No, sometimes there are obvious cases of abuse.
Exercise discernment and confront the fraud where you see it.
I’m against Gubbermint telling you how to live your life just as much as you are, but I also see (daily) a lot of sloth and abuse. I don’t live in the best neighborhood. Lots of able bodied people not even attempting to go look for work. People on public assistance for 10+ years. Quite a few homeless. A lot of these people choose (through their life choices) to live this way.
I work 12+ hour days most days. It’s disheartening to see what I see almost every day.
“I work 12+ hour days most days. It’s disheartening to see what I see almost every day.”
I’m with you man. I work every day, and sometimes I stop by the grocery store down the street from my workplace to grab something for lunch.
Invariably, the place is packed with people who obviously have no jobs, buying carts piled with junk and luxury foods, and I have to wait behind them as nearly every one of them pays with EBT cards. It’s been this way for years and I’m damn sick of it.
Good answer as are many here. EBT should be emergency foods only! BUT, what has happened is government has stepped into business very deep....SO, of course, grocery stores are making more money selling more goods which makes their bottom lines better and it goes all the way down to the growers who are raking in benefits!!!!
So, just like every other government handout or budget item, it has grown beyond helping the true poor get by for a period into creating a poor class who has middle class livelihood without working.
By the way, goldstategop....ever read where The Bible says that those who don’t work don’t eat?
Personally, I would have qualified for food stamps many times in my life. But, it was shameful for a healthy person to do so. What did I do? Got a part time job at times, cleaned people’s apartments/homes, mowed lawns, helped others out, etc. My family knew my plight and I worked at their homes for meals and a little cash! Today I do not struggle, God’s blessings all, but I also am 30 pounds heavier!!! So, I am rethinking the ability to buy anything I want at the grocery after Lent.
If you don’t want someone telling you that you are living a champagne lifestyle on a beer pocketbook, support yourself.