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Re: Starvation in America is not a thing. Go to a McDonalds by Injustice 03/23/2017, 10:31pm PDT
In my area, a single person on welfare can receive up to $610/month, including housing allowance. You will not find an apartment here for less than $550/month; whether that apartment is a nice, clean bachelor suite with its own kitchen and bath, or a dirty room in a converted hotel downtown depends on luck and the quality of your credit and references. The slumlord of the latter place will also offer to just sign the form saying he's renting you a room in exchange for a portion of your housing allowance, so you can use the rest to live on the street and drink yourself into oblivion if you want.

The value menu item of choice at my local McDonald's is the McDouble, which is identical to the more expensive Double Cheeseburger aside from only having a single slice of cheese. It costs $1.69 and provides 370 calories. If you can't work around here, you'd better be young and smart and sane and fit and exceptionally good with money, or yeah you're going to starve a little bit sometimes.

I don't know if we have our own Meals on Wheels-type program, or what sort of people they would help if we did. Probably not the young and etc ones.
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I'll kill us all. My only regret will be not doing it faster. NT by Trump's budget 03/17/2017, 8:05am PDT NEW
    Well, we had to cut stuff to increase the military budget. And that wall and NT by school vouchers ain't free. 03/17/2017, 5:32pm PDT NEW
        "There's no evidence that kids NOT starving improves school performance!" by cant make this shit up 03/18/2017, 1:28am PDT NEW
            What percent of funding would Meals on Wheels lose? by Vested Id 03/18/2017, 4:28am PDT NEW
                The Cato fucking Institute? For real? by fabio 03/18/2017, 1:54pm PDT NEW
                    Starvation in America is not a thing. Go to a McDonalds NT by Oh noes I have to live on 365$/yr 03/18/2017, 3:40pm PDT NEW
                        Not even the trolls can spin this one :( NT by fabio 03/18/2017, 10:42pm PDT NEW
                            Post me a sob story about an American kid going hungry NT by Govt cheese may suck but its edible 03/18/2017, 10:51pm PDT NEW
                        Eating an entire double cheeseburger a day? Look at Mr Moneybags here NT by Sad Kid 03/18/2017, 10:47pm PDT NEW
                        Re: Starvation in America is not a thing. Go to a McDonalds by Injustice 03/23/2017, 10:31pm PDT NEW
                            Haha, I just checked Craigslist. by Injustice 03/23/2017, 10:45pm PDT NEW
                                Not in America not in America not in America *ears plugged* NT by Not in America 03/24/2017, 7:56am PDT NEW
                                    Hold the phone guys, i just learned Section 8 housing is a THING that EXISTS! NT by Mysterio 03/24/2017, 8:03am PDT NEW
                                        We have some subsidized housing here, but the waiting list is years long. NT by Injustice 03/24/2017, 1:55pm PDT NEW
                                            Are you the richest Hobo on Earth or are you posting from your Obamaphone NT by Inquiring minds want to know 03/24/2017, 2:53pm PDT NEW
                                                I'm using my TDARCOS-level intellect to play the welfare system like a violin. by The thinking man's fiddle. 03/24/2017, 4:20pm PDT NEW
                        The point of Meals on Wheels is to keep invalids out of expensive nursing homes. NT by Mischief Maker 03/24/2017, 8:01am PDT NEW
                            Why not just implement assisted suicide for invalids like our enlightened NT by European betters? Its a win win 03/24/2017, 2:54pm PDT NEW
                    Re: The Cato fucking Institute? For real? by Vested Id 03/18/2017, 8:30pm PDT NEW
                        Beans for Bricks program by Anno Trumpus Nihilum 03/18/2017, 9:02pm PDT NEW
                        Killing the NEA will hit rural areas the most by skip 03/19/2017, 1:34pm PDT NEW
                        Re: The Cato fucking Institute? For real? by "Have you no class?" 03/20/2017, 12:01am PDT NEW
                            Re: The Cato fucking Institute? For real? by Vested Id 03/20/2017, 2:49pm PDT NEW
                                Re: The Cato fucking Institute? For real? by "Have you no class?" 03/20/2017, 10:12pm PDT NEW
                                    People get past mine fields and walls to escape from the DPRK into China NT by Pinko Floyd 03/21/2017, 7:40am PDT NEW
                                        They do all that to escape from where? by Vested Id 03/21/2017, 6:00pm PDT NEW
                                    Is PBS worth preserving without Sesame Street? NT by No. 03/21/2017, 8:29am PDT NEW
                                        Fine, but that's the conversation to have. Not pretend like it's not happening. NT by "Have you no class?" 03/21/2017, 11:09pm PDT NEW
                                    This is fake news. by blackwater 03/23/2017, 9:40pm PDT NEW
                                        I'm a Libertarian :( NT by Gary Johnson 2016 03/23/2017, 10:00pm PDT NEW
                                            This user has violated the NAP NT by Taxation is Theft 03/23/2017, 10:14pm PDT NEW
            Re: "There's no evidence that kids NOT starving improves school performance!" by Mischief Maker 03/18/2017, 5:44pm PDT NEW
    What might save us is the Freedom Caucus since they reject anything to the left NT by of Mises. Tea Party are the true he 03/24/2017, 8:32pm PDT NEW
 
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