General Discussion

Xithras

(16,191 posts)

38. Yes. This is the real answer.

Mon May 20, 2013, 01:46 PM

May 2013

When you buy hot food, part of the purchase price goes to compensate the person or company who cooked it. This means that you get less food for the same money. Buying uncooked food means that you're only paying for the food itself, so you can afford to buy more of it.

That's the modern rationale behind the laws anyway. It's a mathematically sound argument, even though it's not entirely fair in all circumstances.

Fast food companies have actually been fighting hard for the past few years to get this repealed. There are already a handful of states that permit you to use your food stamps at McDonalds and KFC, and they would LOVE to expand that nationwide. It's better for the corporate bottom line. The fact that a hamburger can be made at home for a fraction of the price isn't their concern. It's all about PROFIT.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

51 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Why can't people use food stamps to buy hot/cook foods? [View all] diabeticman May 2013 OP

get this: WI GOP wants to restrict CHEESE. In WISCONSIN PeaceNikki May 2013 #1

That's just BS. Seriously are they trying to get rid of the program by "outlawing" food diabeticman May 2013 #3

because they want poor people to be inconvenienced as much as possible, as often as possible eShirl May 2013 #2

It's punishment for being poor -- hot foods are considered a luxury htuttle May 2013 #4

Yes. (nt) enough May 2013 #7

How is having money given to you for food a 'punishment'? Matariki May 2013 #37

And if you don't have a kitchen? htuttle May 2013 #41

I was only arguing with your premise that the reason is "punishment" Matariki May 2013 #47

This is it exactly rl6214 May 2013 #45

looking at the big picture sweetapogee May 2013 #43

Going way way way back Gman May 2013 #5

Yum Brands based in Louisville Kentucky Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #6

It doesn't make a damn bit of sense HappyMe May 2013 #8

From the USDA Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #9

I think that is a lame excuse (by your higher ups) The program should evolve with diabeticman May 2013 #10

A local gas station sells hot chicken, etc. wercal May 2013 #12

The price of a whole raw chicken and cooked one are about the same here sammytko May 2013 #15

You might have misunderstood me wercal May 2013 #16

I must have posted this wrong, because it was supposed to be just a general statement, and not sammytko May 2013 #18

Because Mean Old Daddy will take the Food Stamp card and go out with his girlfriend to MADem May 2013 #27

We work closely with pantries and food banks Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #17

The information/education role is not glamorous, but it is important. MADem May 2013 #29

The 'nutrition' argument kinda falls on its face Cirque du So-What May 2013 #11

It amazes me that one can buy a Big Gulp with EBT blueamy66 May 2013 #14

Exactly. HappyMe May 2013 #19

And, unforunately, it wasn't until some people very close to me fell on some hard times blueamy66 May 2013 #22

People get too judgemental when it comes to HappyMe May 2013 #24

You would be surprised how many caseworkers I work with Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #20

I like education over restriction too Cirque du So-What May 2013 #21

And we wonder why kids will only eat shit and diabetes is going through the roof joeglow3 May 2013 #30

That's all well and good Cirque du So-What May 2013 #32

So, lets treat the issue and not the symptom joeglow3 May 2013 #44

+1 nt clarice May 2013 #33

Our HEB allows the deli chicken to be bought with EBT card sammytko May 2013 #13

yeah both the stove part and oven. Right now our new landlord won't switch out his diabeticman May 2013 #31

But, bailed out bankers can have 5 Martini lunches on the tax payer dime kairos12 May 2013 #23

Because the very worst thing in the whole world is that somebody somewhere might Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #25

And see, you explained it all in 2 easy sentences. Autumn May 2013 #36

Because you pay for the price of cooking demwing May 2013 #26

It's my understanding that this is the main rationale. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #34

Yes. This is the real answer. Xithras May 2013 #38

Totalitarian Angryburd Nov 2019 #51

Supemarkets here sseem to have found a way around this SoCalNative May 2013 #28

Because getting a hot meal makes one look like a welfare Cleita May 2013 #35

If I owned a Mickey D's I'd be screaming for it. n/t cherokeeprogressive May 2013 #39

I would think its because you money goes much further buying rl6214 May 2013 #40

that's it, exactly. /nt demwing May 2013 #42

But if you don't have anywhere to store or cook it because you are Cleita May 2013 #46

I think there needs to be a way I differentiate between rl6214 May 2013 #49

What if you're disabled and cant cook much? Lilymom Oct 2015 #50

next they will want to go back to food stamps Celldweller May 2013 #48