Thread: One in seven Americans now on food stamps

Originally Posted by GearsMcGilf

I think poor people tend to blame everyone else for their own problems. That's pretty much universal. Blacks blame whites, or the "man" for keeping them down. Poor whites blame "those rich bastards", blacks, mexicans, jews, etc. for their situation. It's never one's own fault.

In Psychology this is called an "External Locus of Control". The opposite is called an "Internal Locus of Control"

Originally Posted by TJTJ

In Psychology this is called an "External Locus of Control". The opposite is called an "Internal Locus of Control"

Thanks, I was wondering what I was supposed to call it.

Originally Posted by GearsMcGilf

How much did your insurance premiums increase this year?

I'm a veteran, VA health care....

Originally Posted by LAM

I'm a veteran, VA health care....

That must be horrible not having to write a check for $900 a month for a premium and $300 a month in copays. How do you survive under that socialist regime?

Originally Posted by Dale Mabry

That must be horrible not having to write a check for $900 a month for a premium and $300 a month in copays.

You have crappy healthcare.

Originally Posted by LAM

I'm a veteran, VA health care....

I've heard the horror stories. My condolences.

Originally Posted by Dale Mabry

That must be horrible not having to write a check for $900 a month for a premium and $300 a month in copays. How do you survive under that socialist regime?

lol...

I graduated early from college and and couldn't find a job after literally sending out dozens of resumes. part of why I joined the military was to develop my hard skills the other part was planning for my future (healthcare), and members of my family have been in every war since WWI so I figured it was my turn also.

my mom used to work for a life insurance company that was also involved in healthcare, she was pretty high up on the totem pole. so I learned about this industry in detail growing up. she despised it and the "practices" that they used to increase profits, it almost drove her to start drinking heavily. she only stayed because of the great bennies and retirement plan. she told me that in the very near future most family's would not be able to afford health-care anymore and she was dead right unfortunately.

Originally Posted by GearsMcGilf

Thanks, I was wondering what I was supposed to call it.

you should. otherwise youre just an ignorant racist.

Catholic Professors Slam Boehner Over GOP Budget Cuts

Dozens of Catholic professors are pressuring House Speaker John Boehner to back off proposed cuts to programs for the poor and elderly, accusing the Catholic lawmaker of diverging from the tenets of his faith ahead of his commencement address at a top Catholic university.

The professors sent a scathing letter to the speaker ahead of his scheduled address Saturday at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. They focused on the House GOP-crafted 2012 budget, claiming it "guts long-established protections for the most vulnerable members of society." Citing changes to Medicare and Medicaid, as well as cuts to food stamps and programs for pregnant women, the professors from Catholic University and other schools accused Boehner of imperiling programs for the poor.

They wrote that it is his "moral duty" to prioritize those programs going forward and said they hope his visit to CUA will "reawaken" his familiarity with Catholic teachings.

"Mr. Speaker, your voting record is at variance from one of the church's most ancient moral teachings," they wrote. "From the apostles to the present, the magisterium of the church has insisted that those in power are morally obliged to preference the needs of the poor. Your record in support of legislation to address the desperate needs of the poor is among the worst in Congress."

In announcing Boehner's address last month, the main office at Catholic University praised him as a "strong supporter of Catholic education" in Washington, D.C. The university plans to award him an honorary Doctor of Laws at the ceremony.

Boehner spokesman Michael Steel, asked about the professors' letter, stressed that the speaker would not be giving a political speech.

"The speaker will be delivering a personal, non-political message at the Catholic University of America that he hopes will speak to all members of the graduating class, regardless of their backgrounds or affiliations," Steel said in an email. "He is deeply honored to have been invited by CUA to address the school's graduating class, and is looking forward to receiving an honorary degree from the only Catholic college in our country that is chartered by Catholic bishops."

Read more: Catholic Professors Slam Boehner Over GOP Budget Cuts - FoxNews.com

nobody has posted the obama food coupons in this thread yet?......other presidents are forever remembered on real currency!

