[JRandomFreeper]

Over a year ago, when I really needed some food, I trod down that path for a bit. I learned that the intrusion into your private life was more than I had seen as a GI. And since I was a single, older, white male, I would NEVER qualify. My 'case worker' told me that.

I went back to poaching small game and fish and found something else.

If they had actually given me one of those little cards? I would have lived about 3 months for every month of payments as far as good eats goes. And still had enough to get things I could ferment into good (fairly good to really good) pop-skull.

I did miss cheese for about a year.

/johnny

[Nea Wood]

So single, older white males don’t get hungry like everybody else?! That’s outrageous!

I’ve heard a radio commercial that practically begs people to go on food stamps. It says, “Do you have a job? You can still qualify for food stamps! Do you have a house? You still qualify! Do you have a new car? You still qualify!” etc., etc. I guess you can get food stamps now no matter what your circumstances...unless you’re an older, single white male, apparently!!

(BTW, I’ve also noticed lately, almost all of the panhandlers I see in my area are white males. Maybe they ran into the same problem you did.)