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Before you have your knee jerk reaction, no I am not a right wing nutjob. I absolutely do not mind paying to have social safety nets to catch people when they fall. So, please hear me out before you put me together with the right wing bigots.
I have been dealing with my boyfriend's family for a number of years. I've written about them here, so you can read the thread at this link...
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.
Earlier tonight, we had one of the sisters over. Turned out she didn't have dinner, so we brought out some roast duck. Very good stuff. She made a face and said "ewwww what is that?"
A life time of living in poverty and on food stamps has made her incapable of enjoying anything other than... fast foods.
Which brings me to my main point. We all know that people are obviously not eating quality foods while on food stamps. But here's the thing. While food stamps aren't enough to give them quality foods, they're just barely good enough to keep them going virtually forever. Once people are adapted to the cheap stuff that they normally get from food stamps, there's little reason for them to improve.
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.
I know I'm going to get a lot of flack by the politically correct, but such way of life is downright degrading!
Food stamp just isn't enough to give people quality foods. It's just barely enough to keep them going forever and ever. And unfortunately, many people have turned it into a way of life.
And unfortunately, my boyfriend's little sisters, after having grown up on food stamps, can't enjoy anything but chicken fingers and french fries. Neither of them work. They don't seem to mind at all that they are barely surviving being on a permanent state of food stamp collectors.
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.
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Originally Posted by MetroWord
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.
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?
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.
Which brings me to my main point. We all know that people are obviously not eating quality foods while on food stamps. But here's the thing. While food stamps aren't enough to give them quality foods, they're just barely good enough to keep them going virtually forever. Once people are adapted to the cheap stuff that they normally get from food stamps, there's little reason for them to improve.
If I get more foods stamps that can be redeemed at fast food, I know I'm upgrading to a higher class of fast food and buying the biggest orders of Shake Shack and Chick-fil-A and Qdoba and Chipotle that I can drag out of the outlets. With drinks. Extra lettuce.
And unfortunately, my boyfriend's little sisters, after having grown up on food stamps, can't enjoy anything but chicken fingers and french fries. Neither of them work. They don't seem to mind at all that they are barely surviving being on a permanent state of food stamp collectors.
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't food stamp like a Credit Card to be used on food at the Groceries? So why can't they buy fresh food and cook from scratch?
What on the rules does it say you can only buy Frozen Food? You make it sounds like Food Stamps can only be used at McDonalds?
Food stamps should go away. If you need food you go to the local food bank for cheese, bread, milk etc. every time is see how much I pay in taxes and see the lazy asses sucking entitlement ***** it infuriates me. Every working class American pays through the nose for free housing, food, healthcare, phones and God knows what else. If you can't get to a food bank figure out how are hunger will force you to work or starve.
So because this one idiot family buys fast food and doesn't cook their meals, you're wlling to cut it for all?
One?
Take a look at what's bought in 7-11s and even the worst choices at the grocery stores with Food Stamps.
They are not enough to eat high on the hog but certainly better alternatives could be chosen.
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