That's because you are naive to the fact, it's middle class and some upper class that are buying these food stamps from lower class folks. Just think about it for a minute.
First SNAP Ban on Candy and Soda Set To Become Law
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What difference does it make? If they are buying tomatoes or a bag of chips.
can't be done---they don't come as "stamps" anymore---they come in the form of a credit card. I have lived in the precincts
of "hoods" for the past 35 years---no one ever offered to SELL
me stamps----just----"use my stamps and give me some money"
I never heard of "buying" food stamps----just the trade thing---
the one I just described
I believe what he’s saying is you give $20 to the lower class for $30 worth of their food stamps. I can’t believe I’m actually agreeing with SBB but yeah I can see his point there. However that does not mean it’s the middle and upper class taking advantage of it and alas it still has zero to do with the OP and the fact of what EBT should and should not include
yes---that's what he is saying----in FACT ---sometimes it is
just an even exchange---as a kind of favor to a stranger thing.
OR people also trade food stamps for non food stamp items---like alcohol or drugs or just any sort of merchandise. In sum---people do things----some people, sometimes but IMO that does not
suggest that the program should end or the trade practice
is prevalent
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It comes like a debit card, no one is going to come and offer to sell you some. If you are not hip to the game, I don't know what to tell you. Just believe me when I tell you it is easily done.
Personal choices are your own.
My tax dollars handed out to feed those who cannot do for themselves certainly can come with strings attached -=- e.g., to be used to buy food.
Snacks, treats, soda don't meet the nutritional requirements to be defined as "food". That's why they are called 'snacks, treats, and soda.
My money, my rules. Don't like the rules, don't take the money. Now let's see how many droo out of SNAP because of the new rules.
You give up freedom to buy candy with other people’s money. There is no law that says taxpayers must buy for poor people whatever they want.
You want to buy candy? Then you need to earn your own money. Period.
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Obesity is much more of a problem among welfare people. Why should taxpayers have to buy them junk food that will contribute to it?
Maybe we need to go back to food stamps that are redeemable for a limited selection of actual food. Or, a food bank where only these basics are stocked. In either case, it would reduce all the EBT fraud.
We also need to instill a sense of regret, or even shame, when one has to have other people feed their children. There’s a complete sense of entitlement about it. I met a young man (early 30s, I’d guess) at a gathering who told me his girlfriend just had his baby, and that he helped her apply for food stamps. He’s telling me, a perfect stranger, that he is having other people feed his kid, as if there was nothing to be ashamed of.
Maybe we need to go back to food stamps that are redeemable for a limited selection of actual food. Or, a food bank where only these basics are stocked. In either case, it would reduce all the EBT fraud.
We also need to instill a sense of regret, or even shame, when one has to have other people feed their children. There’s a complete sense of entitlement about it. I met a young man (early 30s, I’d guess) at a gathering who told me his girlfriend just had his baby, and that he helped her apply for food stamps. He’s telling me, a perfect stranger, that he is having other people feed his kid, as if there was nothing to be ashamed of.
This. It seems to be the overriding goal behind the culture war. Self-righteous finger wagging.
There's also no law that says someone must give up freedom simply because they use government services that YOU don't like.
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Nothing wrong with feeling more proud of being able to support your own kids vs having other people provide for them.
They are giving up NO freedom, you liberal loon. They are free to spend their money on candy and junk.
They just do not have the right to use other people’s money for it.
Because they are using our money. If you want more freedom use your own money
What other need is there beyond they need more money to support themselves?
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Just estimate how much deadbeats spend on junk food using food stamps and reduce the benefit by that much
It's not YOUR money. Get over yourself. You might get off on looking down on others, but you don't know a fucking thing about the people getting benefits. You don't know how much they've paid in taxes, you don't know their balance sheet. And we don't know how much you've paid in taxes. Or how much you've received in government benefits. What's your balance sheet look like??
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