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[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 22 points 1 month ago

The hell they can't, a business can set their own prices, and give discounts to anyone they like. WTF!?!

How you gonna enforce that lol

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Is there reasoning behind this, or is it just a fuck poor people?

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The reason is fuck poor people, they want them to starve so they can try to blame it on "the radical left".

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why dies it always have to be fuck poor people? :(

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

My theory is because they dont have the means to fight back and bullies hate a fair fight.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Reasoning behind.... What? Life? The state of this fucked up world? Why someone like Trump supposedly got voted in by like half of the population? Why he's still there?

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Yes. Well, not life. I’m pretty sure that’s just random whatever, so enjoy it while we’re here, and help others. Then find what makes you happy.

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

Do it anyway fuck trump

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I guess I'm the designated article-reader today. TL;DR: Businesses need government approval to process EBT payments for the SNAP program. The regime is strictly interpreting a regulation that's intended to prevent price-gouging SNAP recipients to inflict maximum cruelty by preventing discounts instead. It could enforce the rule by revoking a store's SNAP-EBT approval.

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

So then you just give discounts to everyone. Thats how Hy-Vee is handling it. https://www.hy-vee.com/corporate/news-events/promotions/nov-kids-eat-free-3-meals/

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If the SNAP program is supposedly unable to function because the government is shut down, how is it still somehow finding the money and manpower to enforce its regulations?

No money or manpower to help the public, yet somehow plenty to harm.

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

The Administration can't follow the rules to pay out SNAP, but expects others to follow the rules exactly.

In-group that the law protects, out-group that the law binds.

[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Who is going to know? What a weird fucking statement to make in the first place. It's like your president wants you all to suffer while he laughs from his palace and eats cake?! Weird, eh?

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

it's not like, it's exactly what this is.

except instead of cake, its hamberders.

[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I was trying to conjure up some imagery. Maybe make the brain think of days past?

[–] Today@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Restaurants are doing it. There's one in Dallas that's giving free kids meals when you show your card.