http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/03/23/1372773/-MO-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-prevent-food-stamp-recipients-from-buying-fish-among-other-things?detail=email
Better put that steak and lobster back!
Missouri lawmakers are on a new quest to further demoralize and degrade citizens who rely on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). State Representative Rick Brattin has introduced a bill that would, among other things, prevent food stamps from being used to purchase fish and steak. From House Bill 813:
A recipient of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits shall not use such benefits to purchase cookies, chips, energy drinks, soft drinks, seafood, or steak.
More from the Riverfront Times:
"There's a long history of trying to dictate what somebody should be buying on food stamps. The program itself has been really stigmatized," says Washington University professor Mark Rank, who authored Living on the Edge: The Realities of Welfare in America.
"There have been a lot of studies on fraud, when there were actually people buying, trading and selling their EBT cards, but it was a very small percentage of the overall population," he says. "But fish is good for you -- why should that be prohibited?"
how much more can republicans hurt American citizens their acts of tyranny show us they are on a path of privatization and total formation of an oligarchy. fish my first thought fish is brain food don't want them realizing they are being controlled, steak protein for those republicans who don't know,
well most of their base is already there but the majority of Americans aren't problem is they don't seem to be able to break the ignorance of indifference to understand what that does to a country read back through this blog as far as you need and those of us who still are able to vote despite voter suppressive republican skulduggery need to exercise it or lose it too. just like your muscles if you don't use them they become weak and eventually useless that is not what we want or rights be useless. recognize
