Compassion anyone?
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talkpoliticsI 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?
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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Date: 26/6/13 13:41 (UTC)two gallons per penny. not free, but name one other good that you can buy two of for one penny. (and as I asked cheezyfish, what's the cost of a gallon of water in the supermarket?)
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Date: 26/6/13 23:07 (UTC)I read your discussion with cheezyfish, and my friend, you were all over the place. The bottom line is you have the tap and you don't need to buy bottled water, so what do you even care that someone is making money on bottling water? There are places all over where I work and live where you can get a gallon of distilled water for 25 cents a gallon...the catch, you have to provide your own container.
CF is correct, the "packaging" is the cost. Under "cool story bro" When I was young I worked in "concessions" (baseball games etc) and I can tell you the cup cost more than the soda that went into it :D