Food stamps for fast food

[tm174627]

I have food stamps and I think it would be a great idea especially for those who live in hotels through the state and can't cook cause they do not have a stove. I went through that and trust me tv dinners can go only so far with children.

[BlackSheepNY]

I don't believe, in the State of Arizona, that you can use your food stamps for fast food.  They're pretty specific here and anything that is "pre-made," like say - a roasted chicken you can get at your grocery store - food stamps will NOT pay for.  Here, it has to be foods that YOU have to cook yourself.

I don't understand when others complain about people using their food stamps to buy things like alcohol or cigarettes.  It's impossible.  Food stamps are for FOOD, and things like alcohol and cigarettes are not a food item.  Usually, those who are using government money for those things are the people who receive CASH ASSISTANCE.  The cash assistance is also placed on the food stamp debit card, however, it's a separate account from the food stamps themselves.  This would be the ONLY way they could buy cigs or alcohol.

[kamarae897]

... the Federal food program (Food Stamps) is only used for food that has to be made by the person using the program. if any food that has to  include sales tax will not be paid by the program,which means you can't even buy anything from a deli. So if anyone is telling you they are going to fast food restaurants and using their food stamps is either dreaming or they are lying. there is no state in this country that would pay for such nonsense.

"States with sales tax exempt food assistance benefits from that tax, (Florida, California, Arizona and Michigan),and no grocery store should charge sales tax on items purchased with food stamps." 

--http://www.ehow.com/about_7488284_tax-food-stamps.html#ixzz24gdzb4a3

Ok time to get on my high horse. Taxes are not charged on FS. If you get soda you pay the CRV. As a person who was stupid early in life and a high school drop out I once was a recipient. You cannot get fast food on FS but you can use the cash on your EBT card to purchase fast food. FS cannot buy alcohol or cigarettes but the cash on EBT can.

[froggylover79]

I am a person to help out the homeless people, but there are some that say they are homeless to get things they want. I think it's unfair to for TRUE Homeless people. I think that using food stamps in Fast Food restaurants is not a good idea due to the food is prepared already. I know here some convience stores accept food stamps and some have microwaves to heat the food, but that food is not prepared. I also heard that they are trying to change the usage of them in stores such as: not being able to purchase chips, candy, soda, and all the unhealthy foods.

[alishaxmarie]

I read an article today that said in some states, food stamps can be used at places like KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and they are lobbying to allow this in more states.  They idea behind it is to allow those who are homeless or not able to cook a meal a place to get hot food instead of buying chips and candy bars. 

What do you all think about this?

I most certainly will veto this if it goes up for referendum in my state. The United States is already belittled for the number of overweight citizens we have and allowing the use of food stamps in this way can only contribute to our lowering from our position as the top superpower.

[HuffmanFamilyof4]

this sounds like a way for overweight people to continue to be overweight and now a reason to be lazy

[ZBANKS1020]

i think that it is a good idea considering that a lot of fast food resturants are making efforts to prepare more healthy menus. homeless people would def benefit from this legislation to help get quick food on the go. I would for people to keep in mind that not all homeless people are on drugs and on food stamps. There is a growing number of working poor and homeless families.

[Azanne07]

no they shouldnt be able to go and eat at places like that. Fruits and veggies dont need to be cooked when there fresh and there are plenty of other option that dont need to be cooked.

[tuscarorarain]

This is something that I can see as being highly debateable. In one case, people use food stamps in a grocery store so why not fastfood? On the other hand fast food often cost more than going to a grocery store and preparing the food themselves. The taxpayers are paying for foodstamps and the less that is used means it gets to be distributed to more people. I am on foodstamps, and can see both sides. Still, I do not think it should be allowed at fast food places. Plus I think buying the food and preparing it yourself is often more healthy.
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Romans
Chapter 3
1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
 
2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
 
3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
 
4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
Psa 51:4
 
5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)
 
6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
 
7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
 
8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.
 
9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
 
10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Psa 14:1, 53:1 Ecc 7:20
 
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
Psa 14:2, 53:2
 
12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Psa 14:3, 53:3
 
13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
Psa 5:9, 140:3
 
14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
Psa 10:7
 
15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:
Isa 59:7 Prov 1:16
 
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:
Isa 59:7
 
17 And the way of peace have they not known:
Isa 59:8
 
18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.
Isa 59:8
 
19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
 
20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
 
21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
 
22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
 
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
 
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
 
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
 
26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
 
27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
 
28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
 
29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
 
30 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
 
31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
 
Romans 3 KJV

[falcon9]

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[heypeg]

I can't believe that this can be true. Most of us can't afford to eat at fast food restaurants on a daily basis so why should people who get food stamps. Not to mention the lack of nutritional value. As far as drug testing welfare recepiants, why not, people get drug tested to obtain employment so it only makes sense that people who benefit from the tax revenue generated by people who work should also have to prove that they are drug free.

[LaKecias]

I don't see why so many people have a problem with it, I don't. What's the big deal. The idea of the program is to feed the hungry, if the hungry homeless or not wants to buy something to eat from a restaurant in addition to a grocery store some times why not. It's all food. The only difference is it's being made by someone else.

[alaric99x]

This is something that I can see as being highly debateable. In one case, people use food stamps in a grocery store so why not fastfood? On the other hand fast food often cost more than going to a grocery store and preparing the food themselves. The taxpayers are paying for foodstamps and the less that is used means it gets to be distributed to more people. I am on foodstamps, and can see both sides. Still, I do not think it should be allowed at fast food places. Plus I think buying the food and preparing it yourself is often more healthy.
Heres a salvation message. I hope you are interested.
Romans
Chapter 3
1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
 
2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
 
3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
 
4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
Psa 51:4
 
5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)
 
6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
 
7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
 
8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.
 
9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
 
10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Psa 14:1, 53:1 Ecc 7:20
 
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
Psa 14:2, 53:2
 
12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Psa 14:3, 53:3
 
13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
Psa 5:9, 140:3
 
14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
Psa 10:7
 
15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:
Isa 59:7 Prov 1:16
 
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:
Isa 59:7
 
17 And the way of peace have they not known:
Isa 59:8
 
18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.
Isa 59:8
 
19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
 
20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
 
21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
 
22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
 
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
 
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
 
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
 
26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
 
27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
 
28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
 
29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
 
30 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
 
31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
 
Romans 3 KJV

What does all this psycho-babble have to do with a discussion about fast food?  Circumcision/fast food, I don't see the connection, can you explain that?  Almost certainly not.

Just one more idiot saying "hello."

[tinajacksonville]

Food stamps should not be used for fast food it should only be used for prepared foods.  :-

[kimmy_1330]

In California you have two types of benefits associated with your food stamp card, food (strictly food stamps) and cash. If you use your card at a fast food place they will only accept payment from the cash portion. Seems like a bad way to go when you can feed yourself and your family much cheaper (and healthier) if you cook at home. You can't dictate how someone should spend their benefits, but I'm sure these people learn the hard way when they run out of funds long before the month is over.