Faculty on Food Stamps 1

Are you saying that this is typical? Is there such a thing as a system that doesn't have at least a few abusers?

This is typical, yes.

So, by "typical," you must mean that some clear majority of food stamp recipients actually have cash to spend, that they spend it on luxury items and high-end foods, etc.?

Ok I kid you not, and you probably won't believe me, but today I sold $68 in lobster tails to some lady that paid in food stamps. Now it isn't THAT typical, but the few times people do this, it is enough to make your blood boil.

Totally believe you, and of course it's infuriating. I'm just pointing out the difference between anecdotal evidence and real statistical evidence, and also the n-group "noticing" factor that occurs in such real-world situations (the tendency to remember the $68 in lobster tails, but not the person who comes through with food stamps for less luxurious items).

But yeah...where it happens, anybody can see why that would get a person's attention and piss him off.

Part of the problem, I think, is that many (most?) states won't let you carry over money from one month to the next, so you have people trying to spend up unused money at the end of the month (or their payment period).

Altha2008-

Anybody offering to sell you a WIC card is a crook. WIC stands for Women, Infants, and Children, and it is a limited food support program for pregnant women and children under five. It varies from state to state, but WIC recipients usually get checks and are limited to very specific foods (cheese,.milk, eggs, juice, peanut butter, dry beans, and cereal) in limited amounts.

For my part, I'm trying to figure out how to get dental care for a lost crown. May have to lose the tooth.

worked all my life sometime 2 jobs
now 47 got parkinson disease, they told me that I have to much for food stamps
now this one person who is on ssi he said that he knew someone that would sell me his for 50 cents on the dollar
that I could buy 100 dollars woth of food for 50 dollars and that I could even buy his wic card too

this is not true
I been out of work for 5 months because of medical reasons got parkinson diease
they told me that I did not qualify for food staps the only income I get is 800 a month form disability insurance