[ Like Food Stamps? Basically a debit card of $500 that you could use every month? No shame, no stamps, nothing? Just a magic card that would allow you to get FAR more doctor visits and meds than a middle class family can afford?? ]
I absolutely LOATHE the fact that one of the reason they went to the new “food stamp debt card” was to eliminate the “Shame” of using food stamps in line.
If you are an adult and dependant on the government for your life, you should feel shame even if it was your fault or not you are in that situation. Getting away from shame is a good motivator for improving your life.
The original idea of food stamps was not just to get food to the poor but also to remove the "shame" of just picking up free stuff at the welfare office. They'd be given "money" that could only be accepted for food.
The people concerned for safety and security of the cards or stamps really don't care one way or the other about the shame or lack thereof of the poor.
I agree. Food Stamps are Americans giving food to people out of PITY. It’s not even CHARITY. People should feel SHAME at the pity and should do anything to get out of it, and feel fantastic when they get a couple of bucks of their own money, earned by themselves, to use at the store.
We had some hard times since the Obama Immaculation, and there were some places I could not pay each month on time. Always paid, but late. The feeling of walking in there when I had not paid was one of SHAME. Then once I had paid, the feeling walking in there was JOY. People should WANT to pay on their own.