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In reply to the discussion: Food Stamps ***Rant*** [View all]cali
(114,904 posts)39. It's none of your business what I buy with my food stamps
as it happens I'm buying a lot of Frozen prepared food right now because getting down the stairs to the kitchen is too painful. I have a microwave and little fridge/freezer upstairs. I'm in too much pain right now to deal with cooking- which I love.
I don't drink soda or eat candy but they aren't luxuries, they are really cheap. A lot of people buy soda because it is so fucking cheap. And no you can't fucking buy a great quantity of ground chuck cheaply.
I paid taxes for 30 years, now due to the slings of fortune I'm using food stamps. It's an eye opening experience.
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Food stamps are bad for the economy though, right Moodys? You know, Moodys. The bond-raters.
Scuba
Sep 2012
#1
Well, it's a no-brainer, so they should get it, but sometimes they know less than zero.
Scuba
Sep 2012
#12
What child in America doesn't deserve a birthday cake & a half gallon of ice cream?
Motown_Johnny
Sep 2012
#10
Here in TX I don't think you have to work for food stamps. What state is that in? nt
Honeycombe8
Sep 2012
#19
should there be any expectation that FS recipients make the most of their FS dollar?
zuzu98
Sep 2012
#25
We are not as large a some of the major chains, so we are not in every state or city.
unapatriciated
Sep 2012
#84
Even if a food stamp recipient buys something frivolous with their food stamps
Lydia Leftcoast
Sep 2012
#59
Re-read your reply, you made an explicit suggestion that "we know better than they do". n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Sep 2012
#76
Fresh produce is way more expensive than processed foods, and that's here in CA
kestrel91316
Sep 2012
#78
That would be an excellent solution. Don't ever expect a Repuke to vote for it, though.
kestrel91316
Sep 2012
#83
Actually, drug tests for a job are just another way to make sure that the
Lydia Leftcoast
Sep 2012
#61