Once again Gomer puts foot firmly in mouth...

[jmowreader]

18. You described what I described

In the old days, people used the stamps as an actual currency...my troops from the cities would tell of tradesmen who'd fix your faucet for $25 in greenbacks or $20 in food stamps - food stamps were better because they were tax free. And unlike other barter-based currencies, food stamps were backed by the full faith and credit of the US government, so a $20 food stamp would always buy $20 worth of food. Now you have to work at it, and take a financial hit in the process.

Things would be better if Gomert and his ilk would spend less time worrying about the things poor people are buying with food stamps and more time creating jobs so these notional people who are buying notional crab legs will be able to get off the dole the old fashioned way.