• 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