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llmart

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1. In a nation where 40% of our food supply is thrown in the trash and obesity is an epidemic.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jan 31, 2026, 06:34 AM

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"You just have to wonder what the administration is trying to accomplish by removing protections that have been in place to ensure that the most vulnerable people in our society have some access to food security, some access to put food on their tables,"

I think DUers already know the answer to that question.

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New SNAP work requirements are coming on Feb. 1. What to know. [View all] BumRushDaShow Saturday OP

In a nation where 40% of our food supply is thrown in the trash and obesity is an epidemic. llmart Saturday #1

Not only that... 2naSalit Saturday #2

Well, they did not give me the time of day both times I tried, so this has nothing to do with me. OldBaldy1701E Saturday #3

Young mothers are stuck at home with toddlers - how do they find work? FakeNoose Saturday #4

The link states that it doesn't apply to those with children under 14 yrs old. MichMan Saturday #8

GOP: It's their fault for not being rich. travelingthrulife Saturday #10

Private welfare has numerous hoops and hurdles. Corporate welfare is given away like breathing with AZLD4Candidate Saturday #5

This EuterpeThelo Saturday #6

The work requirements only apply though for parents of children that are 14 and older MichMan Saturday #9

I wonder if some of these states that OK under 10 yrs old have other laws, like, maybe it's OK to lock your kid in Exp Saturday #11

I wouldn't oppose modest work requirement for those physically capable of it if some things were enacted. cstanleytech Saturday #7

get pissed at these work requirements because employers always want trained employees Stargazer99 Saturday #12

This JCMach1 Saturday #13

If you read the link, it states what is offered for training MichMan Saturday #14

I sure didnot get help when I was young and running away from a potental child rape Stargazer99 Saturday #15

They don't give a shit about the work requirements. It's not about that. It's about cutting the funding. Fil1957 Saturday #16