Im sorry Im old, food stamps are not food stamps?

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https://www.ebt.acs-inc.com/

[jackthewall81]

[Bang]

[Monky]

Nope and it disgusts me how many times I see people in 711 using them to buy absolute junk food food.. then pull out $100 for a carton of smokes.. fucking ridiculous ..

It's a welfare debit card basically..

So every time you enter a place a business and see 'EBT accepted here'.. they're talking about food stamps.

[RCCrawler]

They made them cards instead of stamps so that it wasn't embarrassing to use them.

I think they should be made from 8.5 X11 sheets of hot pink paper. Maybe if people felt a little embarrassed using them they'd work harder to get off of them.

[Zundfolge]

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(honestly I can't tell if she's parodying the welfare lifestyle or encouraging it)

[Scanker19]

They made them cards instead of stamps so that it wasn't embarrassing to use them.

I think they should be made from 8.5 X11 sheets of hot pink paper. Maybe if people felt a little embarrassed using them they'd work harder to get off of them.

With Paper stamps you got cash back as change, and you could sell them for cash to other people.

With the Eat Better Tonight card it's a bit harder, although not impossible, to do that. As far as buying junk food, everything In this country is junk food now in some way.

[Gunner]

I was at Albertsons down here ( originally from highlands ranch so this whole EBT food stamp thing is new to me) any way went to pay and I had some sort of junk food probably fried chicken and I saw EBT on there and made some Joke about oh yeah I'm paying for this on food stamps. The clerk said oh okay you want this on you're EBT. I looked up and said no I work.


Went to sonic down here and EBT is a Fucking payment option! I work at T-Mobile I had a customer cone in to pay her bill , it was past do and suspended. They all had smartphones. She pays part of it and said she would pay the rest when she gets her welfare check next week, and her daughter gets her check from the state. They leave and go and get into a very decent vehicle.

[Zundfolge]

If we're going to buy this BS that government should have some sort of hand in paying for poor people's food then we need to do away with this EBT crap and open up a chain of Government Stores where poor people can go pick up their free food. Then it will be healthy and cost effective.

My wife and I are frugal, we tend to buy mostly the store brand versions of food and we buy pretty healthy food. Often we end up in line behind one of these welfare queens buying nothing but over priced, less healthy "Name Brand" foods, whipping out a huge wad of cash to pay for the few things EBT won't cover and then following them out to the parking lot where they invariably get into a car that cost 3 times what mine does (with aftermarket wheels that probably cost more than my car).

Too many people in the cart, not enough pushing ... eventually those of us pushing the cart are going to get fed up walk away (or worse, start shooting those in the cart).


What we really need to do is go back to the old way of doing things ... private charity to help the downtrodden. Once upon a time we had plenty of "mutual aid societies" and churches that fed the hungry, clothed the naked and sheltered the homeless. It was seen as charity and not something the poor were entitled to so the plus (and the real reason for charity) is that those that had connected with those that didn't so that the bonds that hold a society together were strengthened and those that didn't have were taught to be better and wanted to be better.

You don't have to believe in God or be a Christian to see the wisdom in 2 Thessalonians 3:10.

[Ronin13]

If we're going to buy this BS that government should have some sort of hand in paying for poor people's food then we need to do away with this EBT crap and open up a chain of Government Stores where poor people can go pick up their free food. Then it will be healthy and cost effective.

My wife and I are frugal, we tend to buy mostly the store brand versions of food and we buy pretty healthy food. Often we end up in line behind one of these welfare queens buying nothing but over priced, less healthy "Name Brand" foods, whipping out a huge wad of cash to pay for the few things EBT won't cover and then following them out to the parking lot where they invariably get into a car that cost 3 times what mine does (with aftermarket wheels that probably cost more than my car).

Too many people in the cart, not enough pushing ... eventually those of us pushing the cart are going to get fed up walk away (or worse, start shooting those in the cart).


What we really need to do is go back to the old way of doing things ... private charity to help the downtrodden. Once upon a time we had plenty of "mutual aid societies" and churches that fed the hungry, clothed the naked and sheltered the homeless. It was seen as charity and not something the poor were entitled to so the plus (and the real reason for charity) is that those that had connected with those that didn't so that the bonds that hold a society together were strengthened and those that didn't have were taught to be better and wanted to be better.


