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ladavia89

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Re: Food stamps for fast food
« Reply #60 on: January 19, 2012, 09:10:57 pm »
I know a lot of the small convenience/gas stations here take ebt cards as payment. I've seen people loading up on junk and offering to buy their friends whatever they wanted as well. It's ridiculous really that people seem to buy everything with the money besides actual groceries

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Re: Food stamps for fast food
« Reply #61 on: January 21, 2012, 07:55:03 am »
dont like the idea it just agrees with the unhealthyness of our society already with the obesity rate

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Re: Food stamps for fast food
« Reply #62 on: February 27, 2012, 03:41:38 pm »
Not all people on food stamps are homeless, for one. ::) And I think this would be bad in a way because fast food isnt very healthy for people ...
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Re: Food stamps for fast food
« Reply #63 on: February 27, 2012, 06:34:49 pm »
I think this would be bad in a way because fast food isnt very healthy for people ...



Eating too many Ramen noodles has health risks as well.  Eating completely 'healthy' foods is more expensive overall than eating less healthy foods and when cost is a factor, most fast food is as expensive as eating healthier, (but, not as convienent).
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Re: Food stamps for fast food
« Reply #64 on: February 27, 2012, 06:47:01 pm »
As someone who had to make the choice of food stamps or starve myself and my daughter before my ex started paying the child support he owed us, food stamps are extremely wonderful, and most people who truly need them use them for what they really need. The most extravagant thing that my daughter and I would get was a pint of ice cream a couple of times a month. Otherwise, we'd get milk, bread, eggs, veggies (canned cause they were cheaper. I knew they weren't as nutritious, but better than nothing), fruit, cereal, juice, etc. In WV, you can't use food stamps for just anything, the state only will allow certain things to go through, and most convenience items (like food from the hot deli case, pre-made pasta or potato salads, etc.) were not covered.

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Re: Food stamps for fast food
« Reply #65 on: February 27, 2012, 11:38:46 pm »
Food stamps for food...   not fast food.   Real food is healthier and involves a family working together to eat together.  Even if it's just a mom and her children.  The kids will remember these days, and hopefully strive to better themselves if big business decides to start hiring here in USA. 

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Re: Food stamps for fast food
« Reply #66 on: February 28, 2012, 08:37:31 pm »
So what if fast food is not healthy? Food is food.

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Re: Food stamps for fast food
« Reply #67 on: February 28, 2012, 09:57:28 pm »
I read an article today that said in some states, food stamps can be used at place :thumbsup:s 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 think thats good :thumbsup:

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Re: Food stamps for fast food
« Reply #68 on: February 29, 2012, 06:26:51 am »
I doubt it will pass.


Homeless can currently go into Walmart or another supermarket and buy sandwiches in the deli.  In my town, there are gas stations with microwaves that the homeless frequent.  Personally, as a recipient of food stamps, I don't believe it is a good idea.
i never heard of that. i used coupons with food stamps before though

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Re: Food stamps for fast food
« Reply #69 on: February 29, 2012, 07:56:34 pm »
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 think that will pass but it's not a good idea.  Because homeless can still go a lot of places to buy food instead of junks.

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Re: Food stamps for fast food
« Reply #70 on: February 29, 2012, 08:05:40 pm »
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 think that will pass but it's not a good idea.  Because homeless can still go a lot of places to buy food instead of junks.

Can homeless get food stamps?  I thought one had to have a residence?
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Re: Food stamps for fast food
« Reply #71 on: February 29, 2012, 08:13:22 pm »
I think that is good b/c some people cant cook and some dont even have home, so being able to eat hot food while living under a bridge or where ever at least they can eat. what if you did not have a house and sleep where ever and all you could eat was chips or candy, or even crackers you would want somthing warm to eat even if its not so good for you oh well its better then juck food
also yes you can if you give info and they can prove your homeless, just like schools even if you dont have a house kids can still go to school
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Re: Food stamps for fast food
« Reply #72 on: February 29, 2012, 09:15:21 pm »
I think it is a bad idea because to many people would abuse it and the group they are trying to help is the smallest fraction of food stamp users.

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Re: Food stamps for fast food
« Reply #73 on: February 29, 2012, 09:45:09 pm »
In my city they only let people use foodstamps to buy hot meals like when storms come and peoples power has been out for days. I don't think the fast food is a very good idea but, they should change them and call them home stamps. People should be able to buy toilet paper and things of that nature. Not increase the stamps but widen what you can use them for.

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Re: Food stamps for fast food
« Reply #74 on: February 29, 2012, 10:05:32 pm »
As a food stamp user i FIRMLY disagree with EBT being used to purchase fast food.  The most a person can get in most states is $200.  That isn't really even enough to eat a weeks worth of McDonald's anyways then you have people loading up on fast food, burning through their money, then starving at the end of the month.  Or the other scary alternative, people being more inclined to sell their foodstamps to other people.

An alternative I like is to have the EBT card available in the hotbar area of the deli of the grocery store.  Many of them have soup bars, daily cooked food, and cooked chickens.  This would allow someone to get a heated meal for a decent price that is healthier for you, as opposed to sticking them with day old cold chicken.

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