[KarlInOhio]

Food stamps are meant to be a supplement to the money you earn. That is even more true for the person getting the average food stamp payment instead of the absolute maximum. These "live on food stamps for a week" stunts are getting tiresome.

[L98Fiero]

“Food stamps are meant to be a supplement to the money you earn.”

Oh they are still a supplement.

When I was younger and dumber, I worked at a place where people would often come looking for work but wanted to be paid cash as not to “mess up my check”. My boss was nice enough to clue me in on the scale of this. I was shocked.

Later, My friend worked at a car dealership. He got a similar shock when he realized how many people tried to finance cars who were on welfare. When turned down because of income, the most common statement was, “I can afford it. I make way more than I can show.”

Lastly, In college economics I learned that this “underground economy”, while nearly impossible to track, is estimated to rival the GNP.

Oh yeah, food stamps are still a supplement.

[Lurking in Kansas]

Food stamps are meant to be a supplement to the money you earn. That is even more true for the person getting the average food stamp payment instead of the absolute maximum.

Correct. What idiots. And, the idiot reporters never report that.