• breadsmasher@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      I put $0 under income. I have earnings and they don’t ask about earnings.

      This thinking is so outlandish to me. Consider the whole life of this person who finally then spouted the above quote.

      What went so wrong with her development and growth through life?

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        8 months ago

        I assume they’ve seen companies talk about revenue vs profit, and think they can claim there’s a difference between earnings and income.

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        What went so wrong with her development and growth through life?

        I feel like the thing that really sets the SovCit breed of crazy apart, the truly pernicious twist that makes it so appealing to some while so obviously ridiculous to everyone else is the idea that buying into it all means you’re smart.

        That you’ve figured out the game and have the system by the tail.

        And much like any cult, part of the deal is that anyone who doesn’t agree with you is either: too stupid to understand and worthy only of your smugness and patronizing disdain…or if not stupid, most likely in on the very system you’re fighting. Either way, anyone who isn’t already onboard is someone you don’t want to communicate with.

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      8 months ago

      I could almost believe that, actually. It’s easy to get initially approved for SNAP, but they’ll follow up to get proof of your being low-income pretty soon and then cancel if you can’t/don’t do so.

      Except that the program hasn’t been called “food stamps” in ages, so she clearly is making it up.