• Maeve@kbin.earth
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            The cards accepted by restaurant are specifically coded. Anyone else’s card would be rejected when run.

            Pretty damned rough, to answer your question. Maybe cold packaged sandwich, tinned tuna, beans, maybe the homeless make a fire and heat the whole can, but now that homeless is illegal, maybe not. Maybe the mom working two jobs throws a frozen meal in the microwave before her next shift. How nutritious is that? But late to work and fired, no roof, no power. No running water maybe. Loses the other job for lack of hygiene. Kids are now wards of the state. That’s surely cheaper than $34/month for McDonald’s or Lance crackers, right?

            • Aether Mechanic@lemmy.libertarianfellowship.orgOP
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              Though tough, nothing you wrote is a good argument for someone using the SNAP benefits for McDonalds. The great thing tho, is that you are totally free to donate most (or even all) of your paycheck to people so they can buy McDonalds. No one is stopping you from doing that.

              The vast majority of states do not allow it. Even the democrat-run ones.

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                Yeah and that’s wrong. So are nooses and swastikas not being classified as hate symbols. That’s fine. Thanks for lmk who you are. I believed you the first time.

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                  Be sure to write a harshly-worded letter to the govs in these states that don’t allow people to buy McDonalds with SNAP. Both Democrats and Republicans seem to disagree with you:

                  Here are the ones that don’t allow it:

                  Alabama Kay Ivey Republican

                  Alaska Mike Dunleavy Republican

                  Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders Republican

                  Colorado Jared Polis Democrat

                  Connecticut Ned Lamont Democrat

                  Delaware Matt Meyer Democrat

                  Florida Ron DeSantis Republican

                  Georgia Brian Kemp Republican

                  Hawaii Josh Green Democrat

                  Idaho Brad Little Republican

                  Indiana Mike Braun / Eric Holcomb* Republican

                  Iowa Kim Reynolds Republican

                  Kansas Laura Kelly Democrat

                  Kentucky Andy Beshear Democrat

                  Louisiana Jeff Landry Republican

                  Maine Janet Mills Democrat

                  Minnesota Tim Walz Democrat

                  Mississippi Tate Reeves Republican

                  Missouri Mike Parson Republican

                  Montana Greg Gianforte Republican

                  Nebraska Jim Pillen Republican

                  Nevada Joe Lombardo Republican

                  New Hampshire Kelly Ayotte Republican

                  New Jersey Phil Murphy Democrat

                  New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham Democrat

                  North Carolina Josh Stein Democrat

                  North Dakota Kelly Armstrong Republican

                  Ohio Mike DeWine Republican

                  Oklahoma Kevin Stitt Republican

                  Oregon Tina Kotek Democrat

                  Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro Democrat

                  South Carolina Henry McMaster Republican

                  South Dakota Larry Rhoden Republican

                  Tennessee Bill Lee Republican

                  Texas Greg Abbott Republican

                  Utah Spencer Cox Republican

                  Vermont Phil Scott Republican

                  Washington Bob Ferguson Democrat

                  West Virginia Patrick Morrisey Republican

                  Wisconsin Tony Evers Democrat

                  Wyoming Mark Gordon Republican