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Food Stamp abuse/misuse
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:04 pm
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:04 pm
I was buying live crawfish last weekend for Mothers Day and the people in front of me were buying 2 sacks with their Lone Star Card (Texas from of Food Stamps). While this is not technically abuse since it is very legal to do, should there be limits of what you can buy with this stuff? I mean I hear of people buying Steaks, Lobster, and Crab Legs all the time. They need to limit it to stuff that will help feed your family and survive like bread, pasta and vegetables, not luxury items like Steak and Lobster, and Crawfish.
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Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:05 pm to BamaHater
Oh this thread again...
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:05 pm to iAmBatman
quote:Yes this thread again
Oh this thread again...
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:06 pm to BamaHater
Whats wrong with buying raw meat. Basic ingredients are what they are supposed to buy, but get flack for super processed snack foods.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:06 pm to BamaHater
There is tons of abuse and this is a great example
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:07 pm to BamaHater
I once worked at a specialty grocery store and people would buy caviar with their food stamps.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:08 pm to Pectus
They don't need meat. Hell, the price of beef is skyrocketing and they get it for free?
Let them buy bulk staples with their card. Beans, rice, powdered milk. Vegetables.
Poverty should be painful
Let them buy bulk staples with their card. Beans, rice, powdered milk. Vegetables.
Poverty should be painful
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:08 pm to BamaHater
Why should t they be able to buy good seafood?
Poor folk can enjoy delicious crawfish and crabmeat too.
Poor folk can enjoy delicious crawfish and crabmeat too.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:09 pm to BamaHater
Sad when crawfish are considered luxury
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:09 pm to BamaHater
quote:
not luxury items like Steak and Lobster, and Crawfish.
should they be able to buy any cut of beef?
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:11 pm to fr33manator
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Poverty should be painful
Not painful but shitty at the same time. Built in incentive to not be poverous anymore.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:11 pm to BamaHater
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buying 2 sacks
So they used $150 worth of food stamps for 4 actual pounds of tail meat in the end... I think that qualifies as abuse.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:12 pm to BamaHater
I was in Florida a few years ago and this lady in front of me was purchasing food with her card. When the cashier got to the mussels that the store had steamed for the customer, the cashier informed her that they were not covered. So the lady said she didn't want them. So the store had to throw them away.
As I'm leaving the store the lady is pulling out in her gold trimmed Lexus.
As I'm leaving the store the lady is pulling out in her gold trimmed Lexus.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:12 pm to BamaHater
quote:
I was buying live crawfish last weekend for Mothers Day and the people in front of me were buying 2 sacks with their Lone Star Card (Texas from of Food Stamps). While this is not technically abuse since it is very legal to do, should there be limits of what you can buy with this stuff? I mean I hear of people buying Steaks, Lobster, and Crab Legs all the time. They need to limit it to stuff that will help feed your family and survive like bread, pasta and vegetables, not luxury items like Steak and Lobster, and Crawfish.
Why is live crawfish a luxury? What is it now...less than $2 a pound? Ground beef is way more than that, as is chicken.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:14 pm to BRgetthenet
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Why should t they be able to buy good seafood?
Poor folk can enjoy delicious crawfish and crabmeat too.
You shithead.
I don't understand why there aren't more limits on what these cards can be used on. I saw a well dressed woman get out a nice car last week buy a handful of groceries on her card and then break out cash for her grape blunt and fifth of Kettle One vodka. that abuse makes me even madder b/c she's obviously got a decent source of income that's being hidden from the government.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:14 pm to GeauxTigerTM
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What is it now...less than $2 a pound?
Yeah for the shells, for the actual meat, it's about $40/lbs.
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:15 pm to BamaHater
Is there a limit for how long you can be on food stamps?
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:16 pm to GeauxTigerTM
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Why is live crawfish a luxury? What is it now...less than $2 a pound? Ground beef is way more than that, as is chicken
Neither of which should be allowed for purchase
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:16 pm to BamaHater
quote:Poli Board
Food Stamp abuse/misuse
Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:16 pm to GeauxTigerTM
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$2 a pound? Ground beef is way more than that, as is chicken.
well if they are consuming the entire crawfish you have a point
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