Food stamp recipients pinched by high food prices

minor threat wrote:

cell phones aren't a luxury. Anyone who has kids should have a cell phone. If owning a cell phone indicates that poor life choices were made; we're all in trouble. Enjoy your double latte at Starbucks later and add a dollar at the register, then you can feel like your helping someone.<quoted text>

sakara18235 wrote:

a lot of people with food stamps are 50 - 100 pounds overweight.

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minor threat wrote:

cell phones aren't a luxury. Anyone who has kids should have a cell phone. If owning a cell phone indicates that poor life choices were made; we're all in trouble. Enjoy your double latte at Starbucks later and add a dollar at the register, then you can feel like your helping someone.<quoted text>

Save the vegetables wrote:

That's the problem right there, cell phones are now deemed a societal necessity. I move that we should provide the lazy good for nothings collecting food stamps with a cell phone stipend as well.
Cell phones are most certainly a luxury as is cable TV, Internet access, email, and video games. You can most certainly live and thrive without any of these items. You have spoken like the true socialist that you are.
"Enjoy your double latte at Starbucks later and add a dollar at the register, then you can feel like your helping someone."
Who the F are you to admonish someone because they have the financial resources to enjoy a beverage from Starbucks? I had one this morning and it tasted great and I didn't feel like I owed anyone anything. Shove your sanctimonious BS up your socialistic a*s*s.
If these people collecting food stamps don't like the situation they are welcome to join the productive members of society by getting a job. Paychecks come several times a month and in some cases every week; almost instant access to cash.
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power to the people wrote:

Just so you know, a family of 5 gets about $675 a month in foodstamps if they are in the lowest income bracket. That is only for food, no non-food items.

Save the vegetables wrote:

That's the problem right there, cell phones are now deemed a societal necessity. I move that we should provide the lazy good for nothings collecting food stamps with a cell phone stipend as well.
Cell phones are most certainly a luxury as is cable TV, Internet access, email, and video games. You can most certainly live and thrive without any of these items. You have spoken like the true socialist that you are.
"Enjoy your double latte at Starbucks later and add a dollar at the register, then you can feel like your helping someone."
Who the F are you to admonish someone because they have the financial resources to enjoy a beverage from Starbucks? I had one this morning and it tasted great and I didn't feel like I owed anyone anything. Shove your sanctimonious BS up your socialistic a*s*s.
If these people collecting food stamps don't like the situation they are welcome to join the productive members of society by getting a job. Paychecks come several times a month and in some cases every week; almost instant access to cash.
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Unbelievable wrote:

Seriously if you cannot make 542 a month work for groceries there is something wrong. I have a family of five and with the use of coupons and smart shopping we spend far less than this and we eat very well. The food stamp system is a joke!
I think what needs to happen is that these individuals receiving food stamps need to be taught how to shop. It would make a big difference. A witnessed a lady buying food the other day with food stamps and a lot of it was prepackaged frozen foods. This type of food is often not healthy and is usually very expensive. It is a matter of teaching people proper healthy choices!

NJ Transplant wrote:

<quoted text>How are people supposed to communicate? couple cans and a piece of string?

Save the vegetables wrote:

What happened, did regular land line phones stop working all of a sudden?
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Unbelievable wrote:

Seriously if you cannot make 542 a month work for groceries there is something wrong. I have a family of five and with the use of coupons and smart shopping we spend far less than this and we eat very well. The food stamp system is a joke!
I think what needs to happen is that these individuals receiving food stamps need to be taught how to shop. It would make a big difference. A witnessed a lady buying food the other day with food stamps and a lot of it was prepackaged frozen foods. This type of food is often not healthy and is usually very expensive. It is a matter of teaching people proper healthy choices!

minor threat wrote:

cell phones aren't a luxury. Anyone who has kids should have a cell phone. If owning a cell phone indicates that poor life choices were made; we're all in trouble. Enjoy your double latte at Starbucks later and add a dollar at the register, then you can feel like your helping someone.<quoted text>

MyPerspective wrote:

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Cell phones aren't a luxury? Since when? Maybe you don't know the difference between luxury and necessity.

obvious wrote:

I never had a cell phone as a kid, and neither did my parents. Why are they all of a sudden a necessity? Life seemed better 15 years ago before cell phones....
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NJ Transplant wrote:

<quoted text>In a lot of homes people no longer have.

GET A JOB wrote:

Word to the welfare recipients:
STOP HAVING CHILDREN~ I can't afford to feed and house them.