re: Observations from 10 minute wait in grocery line behind EBT/WIC cust.

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Yes, fraud is fraud regardless. But we can't blame the poor for being poor. It's such a complex situation and we have such a knee-jerk reaction based on our own life experiences. I can place blame but that clouds the argument.

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I tell myself that one of the biggest reasons that many people rely on direct transfer payments is because so much market intervention has occurred. Without the meddling in the allocation of resources, these people would probably not have to rely on someone else for basic living essentials.