Well I agree with you about the whole swipe diagram thing... MAYBE just maybe if the diagram drawing people could just agree on a way to draw it then it wouldn't be such a friggin debacle...

You don't hate po' people, you just hate ignant people who are trying to project their anger on anyone who looks like an "oppressor." That is a kindof of prejudice that is just as bad as any other kind...

So now that I know you have experience w/food stamps, you won't mind picking up milk and cheese on the WIC program for me will you? Love you TJ... you make me laugh!

Remember not to hit EBT in future... Good thing you didn't say "I fat fingered it", you know if she wasn't underfed.

Food stamps are a wonderful thing when you have no income. Loved 'em.

While I do not begrudge people to have food stamps, I hate being the guy behind them when they are using them. It takes forever (or at least it seems like forever) to check out. They also seem to have plenty of money to have a separate transaction for cig's and beer.

EBT is pretty fast, as long as it's just food stamps. If however, you don't have enough food stamps to cover it, and you have kids, you probably have TANF. Plus not everyone knows what you can and can't buy with food stamps. WIC is a seperate program so you have to pay for those purchases serperately.

I'm always stuck behind the lady with a WIC card and the new cashier who doesn't know what to do with it.

It's very simple: Milk = Yes. Pack of Newports = No.

I have to admit, I miss the wonder of government cheese I lived on growing up as a po' kid.

You mean orange colored plastic with cheese flavoring... my grandma always got that from the senior center even though she wouldn't eat it - we used to get it instead... though I will say, it makes the best mac and cheese :-)

A very polite "Shut the fuck up and mind you own damn business" would have been my approach. And yes, ALL swipe machines and ATM's should be universal.

So glad you're back!!!!

get this ... i work in the county welfare office ... handing out food stamps, cash, etc. all day long to "po' people" who lie to me with a straight face. people with the pistachios to say to me that their baby daddy ain't in the house (when he's the one that answers the phone when i call to ask why they weren't able to provide verification of a certain expense they claim) or that they're starvin'- can't afford to buy food- do we count cable as an expense?- tell you what, i work there and don't have cable- i eat pasta with butter becuase i can't afford sauce. these people who are four times as wide as me (and holding a tim horton's coffee cup) make more money not working than i do working 3 jobs. some of them call 3 times a day to see how things are going with their case- bob barker in the background- most calls start at noon 'cuz that's when they're waking up- they want to know what's taking so long when they're reapplying because they forgot to send in their recertification papers. There are certification periods so that the worker can be updated to any changes in household composition, income, needs, etc. can you believe it- some of these people have nothing to do all day and still can't manage to recertify for their "handout".

I started working as a cashier only 2 short months ago for a big named grocery store chain. I'm disgusted at all the misuse of the taxpayer's money. Every third person is on food stamps (literally). Most of them go hog wild and buy nothing but junk. You know that that stuff won't last a week when its suppose to last an entire month.
I've seen people purchase King Crab legs and tons of T-bone steaks. My husband and I both work and we can't afford to eat that kinda stuff! It makes me mad.
I see 3 generations of family members, (mother, daughter, and grandaughter)all have a food stamp card.
I see young mothers with 3 to 5 children and none of them look alike. Are we rewarding women to act like irresponsible ho's?
The grocery store chain has weekly select items that are buy 1 get 1 free if you have signed up for their card. I see people buy these items in conjunction with coupons. They walk away with 3 times more food for very little money on top of it all being paid for by; you guessed it, food stamps.
This system was orginally designed to give a tempoary "hand up" to certain poor individuals. Just to help them get back on their feet, so I thought. But people openly brag to me that they haven't had a job in years when they look to be in perfect good health.
I don't have a problem with all people on food stamps. Occasionally I see an elderly person or a person with an obvious disability. But those people are few and far between.
I believe that these people are "worthy" of government assistance.
But everyone else should stop sucking up all the government funds from the people that really need it. Be productive and show some purpose in life. Have pride in yourself and stop getting rewarded for being lazy. GET A JOB!! Sell your blood if you need the x-tra cash, at least its for a good purpose.
I did.