pay no attention to this after adjust for inflation crap... these authors can conclude anything they wish with the right inflation factor. Here they found inflation seems to have eroded the benefit values by 40 percent in 2/3 of the states... What? Ricter has argued govt spending and money creation has caused practically no inflation... This article kept considering tanf and no other benefits... (although it considered snap once.) Think about what that inflation has done to working families who do not have as many benefits indexed to inflation... Leftist Govt...taxing and devaluing your lives... for the power of the cronies.
First of all, food stamp dollars doesn't represent food stamp participants. Dollars paid out have been adjusted (raised, lowered) throughout time of the program. But the aspect of nanny state is dependent on how many people the program supports. And the number of people it supports currently remains at record highs. Sure it dropped a tad in the last month only. But it's still at all-time highs. Do you agree or disagree with this?
I will be happy to debate whatever statistic you want to next, but won't move on until we come to a conclusion on the first statistic you tried to pass off as "proof more people are coming off government supported programs". So either agree the SNAP data does not show more people are coming off or continue the debate before moving on.
When I was around 7 years old, my motivation to read better resulted from the realization that I didn't read very well during classroom sessions. My embarrassment caused me to ask my mom to read Peter the Rabbit stories with me despite English not being her first language. Maybe the motivational aspect is what's lacking in the black community. They rather listen to gangsta music or play basketball since reading is not cool. That and parental guidance not being very strong. Smacking the kids around doesn't teach them anything except more violence.
Cudos. We need to stop making excuses for bad behavior and call it what it is - bad behavior. Don't read to your kid?? Smarten the F up. Let kids listen to gangsta rap and revere criminal behavior?? Smarten the F up. Call it for IT IS. This is just common sense!!!! Instead, we sit around, debate, commission endless studies and try to dumb down society, because we don't have the balls to call people on their backward behavior. It's so fucking stupid.
In the music video below, Ice Cube makes fun of the idea that gangsta rap is responsible for violence and criminal behavior. However, we know from scientific research that a subset of mirror neurons fires when they see someone else's actions. People do learn by imitation. When black kids see criminal behavior promoted in their entertainment, there is a residual influence left in the brain. One of the greatest series on Showtime, Dexter, was based on the idea that Dexter's gruesome experience of watching his mother being murdered resulted in his subsequent dark urges. Young children, with their brains still developing, are more susceptible to environmental influences, both good and bad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_neuron http://www.ted.com/talks/vs_ramachandran_the_neurons_that_shaped_civilization?language=en
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Great points,..... loving + caring parents; but check your Sherwin Williams color chart. The media lied again on white privilege; my parents did read to me
Something, or some things happened in the black community between 1970-1985 that began the family meltdown. Got to run out, but I'l return tonight to explain why I believe that is the target timeline.
So you're saying the numbers of SNAP users not at record highs? What does the "twice nothing is still nothing" comment supposed to mean? You said: Then you said: So far you haven't proved either. All I'm asking is that you prove your statement. If you don't want a discussion and just want to make shit up, let me know and I'll bow out.