Hot Rotisserie Chicken and the Stupidity of the Government

Friday, May 01, 2026

A bipartisan effort to expand what Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients can buy has sparked an unexpected rift among Democrats, after Minnesota's lieutenant governor publicly criticized members of her own party over a narrowly focused food policy change.

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#1 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-01 03:09 PM | Reply

I can get 6 or 7 meals out of a $5 Costco chicken for myself. Can't buy a raw chicken for that.

#2 | Posted by morris at 2026-05-01 05:42 PM | Reply

"Can't buy a raw chicken for that."

Plus, cooking a chicken requires a pot and an oven and seasonings and time, none of which are free.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-05-01 05:45 PM | Reply

There's a Pajeet-owned Citgo gas station in the small town near me where they sell fried. There's a cooler in there where they will sell people raw chicken on their SNAP bebefits and then fry it for them. The raw chicken is the same price as the fried chicken.

#4 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-05-01 05:57 PM | Reply

#4 | Posted by lfthndthrds

I am guessing no health inspections, fly by night, popup?

Plus, cooking a chicken requires a pot and an oven and seasonings and time, none of which are free.
#3 | Posted by snoofy

True, but after eating a rotisserie chicken and you don't make a stock, well, then you deserve to be poor.

#5 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-05-01 09:02 PM | Reply

Here's the deal, pal. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, believes anything you squirt out from that shit-nozzle mounted on top of your neck, okay?

#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-01 09:26 PM | Reply

True, but after eating a rotisserie chicken and you don't make a stock, well, then you deserve to be poor.

#5 | Posted by oneironaut

Haven't bought chicken or veggie stock from a store in ages for this exact reason.

My favorite is using carcasses from smoked chickens to give just a hint of cherry and apple smoke smell and flavor.

#7 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-01 10:44 PM | Reply

So, you use chicken for vegetable stock. Errr....

#8 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-01 10:49 PM | Reply

No. Veggie scraps.

I save and use the carcasses and scraps to get everything I can out of the food I buy and cook.

But yes, that wasn't particularly well written.

#9 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-01 11:02 PM | Reply