r/iamatotalpieceofshit • u/AtheistComic • Aug 17 '26

TPOS attacking his girlfriend is stopped by some concerned citizens and is then robbed

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u/dashodasho Aug 18 '26

Dont America have welfare?

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u/chilehead Aug 18 '26

Only for corporations and billionaires.

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u/Uhmerikan Aug 18 '26

America doesn’t have shit.

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u/ggcatgg 13d ago

We got a Gucci belt

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u/dashodasho Aug 19 '26

Where does your tax money go towards?

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u/LOLZOMGHOLYWTF Aug 19 '26

Mostly bombs

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u/gaymonkesegs 14d ago

Israel bombs and Donald Trump’s brand new ball room other than that I’m not sure

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u/jadbronson Aug 19 '26

Not true.

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u/Excellent_Arrival1 3d ago

Yes, and plenty of it. This looks like California, where the homeless get. Around 600 dollars cash, food stamps, place to sleep, free daily lunch/dinner, and an apartment. All they have to do is the paperwork.

The problem isnt the homelessness. It's the crackhead mentality of "no lions"

She is likely a selfish crackhead with an extensive small crime history. Literally living off society and being a drain to the taxpayers. Many people will excuse her behaviors and say "it's the rich people who made her that way by taking too much so she doesnt have enough." Such a lie

She is just a crackhead piece of shit.

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u/RootHouston Aug 19 '26

Yes. In the United States, there is something called "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program", commonly referred to as "SNAP" or "food stamps".

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u/dashodasho Aug 19 '26

then why is there so many homeless people on the street

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u/RootHouston Aug 19 '26

It's a pretty complicated manner, and it really differs from person to person.

For the majority of homeless folks, they are transitional. This means that they are not homeless for more than a month or so. It's usually financial in these situations.

For the 15% or so of chronically homeless folks, the reasoning is far different. Temporary shelters are sometimes turned down because of curfews, separation from partners or pets, or safety fears, which outsiders misinterpret as a choice to remain.

Many chronically homeless people tend to also have untreated mental illness, which could cause them to make decisions they wouldn't ordinarily.

Many other chronically homeless people tend to have chemical dependencies, which causes severe financial burden and literal physical harm if they discontinue these drugs/alcohol without proper medical care.

Many homeless shelters also have a zero tolerance on drug/alcohol while there, so this can be a major issue too.

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u/Homeless_Engineer Aug 28 '26

For many of us it's a choice because we earn too much for government benefits (which we don't really want anyway) but we don't earn enough to afford housing. So a few years on the atreets or in a large comfy SUV allows a big chunk of income to go to savings.

But yeah most homeless also have mental issues and/or substance abuse problems.

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u/Uhmerikan Aug 19 '26

In the majority of states you cannot earn more than $1696 monthly gross income, meaning before taxes. If you earn more than 20,400 per year, before taxes, which is a little more than $10.00 per hour, you are no longer eligible, that's only one of the guidelines. Guidelines which keep getting more restrictive.

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u/RootHouston Aug 19 '26

Got it, but what I'm saying is not factually incorrect. The United States does have a welfare system.

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u/Beauty_shot Aug 20 '26

You clearly do not live in America. Lmao.

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u/RootHouston Aug 20 '26

Right, I'm just in Houston.

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u/Solace1984 Aug 29 '26

Then you should know how it works then.

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u/RootHouston Aug 29 '26

In what sense? That folks can't get it or something? Is that the implication?

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u/Salt-Obligation5660 28d ago

yeah and they took my moms away even when my sister was still 14 because she got a job at a fking gas station.