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It’s the stated goal of the party in power to throw as many kids off food assistance as possible. If the program has quirks that is by design.

kortilla 7y ago
What is “the party in power”? Democrats control the House and Republicans control the Senate. No laws can be passed right now without bipartisan support.
- thrower123 7y ago
  Moreover, these discontinuities and the perverse incentives that they lead to on the cusps have been elements of these programs for longer than I've been alive.
  - thedance 7y ago
    Depending on how long you’ve been here, you may have been living under a Reagan-esque conservative regime the whole time. Over my entire life I’ve seen only actual republican policies, or policies of weak-minded Democrats easily baited into acting like Republicans. There hasn’t been a sincere and effective advocate for the poor in America since LBJ.
    - smcl 7y ago
      You're being downvoted but you're correct. A glance at some of the potential Democratic presidential nominees tells the whole story: Biden (classic case of "weak-minded Democrats easily baited into acting like Republicans"), Warren (actually was a Republican, during the Reagan years no less!), Buttigieg (previously a firm supporter of M4A then was somehow persuaded to water it down to "Medicare for all...who want it") ... Bloomberg!
Proziam 7y ago
Both parties have had multiple turns at the wheel since many of these policies have existed. Whichever party isn't in power blasts the other party for not fixing it. In essence, both parties use social benefits like political bargaining chips for buying votes because they know people will show up for those issues. This issue is eerily similar to the 'border crisis' we've been facing. The issues surrounding the treatment of immigrants that have been decried as inhumane and unethical were fully in force long before 2016. Of course, it wasn't an issue for the Democratic party until we got closer to the census and the other team was at the helm. I don't think there's any real evidence that either party has the best interests of the people at heart, or that they have any genuine intent to fix the issues at all.
- abstractbarista 7y ago
  Exactly, anyone deriding a single party is in fact a pawn. Zoom out, and you realize you're trapped in a matrix of control by all parties.

kortilla 7y ago

What is “the party in power”? Democrats control the House and Republicans control the Senate. No laws can be passed right now without bipartisan support.

thrower123 7y ago
Moreover, these discontinuities and the perverse incentives that they lead to on the cusps have been elements of these programs for longer than I've been alive.
- thedance 7y ago
  Depending on how long you’ve been here, you may have been living under a Reagan-esque conservative regime the whole time. Over my entire life I’ve seen only actual republican policies, or policies of weak-minded Democrats easily baited into acting like Republicans. There hasn’t been a sincere and effective advocate for the poor in America since LBJ.
  - smcl 7y ago
    You're being downvoted but you're correct. A glance at some of the potential Democratic presidential nominees tells the whole story: Biden (classic case of "weak-minded Democrats easily baited into acting like Republicans"), Warren (actually was a Republican, during the Reagan years no less!), Buttigieg (previously a firm supporter of M4A then was somehow persuaded to water it down to "Medicare for all...who want it") ... Bloomberg!

Proziam 7y ago

Both parties have had multiple turns at the wheel since many of these policies have existed. Whichever party isn't in power blasts the other party for not fixing it. In essence, both parties use social benefits like political bargaining chips for buying votes because they know people will show up for those issues. This issue is eerily similar to the 'border crisis' we've been facing. The issues surrounding the treatment of immigrants that have been decried as inhumane and unethical were fully in force long before 2016. Of course, it wasn't an issue for the Democratic party until we got closer to the census and the other team was at the helm. I don't think there's any real evidence that either party has the best interests of the people at heart, or that they have any genuine intent to fix the issues at all.

abstractbarista 7y ago
Exactly, anyone deriding a single party is in fact a pawn. Zoom out, and you realize you're trapped in a matrix of control by all parties.