re: It’s shocking to me how normalized receiving government assistance has become

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Judging by this thread it seems to bother people a lot more because they see a few hundred dollars spent at the store whereas they don't see the billions being handed to corporations. Out of sight, out of mind. let's condemn the poor, thats how Jesus wouldve done it

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The irony is all that EBT money ends up right back in the hands of corporate America too, from Walmart to the big Ag companies.

It's always the middle class that gets squeezed in all this.

I would like to see it go away from EBT and buying whatever processed crap at the grocery store to only being able to buy real food like meat, poultry, eggs, fruits, vegetables, etc. The whole point is so people don't starve, no reason that crap like pizza rolls are eligible. Oh, but there it is. Then some big food processing conglomerate wouldn't be in on the money train.

Everybody wins except the middle class. Just keeps getting squeezed.