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Do you think the SNAP program in Oregon needs reform?
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828 Votes

Do you think the SNAP program in Oregon needs reform?

Yes, not efficient!

15

No, people need it!

3

Yes, not efficient!

15 Comments
Russ Rowe
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Russ Rowe

Drug Testing should be Done, Also a work requirement. if you get any state aid there are plenty of clean up work to do. Clean roads, trash, so on. If you are able bodied get off your butt.

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christy ward
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christy ward

The entire welfare system is abused and has enabled so many people that are fully capable of working to support themselves and their families. There should be stricter regulations & a limited time

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Heidi Owen
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Heidi Owen

Need to dug test before allowing and be citizens of this country. PERIOD.

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Lisa York
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Lisa York

The SNAP program needs to be replaced with something similar to WIC. If taxpayers are footing the bill then SNAP users should be drug tested and be limited to what they can buy. No more junk food.

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Heather Alford
1
Heather Alford

As long as people are able to use their benefits to purchase items with zero nutritional value (soda, candy, chips, junk food) it is not efficient and goes against the SNAP program's stated purpose.

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Pam Chapman
1
Pam Chapman

It is a abused system

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Richard Dillard
0
Richard Dillard

this program is a joke. Millions of tax payers money go to waste every day. These individuals should receive subsidies instead of a credit card that can be abused in many different ways.

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JohnWayne Kenneth Pool
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JohnWayne Kenneth Pool

I'm unwilling to say there's too many people on it or that they get too much, but I believe there needs to be changes in eligibility and distribution.

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Sam Ackerman
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Sam Ackerman

Yep cut the number of people on it by 50%. No fast food allowed and limit it to just basic types of foods. No Hot or ready to eat foods.

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Teresa Rodriguez
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Teresa Rodriguez

There is overwhelming abuse. People selling their cards then getting a replacement. Soda and candy should not be available, but toilet paper, tampons and soap should be.

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Robert Northrup
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Robert Northrup

I imagine some need the program, but I constantly hear the children are going hungry. Why? Because other things take priority over feeding the children.

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Steven Huillet
0
Steven Huillet

We should go back to the Abundant Food Program. Very hard to fraud that system. My mom was on it for a short time with 5 children and we did not starve, plus healthier!

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Pennie Day Holiday
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Pennie Day Holiday

No koolaide, no soda, no water, no candy, no potatoes chips. So tired of waste. Heathy foods only.

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Latterdaysaint
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Latterdaysaint

There alot of people that need it but there alot that abuse the system that dont need it

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No, people need it!

3 Comments
Bob A. Bui
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Bob A. Bui

As expected. The people that gave us Walden and a huge tax cut for the rich are super concerned that a few addicts are abusing SNAP.

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Kristin McKinley
1
Kristin McKinley

I am a SNAP recipient. I am live on Social Security alone. Seniors need this boost to our food budgets. I have yet to choose between food and medications but it's only a matter of time.

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Bruce Sharp
1
Bruce Sharp

People need it and the amount of misuse is very small. Catch them but leave the majority alone.

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Are you excited to see the Redmond Airport expand?
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348 Votes

Are you excited to see the Redmond Airport expand?

Yes

2

No

1

Yes

2 Comments
Charlie Lyster
0
Charlie Lyster

More potential for cheaper airfare/ more options for a single carrier to better take advantage of there air miles

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Nina Senn
0
Nina Senn

The terminal expansion is exciting and so needed! This airport is nice already but expanding and updating it is necessary given the growing demand. My family and I use it regularly and we look forward to more travel options and amenities.

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No

1 Comment
Carol Garside
0
Carol Garside

More & bigger planes? Huge power lines coming in basically to support data centers. Central Oregon is long gone from the gem it once was.

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Have you received any of these spam emails or texts before?
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202 Votes

Have you received any of these spam emails or texts before?

Yes

0

No

2

Yes

0 Comment
No one has commented yet

No

2 Comments
k san
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k san

Not so far, but anyone with common sense should recognize such scams, tho they are getting more and more sophisticated. Mainly the seniors don't recognize such scams and are its victims.

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Jeff Sanders
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Jeff Sanders

How may I respond when you don't cite any examples?

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