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Should you be able to buy Lobster and Steak with Food Stamps?
Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:36 am
Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:36 am
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A New York state lawmaker wants to block the use of food stamps for "luxury" items like high-end steaks, lobster and junk food.
Sen. Patty Ritchie, R-Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence County, introduced a bill Wednesday that would further restrict the types of purchases that can be made through the state's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as the food stamp program.
Ritchie's bill would target what she calls "luxury food items," blocking food stamp recipients from using their benefits to purchase certain foods that are either high-end or not nutritious.The legislation would require the state Office of Temporarily Disability Assistance to come up with a list of prohibited items.
But the bill's memo lays out some examples: lobster, certain steaks, decorated cakes and energy drinks, to name a few.
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Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:38 am to Kujo
I'd rather them just block junk food that leads to obesity like fruit punch and twinkies.
There are healthy cheap foods.
I'm fine with them getting steak tbh. There are steak and lobster deals at the store sometimes and they aren't feeding their kids steak and lobster every night. The kids being obese is the biggest concern for me.
There are healthy cheap foods.
I'm fine with them getting steak tbh. There are steak and lobster deals at the store sometimes and they aren't feeding their kids steak and lobster every night. The kids being obese is the biggest concern for me.
This post was edited on 2/22/16 at 7:44 am
Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:39 am to TheCaterpillar
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I'd rather them block junk food that leads to obesity like fruit punch and twinkies.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:39 am to Kujo
Sure.
But when you run out of money on your EBT card the first week, accept the fact that you're pretty much SOL for the rest of the month.
Hey, que sera. Actions have consequences. Live and learn.
But when you run out of money on your EBT card the first week, accept the fact that you're pretty much SOL for the rest of the month.
Hey, que sera. Actions have consequences. Live and learn.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:39 am to Kujo
How about this?
All they get are giant sacks of rice and beans. Subsistence food.
No reason they should be shopping, continuing to make poor choices.
All they get are giant sacks of rice and beans. Subsistence food.
No reason they should be shopping, continuing to make poor choices.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:40 am to TheCaterpillar
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I'd rather them just block junk food that leads to obesity like fruit punch and twinkies.
Why not both?
Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:40 am to Kujo
Too complicated to manage. Just let them buy whatever they want for a period of time - say a year - then they're done, time to earn your dinner.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:40 am to Kujo
Seen the price of ground beef lately? Ground beef is now a luxury.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:41 am to TheCaterpillar
Beans and Gubment cheese... da don't needs no Lobusters and filas
Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:41 am to Kujo
Block premium foods, and junk foods.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:42 am to slackster
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Why not both?
I don't really know. I just don't hate the idea of a $12 steak nearly as much as I do the giant jugs of orange drink and family size box of twinkies they feed their kids at night.
Maybe that's it, they won't be giving their children the steak and lobster.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:43 am to Kujo
I don't think food stamps should exist at all
Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:44 am to Kujo
Absolutely not!
Should poor people be allowed to have a Mercedes just so they don't feel marginalized?
shite pisses me off more than just about anything
Should poor people be allowed to have a Mercedes just so they don't feel marginalized?
shite pisses me off more than just about anything
Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:45 am to AutoYes_Clown
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Seen the price of ground beef lately? Ground beef is now a luxury.
No kidding.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:46 am to Kujo
Once they have the money I don't really care what they do with it. Damage is already done. Trade it for cigarettes for all I give a shite but once it's gone you don't get anything else.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:46 am to GEAUXT
I just don't think this is a huge issue.
The much bigger issue is the cheap as frick options that are pure processed sugar.
The much bigger issue is the cheap as frick options that are pure processed sugar.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:47 am to Kujo
Who are these people buying lobster with food stamps? Granted, I dont shop at wal-mart. I've never seen anyone buying luxury items with food stamps. Junk food, yes. Luxury items, no.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:47 am to northshorebamaman
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they have the money I don't really care what they do with it. Damage is already done. Trade it for cigarettes for all I give a shite but once it's gone you don't get anything else.
Well we are paying for their healthcare. And they might have kids. Vicious cycle.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:49 am to TheCaterpillar
I agree that chips, candy, soft drinks, etc should be totally off limits.
It's hilarious that people believe they're entitled to buy shite food with the free money they take from the pockets of rich folks for whom they have so much disdain.
Might as well just rob me on the street and cut out the middle man.
It's hilarious that people believe they're entitled to buy shite food with the free money they take from the pockets of rich folks for whom they have so much disdain.
Might as well just rob me on the street and cut out the middle man.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 7:52 am to Kujo
it's food..so yes.
but, just like the rest of us, you spend too much money on expense food, you eat ramen as a punishment.
but, just like the rest of us, you spend too much money on expense food, you eat ramen as a punishment.
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