No skittles for the poor.
Apr 4, 2015 11:28:21 GMT -5
Post by thechickencoop on Apr 4, 2015 11:28:21 GMT -5
I agree with many of the opinions already posted. Don't punish the majority for the foolish decisions of small group of people. On the other hand, when I was a cashier during my summers in college, you wouldn't believe the crap people bought with food stamps. People would come in with gallons of ice cream, freezer meals, the most expensive cuts of meats, pudding. All in all, a ton of crap food. Rarely did you see healthy food, even a small amount scattered among the larger amount of crap. Although, yes, the expensive meat isn't crap, but you could buy more of the less expensive to cover more meals within the week. Now, every now and then you would see men and women dressed in suits carrying car fobs from high end cars buying expensive items with food stamps. So I would see it all. However, if a family is utilizing the food stamps correctly and they want to buy treats for their children, that's cool too! I wish there was a way to curb the abusers of the system and make it more supportive of healthy, proper meals for those who really need the help.
Edit: in reference to the store I worked in. Not saying this is the same in all stores, counties, regions, cities, states, etc.
Also, there's a great article somewhere, maybe someone can post it, about a woman on assistance who drives a Mercedes. It's great from her POV because she was well off, car paid off, etc, then fell on hard times. She drove the same car though because it doesn't make sense to sell a car that's paid off and get one that would need payments.
ETA aaaaannnd of course this has been covered, if only I had read ahead.