Recent content by Murrmurr

In Stoicism, based on personal experience and accountable knowledge, wisdom is one of four virtues a Stoicist can use to guide others to make sound judgments and decisions for living a well-reasoned life, but must accept without ego or judgement that every individual has the choice to take it or...

I do. (so...here I am :p) According to my psych classes, there are 3 reasons why people feel they HAVE to be "the answer man." I put myself in the 3rd category: a strong sense of responsibility to help others...probly because I was in charge of my younger siblings when I was a kid. And I took...

Not if it's in a jar. I mean, unless there's a straw-hole in the lid. ;)

(according to a couple reports) Some states were ordered by the Supreme Court to remove SNAP benefits that were already issued after confusion caused those states to erroneously use the wrong funds/source. Hopefully, they'll correct this error quickly.

Yes, my family knows. In fact, I believe my sister PM'd a SF member who sent her a lovely little gift while she was in hospice here (at our house), and a couple years ago, my teenage granddaughter PM'd a member she'd grown quite fond of. They weren't SF members. Also, my wife posted in my diary...

There's no question the system is being abused by a large number of people, and they're literally stealing from people who genuinely need the aid. They're why an unemployed (or under-employed) single mother of 3 young children only gets $230 a month for groceries instead of $550, or whatever...

It means using roadkill as compost material or as food for other animals....recycled roadkill.

Maybe it's possible now he's been stripped of his titles and entitlements, but if not, I hope the US courts get it for you. What British workers really deserve is financial compensation, or something equivalent. Unfortunately, deserving doesn't mean getting.

According to the unauthorized biography of Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, a book called Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, by Andrew Lownie, Mr. Mountbatten has way more to answer for in a British court than an American one. And, imo, before the US justice system burdens itself with...

They needed a court order to use those other funds. Fortunately, it is a temporary order. I don't know if the court order says congress has to pay the lunch program back....I hope so. I'm concerned about this setting a precedent.

Hello, Miss Diva. For protection, SNAP funds come from one account and their allocation is very specific, which is why congress required a judicial order, basically permission from a court, to temporarily draw funds from another source. Military funds come from a number of accounts, and...

Agreed. The federal gov't only subsidizes social services, which otherwise relies on state and county taxes. I'm not very hopeful. But I am hoping. (y)

I've been getting some of those videos in my YouTube feed. They're posted by Tik-Tok crossovers. I'm not suggesting the SNAP benefits delay isn't a serious issue, but one poster recorded her benefit complaints and her support for the mass-thefts while dipping into a large bag of snack chips...

Of course not. Who do you think provides the most funding for programs like SNAP? Pizza cooks?

I remember massive layoffs in the food industry way back in the late 80s to mid-90s, when chain restaurants eliminated 2 or more middle-management positions and food distributors replaced thousands of personal sales-reps with email and video consultations, and then online reorder forms.