We need to go back to the old way, this way isn't working. I remember a time when I was taught that it's embarrassing to be on food stamps, now one of my cousins is on welfare and food stamps and she's proud of this... WTF? So you can't provide for yourself and your son without government help, and you're PROUD of this fact? I would be ashamed and doing my damnedest to be getting out of this shitty situation. [Rant1]

[dwalker460]

Welfare in all forms should be done away with. ANd yeah I mean WIC and other "single mom" helpers.

The base problem is a lack of consequences. When the Pilgrims landed and nearly starved the first winter largely due to the fact many of them felt the work was beneath them, the following year Standish instituted the "no work, no eat policy and things were better. When my family crossed the Appalachians if they did not work, they starved. If they did not pay attention to thier surroundings, they were killed. When a man raped a farmers daughter he was shot, if he stole the mans horse he was hanged or shot. If you were disrespectful, at best you were beaten and at worst, shot or hanged.
In todays "civilized" society there is a severe lack of consequences. Get knocked up because your too stupid or uncaring to keep your legs together? No problem, theres an app for that. Steal a families life savings? No problem, a little prison time with cable and free internet, and theres an app for that too. Decide that work is work and it sucks? No problem, theres multiple apps for that. Be a lazy slovenly bastard with bad genetics(that shrinking gene pool thing again) and end up with heart, liver, and kidney disease? No problem, the .gov has you covered.

But hey, dont you worry about it, I will keep working away and paying my taxes and being a decent (not nec good) citizen so the dregs of society can continue to watch reality tv on their big screens my tax dollars paid for, while their kids go to school and fuck off and learn nothing useful, that my tax dollars also paid for, and their babymamas can continue to talk on the cell phones I pay for.

Oh, and yeah, I have nice things, but my wife and I work our asses off to get them, and despite of everything we will continue to have nice things.

[JohnnyEgo]

If we're going to buy this BS that government should have some sort of hand in paying for poor people's food then we need to do away with this EBT crap and open up a chain of Government Stores where poor people can go pick up their free food. Then it will be healthy and cost effective.

Then we'd have yet another government agency/department to fund with the equivalent of store clerks getting government scale and benefits, not to mention the overhead related to facilities, etc... Plus, when is the last time you can think of that the .gov has done something better/faster/cheaper that didn't run the risk of explosion. You'd end up with the Kroger equivalent of the TSA.

I have a sister-in-law who is at the absolute bottom of the socio-economic ladder, which is why I have now inherited a niece/daughter and the associated costs with raising an unexpected teenager. But I digress. My sister-in-law was a master of selling food stamps or cashing them out pre-EBT. She's still a master at cashing them out, but it's a bit harder, she complains more, and has to get outside. I'd rather the whole program be significantly redesigned. I'd like you to be forced to take your kid(s) with you in order to use your food stamps. But I think EBT, however flawed, is better than what came before.

[sniper7]

If you are living off the others (tax-payers), you should be living under their rules. My rules would be no kids, no junk food, absolute necessities, public transportation and a monthly inspection just like a jail. if you don't like living under those rules...get a fucking job.

[William]

This is why I don't give a ff about abortion.

[Zundfolge]

Then we'd have yet another government agency/department to fund with the equivalent of store clerks getting government scale and benefits, not to mention the overhead related to facilities, etc... Plus, when is the last time you can think of that the .gov has done something better/faster/cheaper that didn't run the risk of explosion. You'd end up with the Kroger equivalent of the TSA.
Which is why I prefaced it with "If we're going to buy this BS that government should have some sort of hand in paying for poor people's food the..." I could care less if the poor are inconvenienced at their crappy government grocery stores ... don't like it? Get a f*cking job.

Better yet, do away with government handouts all together.

[Irving]

This is why I don't give a ff about abortion.

