• 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.

            • Aether Mechanic@lemmy.libertarianfellowship.orgOP
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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