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AtUrCervix -> RE: Trump wants to start charging stores to accept food stamps (7/28/2017 2:24:20 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery
Trump wants to start charging stores to accept food stamps
So much for pro-business.
* Trump wants to charge retailers a fee for accepting food stamps as payment from the poor.
* Separately, the Trump administration is proposing $191 billion in cuts over the next decade to the food stamp program.
The White House proposal to overhaul the U.S. food stamp program — and the deep cuts it would make to benefits for the poorest households — has sparked public outrage on both sides of the aisle. But there's another change tucked into the proposal that businesses say caught them off guard — and could wind up costing them more than $2 billion.
That provision is a new fee that the White House wants to charge retailers that accept food stamps.
The proposal surprised the grocery industry, which is already fighting to block the controversial border adjustment tax on Capitol Hill. That measure would lower the cost of exports but raise the price of imports and has been widely opposed by chain retailers. Trump's food stamp fee, however, would fall squarely on supermarkets.
Grocers oppose the "flawed policy of imposing fees on food retailers in order to reduce the cost of the federal government's nutrition assistance benefits to the most needy in our society," said Leslie G. Sarasin, president of the Food Marketing Institute, which represents the industry.
Changes hit congressional opposition
But the proposed changes are already running into obstacles on Capitol Hill — even among Republicans. Rep. Michael Conaway of Texas and Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas, the chairmen of the House and Senate agriculture committees, have signaled they would fight the measure.
"We need to take a look at our nutrition assistance programs to ensure that they are helping the most vulnerable in our society," they said in a statement.
"Implementing cuts to that extent are going to have stark consequences for retailers, especially in low-income communities." -Brian Lang, director of healthy food access, The Food Trust
More: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/07/trump-wants-to-start-charging-stores-to-accept-food-stamps.html
Actually, charging businesses (and individuals) for their "transfers" (doing business) is precisely "pro business"
No different than a debit card (charged to the user).
That being said....as an aside....as a staunch Republican....I'm finding it VASTLY much harder to support this man...on a daily basis.
His policies? I get it and support it/them....shit's gotta change and...yes...we all have to pay the costs.
Bannon is supporting a 44% tax rate for the Uber wealthy...love it....(all you whiny fucks that think he's all about the rich....pay attention).
I'm not one of the few that will be hit by the proposed but...I'd be fine (as I've said multiple times) if I were.
Now...on to my larger point:
Today, some General or Admiral or....what the fuck ever big high caliber dude in the military said (as to a nuclear strike)..."I'd light up China if Trump said to do so".
DA PHUQUE!!!
That's not even a current fucking TOPIC!!!!
DA PHUQUE!!!!
If I were Trump....I'd have fired that FUCK within 7 milliseconds of the comment being posted on world news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeeeezus fucking GAWD!!!
I don't give a fuck if he was speaking "on his own"....anyone in MY employ......speaks for ME!!!.
And if they do NOT speak MY line....they're fucking gone.
Either THAT fuck needs to be fired or....our President needs to be!
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