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Originally Posted by Scanner
I must admit I was taken aback by that statement from the article.
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[That 1 out of 11 Americans receive foodstamps.]
Another article that was linked within the last week (Sorry don't know where it its) said that only 57% of people eligible for foodstamps actually participate in the program. That sounds to me as if 43% of Americans eligible do not find it necessary.
By mid-month, Bean is often reduced to eating canned ravioli and peanut butter and jelly What is wrong with that?--other than that she could make a similar pasta dish in large quantity for the same amount as a can of pre-made stuff? I am not aghast to hear that someone eats peanut butter, bread, nor even jelly. I think it is normal, not a shocking indignity and likely mark of malnutrition.
Ever since the foodstamps program went to debit card, I don't think the fraudulent discounted resale of the "stamps" is nearly so prevalent--because you have to would have give up the whole card and the pin number to be able to sell the value. You can't sell just half your foodstamps unless that is all you have left on your card.