Thread: U.S. Labor Sec.: Donald Trump’s Policies Are ‘Everything that Is Not America; I’m Tho

Judy wrote:

Trump never said "too many people get access to food stamps". Never said it.
Trump has never viewed food stamps "negatively". Never has.

I don't know if he has said too many people get them, but I certainly remember him saying something somewhere about people being on them longer than they should be. Yes, that is a criticism, a just criticism, but a criticism nonetheless. Since you seem to know everything his has said for 35 years, you should know that.

Originally Posted by MW

Judy wrote:



I don't know if he has said too many people get them, but I certainly remember him saying something somewhere about people being on them longer than they should be. Yes, that is a criticism, a just criticism, but a criticism nonetheless. Since you seem to know everything his has said for 35 years, you should know that.

No he never said that. He mentioned some being on food stamps for decades in his 2011 book, that was in the link you posted. I've never read any of his books. I have followed him in the news and when he does interviews. And no it's not a criticism, it's an observation. When you're poor for decades and have no jobs for decades, then it's pretty likely you'll qualify for food stamps for decades because you haven't any money for decades. And yes, like all the programs, he suggests some of it may be due to fraud, and yes that's true, but that's fraud, a crime, nothing to do with the program.

If you want to criticize poor people, that's okay. But Trump doesn't do that, he never has. He criticizes the underlying problems that cause the poverty.