If this braying ass can\u2019t afford filet mignon, there are 1000 lobbyists ready to send him a case. What a tool!<\/p>\n
The rush to humiliate the poor – The Washington Post<\/a> By Dana Milbank<\/a> Opinion writer April 7 at 6:12 PM<\/p>\n Rick Brattin, a young Republican state representative in Missouri, has come up with an innovative new way to humiliate the poor in his state. Call it the surf-and-turf law<\/a>. <\/p>\n Brattin has introduced House Bill 813<\/a>, making it illegal for food-stamp recipients to use their benefits \u201cto purchase cookies, chips, energy drinks, soft drinks, seafood, or steak.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cI have seen people purchasing filet mignons and crab legs\u201d with electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards, the legislator explained, according to The Post\u2019s Roberto A. Ferdman. \u201cWhen I can\u2019t afford it on my pay, I don\u2019t want people on the taxpayer\u2019s dime to afford those kinds of foods either.<\/u><\/strong>\u201d <\/p>\n Never mind that few can afford filet mignon on a less-than-$7\/day food-stamp allotment; they\u2019re more likely to be buying chuck steak or canned tuna. This is less about public policy than about demeaning public-benefit recipients. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The rush to humiliate the poor – The Washington Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If this braying ass can\u2019t afford filet mignon, there are 1000 lobbyists ready to send him a case. What a tool! The rush to humiliate the poor – The Washington Post By Dana Milbank Opinion writer April 7 at 6:12 PM Rick Brattin, a young Republican state representative in Missouri, has come up with an … Continue reading This asshat makes $174,000 (public money)<\/span> \n