This post came in lieu of an encounter I had with two kids this past Sunday evening. I went to the Circle K right down the street from my house. As I was standing in line, I noticed two kids under 10 years old purchasing a bunch of junk food using their parent's EBT card. Unfortunately for them, the clerk could not process the purchase of extra large bacon nachos which I assumed was their dinner on the actual card, but some of the other junk food was ok o.O dafuq? I volunteered to purchase the nachos for them because I wasn't about to stand there and let two little kids walk out of the store without their dinner just because their parents were too lazy to cook them a real one with the money they took from us taxpayers. Anyway, it occurred to me that the current model for distribution of food stamps is completely retarded at least for the state that I live in . I do not believe food stamp recipients should be given basically what amounts to a Debit Card which they can then use as they please pretty much anywhere that sells food. I have seen people use EBT cards at fast food restaurants and Starbucks before, no joke This shit's gotta stop. I believe the whole model should be reverted to a coupon voucher system that can only be used on specific food items and up to a certain amount, for example Milk but not 10 a gallon Organic Milk and no food stamps should be allowed to be used at fucking places like Circle K or 7 11 where food is marked up significantly and definitely no fucking fast food joints, seriously? Change my view
I believe the current food stamp model is broken and open to the exploitation of tax dollars, furthermore I believe the food stamps program should mirror a more successful food subsidy program such as WIC,