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EBT shouldn't be redeemable for fast food at all. That's how you solve that problem.
Fast food is always more expensive than buying the basic constituent food groups from a grocer.
It certainly sounds like right wing nuttery. Are you sure you don't want to reject the left's mind control and just admit that what progressivism espouses is not constructive?
I think the OP was saying fast food as in less healthy frozen foods from the grocery store. I just looked up the various food supplement programs and none allowed "heated" foods.
The OP never indicated how much they get in Food Stamps, I believe they amount to around $4 per day, if that is correct that's not even one visit to a fast food restaurant.
The sister has walked out of several jobs because she doesn't like them. She currently sits at home. Both sisters, the mom, and the dad have been on food stamps forever. It's not a social safety net to them. It's a way of life.
That is why food stamps should be done away. Not because they won't shop at whole foods.
Let's focus on their eating habits. As I've mentioned in the linked thread, the sisters can't seem to eat anything but chicken fingers and french fries.
Let me understand this, you want to take away a program that helps millions of people, many children, based on a sample observation of one family?
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Originally Posted by SimplySagacious
OP, What does it cost this family to eat fast food every day? I guarantee they could eat healthy food cheaper. But they won't because they have no incentive to change as long as someone else is paying for it.
The OP never indicated how much they get in Food Stamps, I believe they amount to around $4 per day, if that is correct that's not even one visit to a fast food restaurant.
A simple and effective way to fix the EBT problem would be to eliminate there use in any and all restaurants, also ban its use for certain products like soda, energy drinks, individual packages of snack foods.
Here in Maine our Govenor allowed a fed waiver to expire, thus requiring able bodied single persons on EBT to volunteer 20 hours a month. Some 1200 dropped off the roles almost overnight. You see a popular scam here in Maine and I am sure elsewhere is when you turn 18 go down to DHHS claim your homeless and get an EBT card, it's only a small amount $30 to $40 but it pays for your Redbull and ding dongs. Once they were required to put in 20 hours a month they walked away.
they need to make food stamps just for fresh produce
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