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If you depend for the government for food, should you be banned from buying cigarettes and beer?

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Yes. And luxury good items as Well. Of your getting govt assistance for food that money is coming from taxes paid by people who earned it.

SatyrService · M

@Sibo191: well to be serious... then what about all the pop? and other anti food?

Callmewhatyouwill

@SatyrService: should not be covered either. Should just be for necessities.

LukeTheDuke · M

@Sibo191: but a worker made redundant or unable to work through injury or ill health was a taxpayer who contributed to the system.

SatyrService · M

@Sibo191: @StevetheSleeve. that is the tricky point, one could make the case that many things are not necessary Coffee? Sugar? Seafood? steak? all those pre packaged lunchables that cost like 20 times the same thing costs at home?
No I am not being snoty,, I think this is a very interesting question.
while we are at it,, how about corporate welfare?