Word.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3W4DTrrPoY&playnext=1&list=PL73EA46C0D3CA8807&feature=results_video

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(honestly I can't tell if she's parodying the welfare lifestyle or encouraging it)

I think she's saying how messed up it is, but sadly that's how some people think and the system encourages that sort of behavior.

[Fmedges]

I think food stamps is a good program that just like most things has morphed into ways for people to be lazy. If you truly need food stamps, then to me there is no shame in that. I have never been on food stamps, but for some time a year or so ago I considered it.

[rocktot]

There seems to be alot of abuse, but some people do need them, if you are disabled. I don't understand how you can be on them, without being disabled, but apparently if you don't make a certain amount of $, then you can apply for them. Of course, nothing is said about all the illegals on them.

[Zundfolge]

Even with the ridiculously confiscatory tax rates in the US, Americans give more money to charity than the entire budget of the United Nations.

We really don't need government to do anything to "help" the downtrodden, the American people are the most generous and charitable in human history. Couple that with the fact that private charities are significantly more efficient with the money they get and you'll find that MORE people are helped when the government is cut out of the charity business.

[dwalker460]

Even with the ridiculously confiscatory tax rates in the US, Americans give more money to charity than the entire budget of the United Nations.

We really don't need government to do anything to "help" the downtrodden, the American people are the most generous and charitable in human history. Couple that with the fact that private charities are significantly more efficient with the money they get and you'll find that MORE people are helped when the government is cut out of the charity business.

Agreed, with the exception that many charities are not that efficient, with maybe 10% of the amounts given actually used for its intended purpose. Shriners for example give 100% of thier collections to their charities and are awesome.

[Monky]

I think I'm going to start applying for help from the gubment.. prices keep going up and my pay isn't keeping up with it.. I needs help! [ROFL1]

I can imagine how many guns I would have if I didn't have to spend that $$ on groceries lol.. I don't want an escalade on 22's.. I have another wish list.

[Ronin13]

Even with the ridiculously confiscatory tax rates in the US, Americans give more money to charity than the entire budget of the United Nations.

We really don't need government to do anything to "help" the downtrodden, the American people are the most generous and charitable in human history. Couple that with the fact that private charities are significantly more efficient with the money they get and you'll find that MORE people are helped when the government is cut out of the charity business.

You want to see a perfect example of this? Spend just 3 minutes browsing Kickstarter.com... Holy cow, when people have something their passionate about (not just helping needy) they can really raise a ton of money! I can't agree more with this- we are so charitable, look at the contributions the Romneys have made over the years, or look at Bill Gates, he donates TONS of money.

[Clint45]

A past job had me interacting with the homeless around Park and Larimer (where the biggest shelters are) on a daily basis.

Not only did nearly every homeless person have a better quality cellphone than me (they all had touch screen smart phones with internet and audio and apps), but many of them had the latest laptops as well. A few of the shelter residents drove far nicer cars than mine as well.

Half of the homeless/transients I met had active and valid EBT cards from at least one other state. Many had multiple cards. One evening I was in a grocery store near there and a couple of black guys came up to the register with a shopping cart loaded with frozen shrimp and the best cuts of steak. They rung up over $200 on an out of state EBT card. Then one of the guys looks at his receipt and says, "There's still money left on this card, go grab two more bags of shrimp."

[Drucker]

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(honestly I can't tell if she's parodying the welfare lifestyle or encouraging it)

It is not a parody it is a celebration. Wish I was wrong.

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It is not a parody it is a celebration. Wish I was wrong.
Actually there is a interview with her on you tube. In it she states that she made the vidio because her childhood was shit and she believes her mother only had her to collect $. She also states once she went back to school and got a BA she never had to rely on the goverment for $ again.

[Zundfolge]

Agreed, with the exception that many charities are not that efficient, with maybe 10% of the amounts given actually used for its intended purpose.
There are occasionally charities that are inefficient, but in general if a charity only gives 10% of what it collects to its intended purpose those charities often fail (with the management sometimes ending up in jail). A government program where only 10% of the monies collected ending up used for its stated purpose is often considered a rousing success.

I'd rather rely on charities though, because if you find out that Charity X wastes too much money you can stop giving. Can't stop "giving" to Government unless you like prison sex.