Yes, I see many orders with expensive food items that are paid with EBT cards. If I'm honest it does bother me that they are not better at managing the resources they have.
There is a larger point that needs to be mentioned. Many many people are hurting these days and for some people the EBT benefits are their only source of food and income. The first of the month is always very busy when benefits are reloaded.
Agreed. Times are tough for some and those people should be helped.
The stigma of taking money from the government is all but gone now. I’d like to think that the shame of not being responsible for oneself and “carrying your own weight” discouraged the lowlifes. It probably did.
Anyway, life is tough for most but getting up each morning at the crack of dawn when one can sleep in, working hard and developing useful skills when one can stay home and watch TV, is a must. It drives a person forward in life instead of backwards. Welfare is a dead end.