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ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 years ago

Congress Reduces SNAP Benefits To One Free Treat On Recipient’s Birthday

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Congress Reduces SNAP Benefits To One Free Treat On Recipient’s Birthday

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ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 years ago
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WASHINGTON—Approving the bill by a significant margin, both houses of Congress voted Monday in favor of reducing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to one free treat per year to be given to each recipient on their birthday. “In an effort to rein in runaway spending on this program for impoverished…
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    Thompson added that the new bill also implemented a work requirement that limits eligibility for the free treat to individuals who have worked eight hours or more on their birthday.

    oh man, it’s so good

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      lol right? That cracked me up! This is one of my favorite communities on Lemmy so I read a lot of satire and this article is among the best in recent memory.

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      Wow, I don’t usually eat the onion, but I just swallowed it whole

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      It’s so funny I got sad, and I’m not sure that even makes sense to say.

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    House aides furiously taking notes.

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    “Let them eat cake”. That worked out well before.

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    Removed by mod

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    They would if they could.

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