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Buddyzbuddy

(1,197 posts)
15. How ironic.
Sun May 11, 2025, 10:59 AM
May 11

That those recipients of much needed benefits will soon be joined by those that have supplemented the supplies of those benefits.
It's been a good system that killed 2 birds with 1 stone. Until the Felon decided to fix another "problem". Goodbye mom and pop farmers. It may not seem like it, but we Americans, appreciate you. To bad you didn't recognize it before supporting people that don't.

I grew up in the system living on food stamps, that I was embarrassed about everytime my mom pulled out her book of tickets. I remember being taken to the clinic in East Los Angeles along with my little sister to an old building filled with the echoes of screaming babies receiving shots like clockwork. We lived right up the street. And, we got our shots and sugar cubes.
I remember waiting with my mom for what seemed to be all day at the Social Services office almost monthly.

How appropriate that I write this on Mother's Day because that's how some recipients referred to the 1st of the month. Unfortunately, I was too young to appreciate my mom for the embarrassment she must have felt or what she had to experience to keep food in our stomachs and I certainly didn't appreciate the Federal Government for what they provided. Let me say here publicly to my mom and President Johnson, the U.S. Gov't and the voters of the 1960's, thank you.

To the families of today, I'm sorry. I and so many like me, failed to protect you and provide for you when you needed us.
Rest easy knowing that billionaires like the Felon and Elon and the Kochs and the Waltons and ....... are protected and will never go hungry or homeless thanks to the Federal Gov't and the Republican voters who put them there. Oh yeah and soon children won't have to endure those painful shots or bitter sugar cubes because once again, the Federal Gov't will remove those protections.

Happy Mother's Day!

P.S. My mom stopped taking benefits as soon as possible, 10+yrs and has assets worth over 1.5 mil. and has a daughter that is a Doctor.

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Post removed Post removed May 11 #1
huh? Skittles May 11 #2
Are you okay? ❤️ littlemissmartypants May 11 #5
Did you actually read that before you hit "send"? niyad May 11 #13
Welcome to DU orangecrush May 11 #16
Is that English? Scrivener7 May 11 #31
Mump Wants to Starve Americans with Cha May 11 #3
Hey Cha! BumRushDaShow May 11 #4
Republican math. Good grief! There's a way to fudge those numbers... littlemissmartypants May 11 #6
Mahalo BRDS.. It's a Horror Show. Cha May 11 #7
They are pushing to repeal the Child Labor laws BumRushDaShow May 11 #9
Ohh... I forgot about that Cha May 11 #10
So once that child reaches 8 years of age they're capable of being on their own? patphil May 11 #18
that sentence stumped me as well. peacebuzzard May 11 #21
I am proud to pay taxes which help my fellow citizens perdita9 May 11 #8
The "99%" ARE paying taxes BumRushDaShow May 11 #11
The period of the greatest DENVERPOPS May 11 #25
Totally agree! choie May 11 #26
What's 11 million people when enjoy being mean. xuplate May 11 #12
When they enact this DENVERPOPS May 11 #23
Not too worry. At the same time, Large Corporations will start paying more taxes, realizing... chouchou May 11 #14
How ironic. Buddyzbuddy May 11 #15
A beautiful tribute to your very fine mother! erronis May 11 #17
Thank you. Buddyzbuddy May 11 #19
So they're saying Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 11 #20
The pilfering and butchering of SNAP is a shame peacebuzzard May 11 #22
If it were just the DENVERPOPS May 11 #24
honestly I think you are correct about the CEO's its all about the tax breaks and contract favors peacebuzzard May 11 #28
What % of GOP Congress have ever shopped for their household food in a supermarket? bucolic_frolic May 11 #27
very few if they are doing their jobs. peacebuzzard May 11 #29
The poors are not the cause of debt/deficits - let's fight back with facts jmbar2 May 11 #30
How I Despise these Repugs & drumphf.... electric_blue68 May 12 #32
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