Millions of Americans Denied Groceries After Failing to Provide I.D. | The New Yorker

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[–] InnocentBystander 5 points (+5|-0)

A satire piece in /s/politics? You're not here for discussion eh, just here to wave your team flag?
Jokes and insults in place of rational discussion. This is how things got so polarized.

[–] Kannibal [OP] 0 points (+0|-0)

If you can laugh at how stupid things have become

then there may be an actual chance of rational discussion

[–] InnocentBystander 0 points (+0|-0)

That's not what you're doing here. You know that right?
This is not a "laugh at the situation" type of joke. It's a "laugh at how dumb team B is". It's a way to misrepresent the other team and bait them while laughing at them. Not with.

You're being insincere, or stupid. I'm not sure which.

[–] Kannibal [OP] 0 points (+0|-0)

so ignore the absurd if it makes someone looks bad, eh?

isn't that a too much of the "safe space don't hurt feelings argument"?

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[–] Owlchemy 3 points (+3|-0)

So the left is all for the fraudulent use of government benefits?

[–] Kannibal [OP] -2 points (+1|-3)

I agree that the government owned super markets should be better policed

like they do in Russia with their central planning

[–] Owlchemy 3 points (+3|-0)

Government owned Super markets? When did the feds buy them out? Please, spare me the BS. When you accept government assistance, it comes with strings. Since when is showing ID a burden to anyone? They need to show the same ID to receive the benefit in the first place. The law is in place to prevent fraud ... a common occurrence ... and your problem with that is?

[–] Kannibal [OP] 0 points (+0|-0)

"government owned super markets" was a deliberately absurdist comment

complete with a nod of the head to how things used to be in Soviet Russia.

you might show ID when you apply for welfare, but you do not need to show ID to buy food.

https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/using-snap-benefits

https://www.dummies.com/personal-finance/budgeting/how-to-use-food-stamps-the-snap-card/

Cigarettes and booze sometimes require ID, because of age limitations.

[–] xyzzy 1 points (+1|-0)

Why would one need ID to purchase groceries? Are they considered dangerous because 'muricans die of bad diet?

[–] Owlchemy 3 points (+3|-0)

You don't, this is a satirical piece. But you do to use food stamps, to avoid widespread fraud.

[–] xyzzy 2 points (+2|-0)

Still a good idea to lower health costs, in the US they're even higher than here.

[–] Dii_Casses 2 points (+2|-0)

IIRC Costco requires an ID when you're signing up for membership.

[–] xyzzy 2 points (+2|-0)

Is this the chain who knows pregnancy before the father does?

[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

You used need ID when paying with a check or credit card.

[–] Kannibal [OP] 0 points (+0|-0)

they don't

but Trump said they did during one of his ever ongoing campaign rallies