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AITA for actually considering breaking up with my boyfriend bc he doesn't see why im upset abt SNAP getting defunded? Especially bc he knows i have a history of it?
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Anonymous 23w

i wouldn’t say break up with him but try to let him understand why you feel that way. it’s a matter of morals tho

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Anonymous 23w

Not really, but thats not a policy everyone supports so you gotta figure out why and then morally decide

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Anonymous 23w

NTA it seems like he’s not a great dude

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Anonymous 23w

Maybe he will dodge a bullet

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Anonymous 23w

Yes

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Anonymous replying to -> loverboy 23w

which is very screwed up imo like why wouldn't u support ppl being able to feed themselves

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 23w

Heres one example

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Anonymous replying to -> loverboy 23w

still don't see what that has to do with someone being able to eat if they are hungry? like in every other country in the world food is a human right

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 23w

Not my job to justify his opinion to you bro, go do this with HIM ???

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Anonymous replying to -> loverboy 23w

Im just telling you dont be a policy blind idiot and look for moral reasoning

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 23w

It might not be bc of that. Maybe he believes that people who actually need it should get it, and not freeloaders who don’t work and don’t do anything to contribute to society.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 23w

It’s a very modern and detached way of thinking to say that things like food, water, and shelter are human “rights.” You have the right to pursue those things, and it is wrong for anyone to do something that limits you from doing so, but you do not have a right to have something that has limited supply.

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 23w

Yeah so like if my mother weren't able to have food stamps, me and my sisters would've starved. Growing up sometimes the only meal i had that day was at school, but bc a small percentage of people misuse and instead of making strict regulations, other children in the same position as me will go hungry bc they don't have a right to food.

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 23w

just making sure we are on the same page?

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 23w

yeah im not even talking to him rn

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 23w

those are rights?? are u stupid? we have a right to healthcare and all of those other things you stated. there are people who work job and still can’t afford to eat, so SNAP is completely valid. and since when has food been a limited supply? last time i checked, walmart and aldi were fully stocked

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Anonymous 23w

Snap benefits can’t go to illegal immigrants you need valid ID and social security numbers to receive federal aid like snap or Medicare

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Anonymous 23w

I just think there are way fewer freeloaders than you think there are

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 23w

Except that it isn’t, not even close.

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Anonymous replying to -> #10 23w

Your own personal experience is not his and you apparently have made no effort to discuss or understand why he believes what he does. Stop trying to be the main character and open your ability to discuss and debate Life is going to be hard for you.

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Anonymous 23w

So just because someone is working doesn't mean they are making enough to support themselves or a family. Growing up my mom worked worked multiple jobs. Still couldn't afford to feed us. I'm literally only in college bc i'm on an athletic scholarship. It's such a privilege take to just assume that someone who has a job also has the ability to provide. Especially in this economy.

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Anonymous replying to -> #10 23w

i have actually and he refused to show me his gf a shred of compassion! this isn't bc im unwilling to debate, this is bc he doesn't consider others feelings!

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