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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow PP…

In what state/city were you allocated $750 per month in food stamps??! 😲

That is a very large amount for only two people.

Bragging about having enough left over to purchase steaks + shrimp though makes it look bad for those depending on food stamps because this is rarely the case for most families who receive assistance.

Most people get enough food stamps to purchase food for their families for about 1/2 the month…..then the rest of the month they may have to scrimp or visit food banks, churches, etc. in order to eat.[/quote]

This was in a blue state that’s pretty good about public services.

Not sure how this makes anyone look bad. I really hate the idea that people on public assistance should be living off of dried beans and rice. It’s not like we were eating steak every night - once a month is not that unreasonable. And, I wasn’t bragging, you’re projecting your own beliefs about people in poverty onto me.

I left an abusive marriage, got a minimum wage job after years out of the workforce, needed some help, and now years later support myself with my own business that employs others. The system worked.

Overall it’s better for everyone if families get the help they need, so they don’t have to spend hours trying to find food when that time can be put towards work. WIC was frustrating because I had to go multiple times and wait around for hours just to get a gallon of milk and some cans of beans. That’s time I could have spent job hunting or working. Making people jump through hoops for a few bucks keeps them in poverty. [/quote]

What do you mean you “waited around for hours” for a gallon of milk?  You go to the store and take it off the shelf.

Poor people depending on the work of others should have access to government life-enabling necessities only.  If people want to start a charity to provide steak and soda to poor people, they should knock themselves out.  Buying steak with welfare that lots of working taxpayers can’t afford is too much.[/quote]

There are many poor people who make it a job of sorts to shop charitable assistance. They go from place to place, a little help here and there. They piece it together. It's a job, almost like panhandling.[/quote]

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