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Missouri

PoindexterOglethorpe

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1. Good. That needs to be changed everwhere.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Apr 13, 2020, 02:04 AM

Apr 2020

I also happen to think that along with a Universal Basic Income, we should all get SNAP benefits. Not because all of us need them, but because basic food security should apply to all.

Personally, while I'm not exactly rich, I do have a reasonable and decent income, and I could use SNAP to buy food for the homeless.

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Missouri seeking waiver to allow SNAP benefits to cover online grocery purchases [View all] TexasTowelie Apr 2020 OP

Good. That needs to be changed everwhere. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #1

The current maximum benefit for SNAP is $194 a month for a single person. TexasTowelie Apr 2020 #2

It is possible to eat on $6.50 a day. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #3

I have a friend who has lived like that for most of his life. Jeebo Apr 2020 #5

Yes, it is easily possible for someone to eat on (less than) $ 6.50/day. n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2020 #4

If you are fortunate enough to have the resources to store the food and cook TexasTowelie Apr 2020 #6