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sfreeman8

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Re: Food Stamps
« Reply #60 on: June 01, 2016, 09:44:24 am »
The issue here seems to be what is considered food. Candy is NOT a food. It's candy and candy is not nutritious (except dark chocolate according to research).

What was also missed was that this woman buying the Halloween candy wasn't buying it for HER kids. She was buying it for any kid who came to her door (unless the kids got to it first-lol). Same with soda and other junk food.  I was never on food stamps but I only bought junk food (chips, soda, candy) for a treat and the boys were lucky if they got that junk once every 3 months.

Anything that isn't nutritious shouldn't be allowed NOR should they be allowed to buy lobster as someone complained on another site. Lobster is fish but very expensive and I would think they would spend those taxpayer dollars on more nutritious foods. At $19.95 in my area, I could buy a enough fresh veggies to last a month through freezing and canning. So, you say, they don't know how to can? Easy...buy CANNED veggies. At $1 a can (and there are often sales for 50 cents or 75 cents), that's a lot of veggies. Meats are expensive but there's such a thing as Pick 5 for $19.95 in my area, too, and they include chicken, ground beef, cheap steaks (good when marinated), sausage, even family-size packages of hot dogs, ham steaks, hash browns, etc. (examples only).

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Re: Food Stamps
« Reply #61 on: June 02, 2016, 10:40:53 am »
If it has a nutrition label, it's food. 

Part of the reason they changed from actual paper booklets of food stamps to a plastic card was to make it less obvious that a person was using stamps.

Apparently, people have always been nasty to others less fortunate.

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Re: Food Stamps
« Reply #62 on: June 02, 2016, 11:46:52 am »
Paints that is an excellent point.What others dont know is best sometimes.

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Re: Food Stamps
« Reply #63 on: June 02, 2016, 01:19:14 pm »
I think only food and drinks ought to be covered by food stamps.
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Re: Food Stamps
« Reply #64 on: June 20, 2016, 11:27:45 am »
My mother worked two jobs and we still did not have enough money to buy food and pay bills ... Yes we got foodstamps and i hope People can understand there are good hard working people out there that just can't make ends meet ... MY mother always tried and now I am an adult with kids of my own, i work, i don't get foodstamps, but i know there are people that need this services and i am happy that our government can provide it.

This is just my thoughts .... Stop judging one day you may need Foodstamps too 

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Re: Food Stamps
« Reply #65 on: June 20, 2016, 01:22:16 pm »
Candy is food. You ingest it and it goes to your stomach and it keeps hunger away for a time. I still remember the year I was giving out Halloween candy and several of their parents came with the kids and asked me for more of what I was giving. It really made me think of how bad off people can be.  :dontknow:

Candy is empty calories and it it not nutritious, but people can and do eat almost anything if they're hungry enough. Dirt, garbage, etc. is fair game for true hunger.

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Re: Food Stamps
« Reply #66 on: June 20, 2016, 03:19:05 pm »
I think they should allow the purchase of pet food with the ebt card....limited amounts however  like one bag a month etc....I know some people will be like  if you cant afford to feed your pet then you shouldnt have one....however these pets are the only thing keeping some of these people going everyday.  And for me personally Id share MY food with my pet before I even thought about giving her up.  :cat:

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Re: Food Stamps
« Reply #67 on: June 24, 2016, 08:57:23 am »
I agree with bremer51 and DwanaMR. 

I don't think Food stamps should be allowed to be used for booze and cigarettes.  Kids do deserve holiday fun too (ie:  Halloween or Easter Candy); but I know it happens where VAST quantities of candy is purchased with the food stamps with little or no food purchased at all.

You are limited to food items, no Cigarettes, no Toilet Paper...the Booze I'm not sure about.  There had been some debate about removing Soda's since ppl buy them with food stamps, then return the cans for cash (in some states).  The other debate about the Sodas is how unhealthy they are...but they are cheaper than buying cases of water :(

I've been on food stamps myself.  My family depends on it.  I'm a disabled veteran so finding jobs that I can do is tough.  The state, in fact, just denied us our extension request because my disability puts me over the income limits

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Re: Food Stamps
« Reply #68 on: June 25, 2016, 08:48:12 pm »
I think that the food stamp program is needed by the poor, especially with unemployment so high..

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Re: Food Stamps
« Reply #69 on: June 25, 2016, 09:05:50 pm »
In today's economy food stamps are greatly needed.
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Re: Food Stamps
« Reply #70 on: June 28, 2016, 10:52:11 am »
In my opinion, food stamps are necessary for some families. NOT ALL. But for those who desperately do need them, I disagree that they should be forced to buy healthy food. People are mentioning Halloween but what about birthdays and Christmas? Should a kid who grew up in a family who can't afford to spend money for a birthday cake
Or a stocking full of candy just end up with nothing? No.

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Re: Food Stamps
« Reply #71 on: June 29, 2016, 06:05:52 am »
I have some thoughts on food stamps.  I think food stamp coverage ought to be limited to food and beverages.
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Re: Food Stamps
« Reply #72 on: July 08, 2016, 07:43:03 pm »
when people buy food off of food stamps they don't know what to do with it they rather get cash for it
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Re: Food Stamps
« Reply #73 on: July 19, 2016, 08:55:24 am »
Food Stamps are always tricky for me. The program technically has a requirement that you have children, or a work waiver, or have been employed within a certain amount of time. When the economy tanked, most states applied waivers to the work requirements. I am completely in support of feeding children, and helping the disabled, and those who have become unemployed. I think it is our civil duty. There are limits to what can be bought: must be food items, cannot be already prepared( pre-cooked) foods, i.e. You can buy a take n bake pizza, but not a cooked one, and you can actually use them at farmer's markets. But I do cringe when I go to WINCO, and see cases of Soda, Cookies, Junk etc. Yet, I think that by placing limits on what you can eat, or drink, is such a slippery slope. Can we really say no candy, without also sayiing you can't buy things that are nutritionally or culturally specific?


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Re: Food Stamps
« Reply #74 on: July 20, 2016, 04:20:19 pm »
In my opinion, food stamps are necessary for some families. NOT ALL. But for those who desperately do need them, I disagree that they should be forced to buy healthy food. People are mentioning Halloween but what about birthdays and Christmas? Should a kid who grew up in a family who can't afford to spend money for a birthday cake
Or a stocking full of candy just end up with nothing? No.

You can still buy candy with cash. Food stamps are only meant to supplement some of the costs.

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