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There are 49 million people on the food stamp program, spread throughout the nation. How much will it cost to open up a "pantry" in each location, staff it, transport the food from all over to each location and audit the program? All government run. You actually will need to create a whole new government agency.
Have you really thought this idea through?
I have thought it through.
Since the public schools and those free babysitting centers they call Head Starts have become nothing more than glorified feeding stations, just expand their kitchen hours 2 more hours for the dinner meal also.
That way the welfare kids will be given 3 free meals instead of just 2 and at least where I live, adults are invited to come eat in the schools so they can sell their food stamps for cigarettes and beer. End food stamps, just have the meals prepared and dished out in the schools instead.
It does **** me off as a starving student I have to put basic food items on my credit card but the guy in front of me with four kids can get sushi and $10 deli plates on his welfare card.
I was struggling years ago and I would be in line with tuna fish and peanut butter and hot dogs while the people in front of me would have lobsters, steaks and junk food. Many of them couldn't even speak English either which would annoy me. I was so mad because I was working poor but didn't qualify for food stamps while someone who did was buying things I couldn't afford.
I was struggling years ago and I would be in line with tuna fish and peanut butter and hot dogs while the people in front of me would have lobsters, steaks and junk food. Many of them couldn't even speak English either which would annoy me. I was so mad because I was working poor but didn't qualify for food stamps while someone who did was buying things I couldn't afford.
I hear you. I don't know why the WIC program can't be translated into the food stamp program as well. With WIC you can purchase formula, grains, fruits, vegetables, etc but no junk food.
I hear you. I don't know why the WIC program can't be translated into the food stamp program as well. With WIC you can purchase formula, grains, fruits, vegetables, etc but no junk food.
That's how food stamps should be. I would also be open to them being able to buy food at farmers markets.
If you need assistance, fine but make sure it is healthy food.
you know if you saw some lady in the store buying shrimp, salmon, organic waffles, fresh fruit, nuts, and gourmet healthy organic frozen meals you'd be upset.
The concern here is like all welfare programs, it suppose to be "temporary" assistant. Now, welfare is a permanent solution for a lot of people. Why leave welfare when you get free food, free health care, free housing, free day care for children, etc.
You know this person was on food stamps permanently?
If you don't work and have kids you need help.
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Originally Posted by shiftymh
Just end the food stamp program. Less government. Problem solved.
I'm sure they would starve in the streets if you had your way.
Thankfully, most of us don't think that way.
Lucky for you that you don't need help. Most of the adults in the world grew up on government cheese.
How about you just end the military? Less government. Problem solved.
Last edited by chielgirl; 09-12-2012 at 10:30 PM..
I have seen this and have seen buying junk food even more often. Yes I have a problem because there were times I couldn't afford this food, why should people on my taxes be able to? My taxes keep going up partly because of these people and I am sick of it.
If you couldn't afford to eat, you weren't paying taxes.
You had the same options available to you, you apparently chose not to avail yourself of them, either by too much pride, ignorance or arrogance.
Don't blame others for your lack of action.
Yet you don't complain about the military.
How, ummm, errr, typical.
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Originally Posted by waterboy7375
When in Maine this summer the woman in front of me had a ebt card to buy a bag of chips and a carton of cigs.
In the last thread on this very topic, someone researched and cigarettes are not covered under the rules of any state.
Want to make yourself yet more unreliable and partisan?
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