Compassion anyone?

[enders-shadow.livejournal.com]

I cannot understand this whole SNAP debacle that is being played out and talked about. I do not understand how ANYONE can be against feeding the hungry. I am willing to concede that there will be waste and fraud. I cannot imagine what system(s) would not have *some* waste and fraud. That said, waste and fraud are bad, but, let's not go throwing the baby out with the bath water, eh?

Food is NOT an option for people. Neither is water. These two things are HUMAN RIGHTS as far as I am concerned. Nobody, anywhere, should be deprived of access to food and water. And you know what, these things, in their most basic form (ie. basic food staples, not fancy food feasts), should be free. That's right, free. For *every single person*.

I understand that to some cold-hearted demons out there, people only deserve food and water if they *work* for it. Well fuck that. Work is not the pre-requisite, IMO, for food or water. Those should be denied to NOBODY.

I have a question to ask folks here, and I'm not sure I will be able to stomach the responses, but here goes:

Under what circumstances should a hungry person be denied food/water?

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[tigron-x.livejournal.com]

Nah, I'm just about to leave, and I don't want to get drawn in to explaining money manipulation and economical conquest. I gave you the can. You can open it at your own will. :)

If you want to specifically talk about SNAP and paying for people to eat. Well, don't let me stop you. It's good that people are getting food. But, if this is some idea for solving poverty, then consider what I've said here has a healthy dose of skepticism. Because, you have to realize that hunger is a symptom of poverty, not the cause. And feeding people makes their life better, but it doesn't help them feed themselves. And that should be the focus imo.

[meus-ovatio.livejournal.com]

It's ok man, I probably already know more than you about this stuff already.

[tigron-x.livejournal.com]

Well, good for you.