Thread by @jambie61

I grew up in poverty. My parents were the working poor. They hated being on food stamps but they needed them to feed me and my younger sister. My parents bought hamburger, potatoes, some vegetables, and grew a few that they could in their garden. My mother cooked our meals. 1/

2/. These food boxes are a terrible idea, IMO. Someone or several people at the top and probably Trump will profit off of this program and it's a further way to stigmatize and punish the poor for being poor. Also poor people know how to stretch money better than any politician.

3/ It's unnecessary. Poor people but the things they need at the grocery store and are perfectly capable of continuing to do so. There isn't a problem with food stamps. Trump, his administration and the Republicans hate the poor. As I was poor and then worked with people who

4/ were poor for many years in social services, I don't understand the fear or the hate. I don't understand the complete lack of compassion Or empathy. I know Trump is incapable of it but an entire political party? People are often born into poverty and you end up surviving.

5. Getting a college education is expensive. I was able to get student loans and work and get a college degree but not everyone is that lucky . We were poor but I grew up in a small town with a good school and received a good education. The Trump administration is making it

6 harder for people to get student loans so poor and middle class people won't be able to go to college. This administration is punishing poor people for being poor and doing everything it can to keep people from improving their lives .

7. The Trump administration is also doing everything it can to cut funding to Planned Parenthood which provides birth control for women and healthcare for women and men for free for those who need it. I wouldn't have been able to afford healthcare if I hadn't gone To Planned

8 Parenthood. They also provided me with birth control and yearly exams for free. After I graduated college and was working and got married, I paid for my services and continued to go to Planned Parenthood. They provided quality services and were always respectful.

9. The Trump administration is trying to eliminate the support system for the poor. @Alyssa_Milano @SenSchumer @NancyPelosi
@cmclymer @ananavarro @chelseahandler @Rosie. @tedlieu I know people see it, but we must keep discussing it and do everything we can to stopit

And military families depend on food stamps. That's something Trump, his administration, the GOP, and Trump supporters don't want to discuss. Enlisted military members aren't being paid a living wage. That needs to change. #SupportOurTroops.
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