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I really do...I was thinking about this as I was drawing up our new food budget...
Anyway..Awhile back I had a injury and couldnt work.
I had a food stamp period for 90 days because that was all I really ran short on(and I had an elec shut off notice)
But anyway...They gave me WAY too much money. WAY WAY WAY too much.
I could of fed two of me on it and tons of premium stuff too. I didnt even end up using it all or even close to it. I think I may of used less than half. And I didnt eat like a bird at all or even close to it.
I really makes me feel strange after I had that and then to reflect on all the overweight people in the public assitance office. And I wonder who decides to set the (x) amt that a person gets for food?
I think they need to reduce the amt that they hand out and give a hand out to people on how to stretch the food budget.
Suppose you tell us what your monthly food stamp benefit was? Suppose you tell us what your income as a single head of household during this period was? See, that way we can check your numbers and have some idea of whether or not you are lying. I know, I know...that's pretty mean and all, but you'd be surprised how many people march in here with some food stamp story or other, and when you poke it a time or two, it turns out to be a complete lie. So, give us the info that will let us know that you're not like those liar type of people...
So, you were easily able to provide yourself with three presumably healthful and nutritious meals per day for less than three dollars? Though it didn't involve food stamps, I did that once for a while, but there was a lot of shoplifting involved. What kind of menus were you offering yourself...
So, you were easily able to provide yourself with three presumably healthful and nutritious meals per day for less than three dollars? Though it didn't involve food stamps, I did that once for a while, but there was a lot of shoplifting involved. What kind of menus were you offering yourself...
It might be a little much but I dont think its so grossly out of whack that you need to start cutting benefits. The formula they use to determine your benefit is fair if theres no theft or fraud. I'd rather they err a little to the side of caution, especially with dependent children and elderly
Well everyone I saw in the office looked far from starving. VERY FAR.
Or maybe instead of spending $5 on a chicken, $3 on potatoes, and $2 on vegetables for dinner, they bought several packs of high-carb high-calorie instant noodle packages at $.10/pack?
Those on a super strict budget will resort to whatever fills the stomach for the cheapest.
Then, instead of working out or out running in their spare time, they're working a second job to try and make ends meet? Or they're going to school to try and get better in life.
So.. we get the formula of unhealthy food + non-active = overweight.
And they could still be netting less than $10K/year.
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