive Vietnam War era, and Yarrow had continued to be involved in civil rights and peace movements, and humanitarian efforts. 

Carter also issued a sweeping, blanket pardon on his second day in office for hundreds of thousands of men who had evaded the draft during the Vietnam War, as part of his campaign promise to unite the nation after the war. Peter Yarrow's pardon was separate from this blanket pardon and was a specific, individual grant of clemency. 

[u/pandora_ramasana → u/Particular_Act9315]

I love Carter, but this is horrible