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USDA Harvest Boxes

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It's no secret that I loathe the Orange One.  I don't dislike Trump's supporters. I like America. I respect the Office of the President. I'm Republican. My problem rests squarely with The Donald.   I've sneered at his infantile antics since the 80s.  I detested everything he stood for - greed, the sexual objectification of women, and excess during a time when the average American was suffering due to a recession.  I growled at the way he treated the Trump Frump (hat-tip to Berke Breathed and Bloom County , there). His behavior back then disgusted me.   His current behavior isn't anything new but is magnified ten-fold thanks to his ability to promote himself easily on Twitter.  Everything he does is asinine. Thus we come to another asinine idea put forth by Trump and promoted by his administration: Harvest Boxes . Harvest boxes are aimed at saving $120 billion in SNAP over the next 10 years by giving low-income families packages ...