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Offline BattleHymn

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DUmmies want to extend food stamps to their pets
« on: January 24, 2018, 01:12:59 PM »
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Wed Jan 24, 2018, 09:32 AM
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The surprising argument for extending food stamps to pets


Edward B. Johnston Jr. would rather give his dinner to his dog than watch the dog go hungry. That is why the 59-year-old Mississippi man is petitioning the Department of Agriculture to let him use food stamps on kibble and pet treats.

Pets are part of the family, Johnston argued, and families should not have to break up when they hit what he calls a “financial rough patch.” He is asking that the federal government modify food-stamp rules to make it easier for low-income people like him to buy food for their pets.

The petition has little chance of succeeding, experts say, given the political and logistical challenges of changing food stamps, otherwise known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But it has attracted the attention of nearly 80,000 signers on the popular petition site Care2, as well as a number of animal welfare organizations.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/01/23/the-surprising-argument-for-extending-food-stamps-to-pets/?utm_term=.414ab502224d
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Wed Jan 24, 2018, 10:36 AM
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2. I think it's a good idea, or something similar to this would be helpful.

It would make it easier for low income people to have pets too. This might help get some of the homeless pets out of our shelters. Especially in areas where the shelters are over crowded.

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Re: DUmmies want to extend food stamps to their pets
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2018, 01:17:57 PM »
If you can't afford it you shouldn't have it. either give it up or cook it for dinner.
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Re: DUmmies want to extend food stamps to their pets
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2018, 01:21:16 PM »
Quote from: Old n Grumpy on January 24, 2018, 01:17:57 PM
If you can't afford it you shouldn't have it. either give it up or cook it for dinner.

Instructions unclear, baby now in slow cooker. 
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Re: DUmmies want to extend food stamps to their pets
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2018, 01:48:01 PM »
What's next?  Demanding that pets can be included as dependents on the 1040 form and eligible for a deduction?
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Re: DUmmies want to extend food stamps to their pets
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2018, 01:50:54 PM »
Quote from: DLR Pyro on January 24, 2018, 01:48:01 PM
What's next?  Demanding that pets can be included as dependents on the 1040 form and eligible for a deduction?

Don't forget health care and disability. :thatsright:
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Re: DUmmies want to extend food stamps to their pets
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2018, 02:15:41 PM »
Quote from: Old n Grumpy on January 24, 2018, 01:50:54 PM
Don't forget health care and disability. :thatsright:

Not to mention voting rights.
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Re: DUmmies want to extend food stamps to their pets
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2018, 02:34:47 PM »

I slaughtered this horse last tuesday
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Re: DUmmies want to extend food stamps to their pets
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2018, 02:59:05 PM »
Can't afford a dawg, don't get a dawg.
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Re: DUmmies want to extend food stamps to their pets
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2018, 05:34:22 PM »
If you can't afford the vet,...you can't afford the pet.   
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Re: DUmmies want to extend food stamps to their pets
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2018, 06:24:16 PM »
Quote from: Skul on January 24, 2018, 05:34:22 PM
If you can't afford the vet,...you can't afford the pet.

^^^^ Yep!  Feeding is cheap. Vet visits, no. I spend more on my doggies health care than I do myself.

It always amazes me that the dummies, who just cannot seem to be able to feed themselves, go out and get a dog or a cat.   :mental:
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Re: DUmmies want to extend food stamps to their pets
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2018, 06:29:38 PM »
Quote from: DLR Pyro on January 24, 2018, 01:48:01 PM
What's next?  Demanding that pets can be included as dependents on the 1040 form and eligible for a deduction?

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Re: DUmmies want to extend food stamps to their pets
« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2018, 06:40:37 PM »
Sounds like a great idea, and it looks like they have at least 80,000 volunteers to pay for it. As long as I don’t feel a hand in my pocket, go for it.

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Re: DUmmies want to extend food stamps to their pets
« Reply #12 on: January 25, 2018, 06:49:22 AM »
Meals on Wheels gives my mom-in-law a bag of dog food every week when they stop by. It's a great help to her; but I would NOT like the idea of using her SNAP benefits for that dog.
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Re: DUmmies want to extend food stamps to their pets
« Reply #13 on: January 25, 2018, 07:31:41 AM »
If someone chooses to spend some of their food stamp money or their pets then I don't have a problem with it. I just don't want them to get extra food stamps for having a pet.
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