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No one ever said Republicans have a clue! They say we need tax cuts because people are better at spending money than the government.

Now the Trump Admin. wants to cut food stamps (SNAP) by 40% with half being a real cut. The other half the government will spend to buy the poor a box of non-perishable foods such as shelf-stable milk, ready-to-eat cereals, pasta, peanut butter, beans, and canned foods. Yet, delivery of the box of food will require an infrastructure the government does not currently have.

So why do this? The truth is they are just cutting food assistance to the poor, period! All stop! Also, you can bet that the contents of the box will reflect corporate donations and profits.

Below is a picture of a "Plumpy Nut" bar. It is used in third world countries to give nutrition to starving children. This country has reached the point where we should just provide it free in our schools and more. But we won't! We won't, because "American Arrogance" preven...See More
Tim Finnegan What is the Democrat response? They had plenty of time when Obama was in charge to fix this and other problems when they had complete control of the legislative and executive branches. In that time, what did we get? No universal health care, no immigration reform, no fix for hunger, no minimum wage increase ... a whole lot of nothing.

Both...See More
Feb 13, 2018
T.E.C. - Iowa I have to ponder if this rant about "Dems" has a point. I mean, this part of the post is certainly true, "Both sides seem to like to make promises until they have full control."

The answer to this is simple. We do not have two parties! We have one party that pretends to be two, and both are owned by the oligarchs. That said, it should be c...See More
Feb 14, 2018


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