Originally Posted by irish_2003

nobody has posted the obama food coupons in this thread yet?......other presidents are forever remembered on real currency!

Reagan's face should be on those not Obama's....

Originally Posted by irish_2003

nobody has posted the obama food coupons in this thread yet?......other presidents are forever remembered on real currency!

They come in two denominations.

Originally Posted by LAM

Catholic Professors Slam Boehner Over GOP Budget Cuts

Dozens of Catholic professors are pressuring House Speaker John Boehner to back off proposed cuts to programs for the poor and elderly, accusing the Catholic lawmaker of diverging from the tenets of his faith ahead of his commencement address at a top Catholic university.

The professors sent a scathing letter to the speaker ahead of his scheduled address Saturday at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. They focused on the House GOP-crafted 2012 budget, claiming it "guts long-established protections for the most vulnerable members of society." Citing changes to Medicare and Medicaid, as well as cuts to food stamps and programs for pregnant women, the professors from Catholic University and other schools accused Boehner of imperiling programs for the poor.

They wrote that it is his "moral duty" to prioritize those programs going forward and said they hope his visit to CUA will "reawaken" his familiarity with Catholic teachings.

"Mr. Speaker, your voting record is at variance from one of the church's most ancient moral teachings," they wrote. "From the apostles to the present, the magisterium of the church has insisted that those in power are morally obliged to preference the needs of the poor. Your record in support of legislation to address the desperate needs of the poor is among the worst in Congress."

In announcing Boehner's address last month, the main office at Catholic University praised him as a "strong supporter of Catholic education" in Washington, D.C. The university plans to award him an honorary Doctor of Laws at the ceremony.

Boehner spokesman Michael Steel, asked about the professors' letter, stressed that the speaker would not be giving a political speech.

"The speaker will be delivering a personal, non-political message at the Catholic University of America that he hopes will speak to all members of the graduating class, regardless of their backgrounds or affiliations," Steel said in an email. "He is deeply honored to have been invited by CUA to address the school's graduating class, and is looking forward to receiving an honorary degree from the only Catholic college in our country that is chartered by Catholic bishops."

Read more: Catholic Professors Slam Boehner Over GOP Budget Cuts - FoxNews.com

What are they gonna do in protest, vote for Obama? It's easy to voice displeasure towards something, especially when it's not backed up by action.

Originally Posted by Dale Mabry

What are they gonna do in protest, vote for Obama? It's easy to voice displeasure towards something, especially when it's not backed up by action.

70% of the economists in the world say the US has to change it's tax and pay structure, even the Heritage Foundation does behind closed doors. you can't logically argue about what 30+ years of data is showing.


Check out the report below that I attached.

Paul Ryan's Budget 2012 Budget Plan below will be the end of the middle class. All it does is kill various gov programs and spending to reduce and/or eliminate various tax rates (corporate taxes, capital gains, estate, etc. everything) of the top 1%. it's basically the Bush Tax Cuts made permanent and on steroids and will double the deficit. As we are seeing today tax cuts are not defect neutral and corporate tax rate deductions do not create jobs. were in the fuck did the GOP find this guy? holly shit...and people were scared of Obama

* It should be called the Top 1% get richer and the bottom half of the country (in terms of income) is totally fucked with no lube or even a reach around.

http://budget.house.gov/UploadedFile...rityFY2012.pdf

Originally Posted by LAM

70% of the economists in the world say the US has to change it's tax and pay structure, even the Heritage Foundation does behind closed doors. you can't logically argue about what 30+ years of data is showing.


Check out the report below that I attached.

You are correct, I can't logically argue. We are not talking about me we are talking about Catholics, who can and routinely do argue against data and facts.

awesome.. worthless american people

well not all are true americans lol

Originally Posted by Dale Mabry

You are correct, I can't logically argue. We are not talking about me we are talking about Catholics, who can and routinely do argue against data and facts.

I wasn't talking to you Dale, I know you have your head on straight. Did you read that budget plan and the 6T tax cut for corporations and top 1% of earners at the expense of the 3 lower income quintiles.