Just my opinion but if you can afford to have your hair and nails (toes too!) done, can afford to drive a new supercab Ford truck (and the gas for it), you don't look like you should need food stamps but you and your obese children should have a block on junk food( ie, all that candy, chips, cakes, and soda you just loaded up on)! I'm betting one of your babies' daddies is in the home and you failed to include that on your food stamp application.
Yes, I'm venting. Seeing crap like that really pisses me off. If you can afford to get your hair and nails done you don't need government cheese!
I will always believe food stamps should be only used for nutritious purchases. For those who have to budget and make every dollar count junk food is a luxury. Actually, no matter what anyone wants to say or think, candy, chips, soda, cookies, etc are exactly that. Junk food is a luxury not a necessity. And I will always stand behind the fact that food stamps should be for necessities! You want junk food then you should buy it with your hard earn money, not the hard-earned money of the US taxpayer.
Also, a lot of women living with their children's father and he makes good money but she gets government assistance. It's wrong. I'm just sick of so much government waste but they want to cut benefits to veterans. Or maybe I'm too conservative for some people. But welfare should come with drug testing and in-home investigations. If a woman is going to saying her and her children live alone then there should be no problem with a social worker verifying that (preferably in an unannounced visit).
And you should never get something for nothing. You want government assistance then you are inviting government scrutiny into your life. The application asks certain questions and I stand behind that a social worker should do a home check to verify the information the applicant filled out and signed certifying that they have given truthful information and they know know that if its found to not be truthful or they abuse their responsibilities they the penalties and agree to that. I've seen the liars. People who "play" system because they have this delusion that they deserve it or whatever their mediocre reason is for draining a drained system. If the government cracked down on those milking the system that would be one step to cleaning up a deficit.
Just because I'm conservative doesn't mean I would not support a way to cut down and limit government waste through home checks. Being conservative means I support with reducing government programs like this as much as possible. Limit how long a person can use government assistance I would support. Someone being on it for infinite time because they make minimum wage, I don't support. Maybe food stamps should be more like WIC; give out checks that cover up for a certain amount for so much meat, so much vegetables, fruit, and milk. I would support that. Did I mention that if someone can afford to smoke, I also think they could afford food.
And if you want to point out someone would choose to smoke over food for their kids, when the kid shows up for school malnourished or obese (from cheap junk), the teacher should refer a social worker to the family. How is an obese child any different from a malnourished child when it comes to child abuse?
My final point, if you are hungry and truly need the help, take what you are given. If you want options, get a job (or a 2nd job) and shut up.
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