Here's what you should really be thinking... WHY the fuck does it bother any of you what they are buying?
1] It doesn't matter if they're buying a candy bar or a dinner item because YOUR still paying for it either way with your "real" checks from work.
2] As mentioned already, why cannot a mother buy a candy bar or soda for her child?
3] As mentioned again... nobody knows anyone's situation or what they're buying that item for.
4] Food stamps are a set limit, meaning, if the person gets $300 a month, they get $300 a month, so if they spend all $300 on candy, whats the difference then spending $300 on stake?
5] A lot of people on food stamps WORKED before they got on food stamps, HENCE why they're on them now. Meaning they put money into the system as well, just like you are.
6] If the person dies from buying a bunch of junk food with food stamps, does that effect you? No. It actually helps you, because now they CAN'T buy it anymore.
7] Do you know how hard it would be to only allow certain products, it's already a guessing game now on what qualifies under food stamps & what doesn't. It would only make things harder on the retailers, people are always bringing items to the register that aren't covered, it wastes time for the employees to put those items back & time for the customers waiting in line.
Must I continue? The way I see it is, who the fuck cares what they do with the money because the fact of the matter is they're getting a LUMP SUM no matter what, so no matter what it's coming out of your check, no matter what they're buying. It's not like they're buying the last pack of Skittles & fucking you over, so why does it matter?
It's a proven fact after this years numbers were released that food stamps have actually increased the revenue of retailers & product brands. Big name companies are going out of business all the time in today's economy, food stamps is actually helping a lot of those companies right now. Nobody knows why somebody else is on food stamps, my aunt was on it because my uncle died & she never worked (he made all the money) so she had no choice since nobody would hire her. Her son (my cousin) was 6 years old at the time, your telling me she shouldn't have been allowed to buy him a candy & coke if he deserved it, or Hell, just wanted it?
Were stoners here, or at least most of us are. Of all people, we should be more open-minded about a topic like this & a little less conservative. Do you like it when the government tells you you shouldn't be able to smoke weed? Without knowing why you smoke weed? Whether it be to just get high, or for actual chronic pain... your doing the same thing to food stamp holders. How many of you have made money in an un-legit way? I'm sure we all have, we've all sold a dub before I'm sure, so should we not be allowed to buy junk food with the $20 we made off a sack?
Should people on unemployment "extensions" not be allowed to buy soda/candy either? Same situation, different check.
... Amazing.
... Just saying.
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Sorry didn't look at my post till now, kind of a long response for a lot of you here. I know you dudes like to keep it short/simple.
