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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (247178)	3/11/2014 12:28:16 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 542970

Nothing should be thrown out the car window. Couldn't agree more on that. We have recycling stations where I work- so all our bottles get recycled. But since children often use water bottles when there is substandard water at school, or when they go for sports, and because people do use water bottles at work, I'd say food stamp money going to water bottles is not a problem. I would like to see more infrastructure support for water fountains that filter water- so children can have safe water at schools. I'm not sure if you're aware just how many poor schools have unpalatable, or downright dangerous, drinking water. And let's not forget, during disaster prep people need bottled water too. I don't see this as a problem. We have a lot of real problems in this country, huge problems, and it seems to me this isn't one, and you aren't going to be able to do anything about it even if you continue to see it as one. Why don't you do what I'm going to do, and join Free the Slaves- the excellent organization mentioned in the post by Stock Puppy. There's an organization actually doing something about a situation I think we could all agree is horrible. The problem is clear, and you can help do something about it. So any time you think you might want to crusade about some small, relatively inconsequential thing, you could put some time into Free the Slaves. I'm going to start a student chapter at my school- and I've written to a former student at another high school and urged him to do the same. What will you do to free the slaves?

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (247178)	3/11/2014 2:03:17 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 542970

"My argument is that water shouldn't qualify for food stamp money." The question is begged, does anyone USE the food stamp money to buy water? I doubt it. Rather than focusing your attention of food stamp recipeints, why not go after the wealthy that recieve way more of our GDP than is deserved? The wealthy that pay a lower tax rate than YOU, because of the "unearned income" they recieve? They're who make me mad. Jerks like Mitt Romney, who had to FAKE it to pay 13% one year.