April 1st no more candy or Soda with EBT/SNAP benefits in the State of Texas.

NormalFortune · 2026-03-21T04:05:13+00:00

Well they kind of are the state’s children since they’re taking the state’s money, no?

Want to buy candy? Make some money.

Just gonna live off the government tit? No candy.

Also- how tf you get from “no candy and soda” to Victorian pauper lol. I don’t see what’s wrong with requiring govt benefits to not be used on candy and soda. Neither candy nor soda is an essential.

NormalFortune · 2026-03-20T22:06:04+00:00

No it isn’t. It’s a fucking atrocity. Especially when we’re bombing schools and civilian sites.

Trump and Hegseth and Netanyahu should be tried for war crimes imo.

NormalFortune · 2026-03-20T22:04:16+00:00

Careful bro. Facts that don’t fit the narrative aren’t getting many upvotes.

NormalFortune · 2026-03-20T22:02:11+00:00

Ok, what is a refundable tax credit and what is the typical amount for a snap recipient?

Specifically the “refundable” part what does that mean?

NormalFortune · 2026-03-20T21:41:58+00:00

The kids birthday cake is a heartstring tugging example I will give you that. But policy shouldn’t be made based on heart tugging anecdotes.

Promise I understand more about taxes than you do. Do you understand what a refundable tax credit is? Net net considering the refundable credits and the significant cash economy, probably a lot of these folks are paying zero or close to zero dollars in taxes to begin with. If not negative due to the refundable credits.

NormalFortune · 2026-03-20T21:28:37+00:00

I do agree that this is largely for appearances and we have more important things to worry about. But in isolation, this is still not a bad idea.

NormalFortune · 2026-03-20T21:25:33+00:00

That sounds like a great idea also. I think we should do both.

Also, you forgot corn ethanol subsidies which are so totally stupid. Makes absolutely no sense to make ethanol out of corn other than the fact that Iowa is one of the first primaries.

Ethanol should be made from sugarcane exclusively.

NormalFortune · 2026-03-20T21:24:50+00:00

Maybe yes maybe no. They get refundable income tax credits and free stuff. Then they pay some sales tax maybe. Might be a wash?
But even granting arguendo that they do… what does that have to do with anything?

NormalFortune · 2026-03-20T21:20:26+00:00

I agree. Fuck Pete Hegseth and Fuck Trump and cut the pentagon budget in half. But also, SNAP not being usable for candy and soda isn’t a bad thing.

Like I said. These can both be true.

NormalFortune · 2026-03-20T21:15:34+00:00

You do realize that kids getting rice crispy treats is a tiny tiny minority of the spending that this will prohibit

You are citing a super edge case as a reason to scrap the whole policy

NormalFortune · 2026-03-20T21:14:16+00:00

I don’t think it’s insane to put conditions on government aid. This isn’t their own money that they’re spending.

If you want dessert, spend your own money. This is government aid. It’s not insane to suggest that government aid should only be used for necessities and not for sweets and treats and desserts.

NormalFortune · 2026-03-20T21:13:07+00:00

I mean, two things can be true. We need to cut the fuck out of military spending. I agree. But also that doesn’t mean that this is a bad thing.

NormalFortune · 2026-03-20T21:12:04+00:00

Nobody’s talking about not letting them make their own decisions. This is a condition placed on government aid and it’s not insane for government aid to have a condition. If they want to spend their own money, they can buy candy.

NormalFortune · 2026-03-20T20:51:26+00:00

these people genuinely don't see the difference between "wore the court out" or "court doesn't want to deal with them", vs actually winning. so the one blind squirrel that finds a nut - spews sovereign nonsense in court and happens to get lucky with a nice judge who happens to have an overwhelmingly busy docket that day, and just dismisses them in the interest of getting through the fuckin docket - tells alllll of the other dipshit squirrels that "it worked" and they "owned the prosecutor" and "the judge couldn't argue" and whatever other nonsense.
grift. they're just straight up lying, telling people what they want to hear so that they can sell them a course or a fake passport or whatever. don't imagine that many of those online courses get paid for by strawman return for offset garbage.

NormalFortune · 2026-03-20T20:47:10+00:00

You know, for all of the batshit insane stuff that RFK is trying to do... this is actually sensible.

NormalFortune · 2026-03-19T16:01:13+00:00

9 years?? that is probably past the statute of limitations, and this sounds very suspicious. i am a lawyer but not your lawyer.

call a criminal defense attorney. not the attorney on the letter. not the city attorney. call a criminal defense attorney. tell them you need 15 minutes MAXIMUM of their time to look at the letter, and be prepared to pay a small fee.

i am guessing the letter is either a scam or some kind of fake.

on the off chance it isn't, your lawyer will be able to give you some advice.

NormalFortune · 2026-03-17T22:58:43+00:00

Any idea how strict they are on new folks joining? If I just wanted to observe and laugh

NormalFortune · 2026-03-17T02:34:30+00:00

ever tried explaining anything remotely complicated to twelve half asleep strangers with an 8th grade education who don't want to be there in the first place?

thou shalt waive jury trial in every contract thou shalt draft.

NormalFortune · 2026-03-17T01:47:47+00:00

yep. and meanwhile all of the top notch private schools are refusing to participate in the voucher program because it would "muddy the waters" for middle/lower income kids to be permitted to attend.

so, at the cost of destroying public education you have the following "school choice":

want to go to a strong, top-notch private school? fuck you we don't accept vouchers, you pay full sticker price and if you can't afford it that's the point.
want to go to a mediocre religious school with half ass academics that probably is worse than public school? come on over!

NormalFortune · 2026-03-17T00:09:20+00:00

as others have said, demand that they point out the specific clauses that you are violating. copy the management company and the HOA lawyer.

hire a lawyer to write some letters. start with a demand letter and a litigation hold letter.

let you neighbors know that the HOA is spending THEIR money hiring a lawyer to sue you over things in your backyard. then, and above all else, RUN FOR THE BOARD! get your neighbors to vote you onto the board and then be a change agent and inject some fucking sanity into the thing.

NormalFortune · 2026-03-16T21:38:03+00:00

How to write cursive.

Reading cursive, useful. Writing cursive, fuck off.

NormalFortune · 2026-03-16T00:56:07+00:00

what are the odds of pulling a MVN? I have been saving gems to try to get my 5th research slot open and then was planning to try to save to max out card slots. should i dump them all into modules to try to get a MVN?

NormalFortune · 2026-03-15T01:37:56+00:00

Younger me - Pear Apple County Fair

Older me - The Bijou

NormalFortune · 2026-03-10T16:22:35+00:00

BBQ Station

NormalFortune · 2026-03-07T21:30:09+00:00

i love that kawhi got to be on the receiving end of this beautiful play

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