i was at the grocery store seen a younger lady buying some items useing her food stamp card.
i did not see any fruits or vegetables all i seen was very large bags of chips 2 12Packs of soda candy cookies. as a tax payer do you feel we have a right to make them buy items that are better in nutrition.
2006-12-17 14:08:57 · 11 answers · asked by DANIEL H 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Whenever the government offers help, there will always be people who abuse it.
2006-12-17 14:14:42 · answer #1 · answered by BAnne 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You don't have that right anymore than someone would have the right if they were Muslim or Jewish (for example) to tell you not to eat pork or to cook all of your foods the Kosher way. She wasn't buying cigarettes with the stamps. The key word is "younger". Young people don't have the knowledge or experience to accept and do what is best nutritionally for their bodies. At least she was buying food and not selling her benefits. Perhaps she had already purchased the fruits and veggies? As a tax payer, I expect them to buy FOOD. It is up to her to learn how to budget it.
2006-12-17 22:14:48 · answer #2 · answered by GrnApl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most people, regardless of whether they use EBT cards ("food stamps" are nonexistant in Connecticut and were replaced by a card) will buy that sort of food. If she wants to clog her arteries, that's up to her. As for me, it's the 1300 calorie low-fat diet until further notice....
But I also have the luxury to decide between the more expensive light specialty foods and the cheaper, fat laden ones. She may not, and you have to remember that. My suggestion to you--go to Wikipedia and look up the word "gadugi."
2006-12-17 22:33:34 · answer #3 · answered by Danagasta 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Iim all for them if not abused, but it p@sses me off when I'm standing in line behind a couple with 5 kids and 3 carts full of the best meat cuts n the store and the best food off the shelves and all I can afford is boxed food and hot dogs and hamburg and they pay with food stamps and drive off in a new mini van... !!!!!
2006-12-17 22:22:20 · answer #4 · answered by Get Real 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cannot force anyone to buy nutritious food with their food stamps. However, I do think that food stamps should be used for the healthy benefit of a person. I also think that people who apply for food stamps should be evaluated.
2006-12-21 20:40:41 · answer #5 · answered by donefishd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, with the WIC (for pregnant women & their children) program, people get very specific lists of food they can buy (milk, juice, tunafish, etc.)...for the rest, I think that it's really better to leave it up to the person what they can buy! some people will waste their money, but I don't think the state should have to be everyone's dietician
2006-12-17 22:17:59 · answer #6 · answered by Tanuki Girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eliminate food stamps and give them beans and rice. If they want better, they can work for it like I do.
2006-12-17 22:22:08 · answer #7 · answered by jesuscuresislam 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. It is everyone's right to eat what they want to. If you were in a position to rely on them, would you stop eating what you like?
2006-12-17 22:13:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why do they call it "stamps"?
2006-12-17 22:30:47 · answer #9 · answered by justme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shure
2006-12-17 22:11:08 · answer #10 · answered by george p 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