Clay Higgins believes people using the safety net are on crack. Well, I want to say that he is definitely on something.
In reality, white people are on fentanyl and methamphetamine, but that's not the issue here.
The safety net.
The safety net: It's this thing that helps the middle class and lower class. The safety net prevents Americans from rioting and/or looting. The safety net stops people from shoplifting from stores to feed their families.
The safety net prevents a person from robbing you of your luxuries.
The safety net is only 10% of the federal spending. The way some people put it, 50% of the federal spending goes to food stamps and welfare. Some people believe that the safety net is making people lazy. And this is the stuff I've heard from people who think that it will never happen to them. They're gased up over a person using an EBT card to pay for name brand items or expensive food.
With the rising food and gas prices, people are turning to food stamps, food banks and government assistance to keep themselves from landing in the homeless shelter.
Without a safety net, these people will rob and kill those who have the luxuries of having food in the refrigerator or in the pantry. They would steal fuel, water, bread and meat to keep feeding their families. And yet, President Donald J. Trump, Republicans and their conservative allies are thinking the poor are the reasons for the economic consequences. Perhaps those who complain about the poor, should walk a day in that person's shoes!
On Saturday, the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will run out of money amid the ongoing government shutdown that began on Oct. 1. The government partially shut down nearly a month ago after the Senate failed to muster the votes necessary to pass a Republican-sponsored funding bill. Even though Republicans control the chamber 53-47, 60 votes are needed to overcome a procedural hurdle to move the bill forward. Democrats said they won’t support any funding bill unless it contains an extension of healthcare premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, which are slated to expire on Dec. 31.
As Nov. 1 has drawn closer, recipients of SNAP benefits – often called food stamps – have taken center stage in national media coverage. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, SNAP served 41.7 million Americans across 22 million households per month in 2024.
Democrats should just say Republicans are big government nannies.
They want to control what you eat. By cutting food stamps and regulating food content, they want you to stay committed to foods that are deemed unhealthy. They want to pull back regulations and allow contaminants into the food and water supply.
By cutting Medicare, the insurance premiums will increase, companies will opt out of employer mandated insurance, more people will go into debt if they can't pay their medical bills, more Americans will avoid doctors, dentists, veterinarians and therapists.
They want to control what you want to do for luxury. So if you want to smoke marijuana or e-cigarettes they'll ban you from doing those.
You want look at adult entertainment on your computer, you can't do it. Because Republicans want to "protect" children. Instead of stopping gun violence, bullying and suicide, we want to regulate pornography, video games, music and television shows.
But if you want to stockpile firearms and explosives, go for it. You want to own semi automatic firearms? Go for it!
They have explicit ratings on adult magazines, video games, music and television but don't put explicit ratings on talk radio or opinion talk shows. It's free speech.
Cars, motorcycles, buses, trains, airplanes have regulations but not firearms.
They want to control when you want to have sex. They want to outlaw a woman's right to sell her body for sex. They want to ban same sex couples from adopting children or removing biological children from homes of same sex couples. They want to tell young children when it's right to have sex.
They want to control a woman's right to choice. A woman who doesn't want children or is raped by a sexual predator is forced to have a child. States and federal governments want to close the window of conception to force women to endure dangerous pregnancies.
They want to force religion into your schools, government buildings and workplace. They want to force nationalized Christianity and Judaism in public schools.
They ridicule Islam, Satanism, Buddism and Hindu religion as evil.
They don't want agnostic or atheists working in government. They want to punish dissent if you criticize Israel, Trump, Charlie Kirk or the American flag.
They want to ban books. They want to avoid critical race theory. They want you to honor Christopher Columbus, slave owning presidents, Trumpism and Reaganism. They want to rewrite how conservative causes and white supremacy led to chaos.
They want to punish people who destroyed confederate statues, roads and buildings.
They want you to pledge allegiance to foreign countries like Israel.
They want you to sign loyalty oaths, block financial assistance and entry into the United States if you support resistance group, accused terrorists or countries that oppose American influence.
They want you to support Israel, no matter what. They don't believe Israel and Russia are meddling in our elections.
They want you to accept foreign influences in our elections.
Americans can't get necessary child care in this economy. Mothers are struggling to take care of their children. Daycares are closing due to the subsidies drying up. Many daycares and nursing home workers are being overworked to a point where they're literally walking out leaving those in their care vulnerable.
Frst things first, Congress wants Americans to get back to work. We are dealing with a worker shortage. Many Americans are not going to work for less than $35,000 a year. They want better wages, affordable healthcare, better roads and bridges, better lighting, safer work conditions, workable hours, easy access to the safety net and less partisanship in Washington, DC.
I want lawmakers to do their jobs. I don't want lawmakers who act like activists. I don't want lawmakers who stall legislation but take credit for it when it benefits their constituents. I want the U.S. to aid countries in need of assistance only in natural disasters.
Rep. Clay Higgins III (R-LA) is a former corrupt law enforcement officer. He has a notorious history as a St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Captain with violent encounters towards Black motorists.
Higgins and former corrupt cop, Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) have promoted Trump and his authoritarian policies. They openly called for the deportation of Muslim lawmakers Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). They've taken trips to Israel and watched the occupation show new tactics to law enforcement in the United States.
Higgins is married to his fourth wife. His previous marriages were nightmares. One of his wives mysteriously died in a car accident. He put the burner to one of his ex-wife's head when she thought he was cheating. He has a violent temper and had altercation with activists as wells as members of Congress. There are signs of a violent person but hey, he is elected in gerrymandered heavily favored Republican district. So no problems here.
He has a net worth of X < $1,000. He has child support and spousal support issues.
Higgins took to X on Thursday and said SNAP beneficiaries should have been stockpiling at least one month’s supply of food. For good measure, he told them to “stop smoking crack.”
“There are 22 million American households receiving SNAP benefits for groceries, at $4200 per year on average,” he wrote. “Try to get your head wrapped around how many pantries you can stock with $4200 dollars in properly shopped groceries. Any American who has been receiving $4200 dollars per year of free groceries and does NOT have at least 1 month of groceries stocked should never again receive SNAP, because wow, stop smoking crack.”
Words are not affecting me. His free speech doesn't affect me paying rent, food or bills.
However, his actions are affecting me and millions of working class Americans. It is a damn shame that our federal and state lawmakers have the least amount of working days in a year. They are constitutionally obligated to running the government the American people elected them for. While it is not the most pleasant job in the world, the opportunity to make a difference in your district or state is worth the risk.
Days of decline are ahead.
Examples of democratic backsliding include:
Free and fair elections are degraded;
Liberal rights of freedom of speech, press and association decline, impairing the ability of the political opposition to challenge the government, hold it to account, and propose alternatives to the current regime;
The rule of law (i.e., judicial and bureaucratic restraints on the government) is weakened, such as when the independence of the judiciary is threatened, or when civil service tenure protections are weakened or eliminated.
An over-emphasis on national security as response to acts of terrorism or perceived antagonists.
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