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In reply to the discussion: McDonald’s Advice To Underpaid Employees: Sell Your Christmas Presents For Cash [View all]Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)She was talking to everyone at the food pantry about local resources and getting on Wisconsin Foodshare program. I got a new list of food pantries ( there are several new ones, 22 in all. Yeah Rock county). I then asked her why my family of four, making $1500.00 below the qualifying amount for Foodshare, is alloted only $47.00 a month?
It turns out that the state has developed a "budget" for the average family and the generous stipend of $47.00 adjusts us to meet the calculated amount that should be spent on food. I do wish they would provide the address of the grocery store with the 1985 prices though.
I asked about the anticipated difficulties with the massive cuts already imposed and the possible loss of even more funding. She responded that her supervisors hinted that things wouldn't be "too bad". Which gave me a warm fuzzy black hole in the pit of my stomach.