Ohio Food Stamps Cut/ Will We See Riots Like Greece?
Ohio’s Hope in The False “Profit” ends in $50 food stamp cut.
“The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office. Their principal device to that end is to search out groups who pant and pine for something they can’t get and to promise to give it to them. Nine times out of ten that promise is worth nothing. The tenth time is made good by looting A to satisfy B. In other words, government is a broker in pillage, and every election is sort of an advance auction sale of stolen goods.” H. L. Mencken
It seems the modern messiah of the masses has fallen short on his promise. The Toledo Blade has just reported that Ohio’s food stamp recipients will be getting a $50 a month cut to benifits. After falling for a campaign that promised a robbinhoodesque economic policy of wealth redistribution, Ohio will be asked to get by on a little less. Those who had hope to profit from the false prophet are receiving their due. I do not mean to sound heartless for those that truly can not provide for themselves. However, I do not believe that charity is the role of the government. There are very few things that The Constitution has tasked the government with doing. Charity is certainly not one of them. This is the role of the Church, who, without the bureaucracy of the government, can discern between the truly needy and the lazy.
There are about 869,000 households in Ohio who receive food stamps. This will reduce the drag on the Ohio government spending by about $520 million a year. In Florida, I have never seen anyone with an EBT card (food stamp card) using coupons. Evidently there has not been a need to. And if there is no need to, why do it? After all, they didn’t have to work for that money. Why should they put any effort into saving it. When charity comes from the government, it is easier to forget that “the government” is made up of the people. Someone else had to do without the money they worked for in order for you to get something you did not work for.When charity is dispensed from the Church, the recipient sees a human face that they can connect with. They more readily understand that it required a sacrifice on someone else’s part.
On a positive note, couponing is a quick way for Ohio food stamp recipients to increase their buying power. Our household receives no government assistance but our budget requires Mrs. Recon to vigilantly clip coupons to make ends meet. She keeps the two of us very well feed on $200 a month. That also includes the cost of storing emergency food. She does that by matching buy one get one deals with manufacturer and store coupons. She has listed several resources in our Coupon Corner page.
Could these austerity measures blow up like they have in Greece?
At some point, all government entitlements will have to be cut. The money to sustain them simply is not there. It will be interesting to see how this plays out in Ohio. Similar austerity measures certainly have not went well in Greece. I fear we have fostered a culture that feels very entitled to what they have not earned. To deny them of it may prove to be quite disastrous. This could easily spark civil unrest among the entitled as it has in Greece and Spain. The major difference between us and Europe is that we are a much more inherently violent culture. Being prepared is getting to be a better idea by the day. At a minimum, have a one month supply of food and a means of defending your life and property.
Have a blessed day and happy prepping!
