• 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