I'm not against government-sponsored social programs, and I accept that there's going to be abuse of the system. It does, however, drive me nuts that Whole Foods Market accepts food stamps. I think it would be reasonable to limit food stamp participation to more value-conscious stores. I can't fathom any reason someone on the receiving end of food stamps would necessitate a $4 Kashi cereal bar.
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people who buy food using food stamps
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As a part-time student & part-time employee, I'm afraid to try that linky! 😱
Dear Summer
Golden Member
After everything was scanned, she paid with her food stamp EBT card. Then the left over was paid using her debit card
so I'm not completely sure if alcohol was charged separately
I didn't pay much attention until after she paid
Capt Caveman
Lifer
Afraid that you might qualify? If you shop where the OP shops, you can use it to buy liquor. 😉
UberNeuman
Lifer
Lovely, your story falls apart....
What store was it?
Leros
Lifer
I actually hate when the food stamps are recharged. The grocery store gets filled with really ghetto people. They are shouting at each other, cursing, making messes, making racist comments to white people, etc. They usually bring in a few police officers during those few days because fights and such do occur.
Plus, most of them don't even buy groceries. They stock up on expensive meats and fancy items. You do some see families going around slowly looking at bargains, which I respect. It really annoys me seeing some guy buy 10 $15 steaks with his food stamp card.
Plus, most of them don't even buy groceries. They stock up on expensive meats and fancy items. You do some see families going around slowly looking at bargains, which I respect. It really annoys me seeing some guy buy 10 $15 steaks with his food stamp card.
UberNeuman
Lifer
Maybe this should go in Hot Deals?
😀
BarneyFife
Diamond Member
I would not be ashamed to use a bridge card to get some free food. Work is for suckers.
While it's true that lots of welfare is squandered (and yes, it pisses me off too), actual food stamp programs are probably one of the more efficient and least wasteful of government programs.
And they are also a tiny fraction of the federal budget, so meh. The next time the government pays TEN TIMES MARKET RATE for a big construction project, because they took the unrealistically low bidder, authorized huge cost overruns, and then paid them again to fix all of the stuff that they built wrong...THEN you should get mad.
And they are also a tiny fraction of the federal budget, so meh. The next time the government pays TEN TIMES MARKET RATE for a big construction project, because they took the unrealistically low bidder, authorized huge cost overruns, and then paid them again to fix all of the stuff that they built wrong...THEN you should get mad.
Brainonska511
Lifer
Very rarely did I ever see someone buy fancy shit like that with food stamps in my 4 years as a cashier.
thedarkwolf
Diamond Member
I got wrote up for giving some lady the stink eye that came down my lane with a ton of steak and paying with food stamps, one of the many times I got wrote up. I hated that job lol. That was back when food stamps actually were paper stamps you had to remove from the little booklets. They couldn't buy alcohol or cigs but you could buy a ton of steak to sell for alcohol or cigs.
Most of my complaints were people blowing half their food stamps on coke and candy rather than actual food.
Most of my complaints were people blowing half their food stamps on coke and candy rather than actual food.
She's probably right. If you care to contest it, be my guest.
You have to consider that most food products that Americans consume come from America, and even if it's non-essential stuff like snack foods and pricey name brand products it's still helping to support the American economy. It may be a lousy box of expensive breakfast bars or something, but if the money is there to be made then companies will not only spend the money to product an ample supply, they'll spend shit loads in advertising costs. If you want to get really deep in to the argument, then if people are spending less of their own money on groceries, they'll also have more money to spend on other consumer goods. The more the money branches out, the more effective it will be in stimulating the economy.
Giving people a huge tax break and giving them a big lump tax refund is more likely to make them pay off debt, put the money in the bank, or buy some big item they've convinced themselves they need... which usually ends up being foreign made goods sold for bottom dollar in the states to avoid losing profits when the technology is updated.
To summarize, the key to it all is that the money "invested" is more likely to stay in America, and more likely to be spread in many directions, rather than having the money go almost immediately out of the country or dead end in a savings account.
People gaming the system really have nothing to do with how food stamps can stimulate the economy. Americans tend to think that a smaller amount of money is not worth the effort to put in a savings account and are more likely to spend it if it is there. Thus, the investment in food stamps is more likely to stimulate the economy than a lump-sum tax break.
Krynj
Platinum Member
Then why even mention her skin color at all? "A young lady" or "A person" would have been just fine.
And you have no reason to care. You're going to get taxed either way, and there's nothing you can do about it. You don't know everything about her situation, so quit acting like you're the victim.
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