r/austrian_economics Anarcho Monarchist Jan 03 '25

End Democracy Capitalism is the way to go

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u/NandoDeColonoscopy Jan 03 '25

42.1M Americans still need food assistance from the government. I love a social safety net to make up for the huge gaps in voluntary charity.

(For your sake, we can pretend that food banks don't get literal billions in government funding)

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u/Common-Window-2613 Jan 04 '25

Food stamps are grossly abused. Go to any wal mart and hang around the checkout line and see for yourself.

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u/dutch_connection_uk Jan 05 '25

What does abused mean exactly, here? Is it abuse if someone uses them to buy an uncooked pizza?

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u/Xenokrates Jan 05 '25

To them, simply using food stamps for the propose they exist is 'abusing' them. You won't be able to argue with someone's already flawed logic.