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Food Stamps? At restaurants?
Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:43am
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I drive up to Richmond once a week for a Yoga Class.

On my way up I pass a Mexican restaurant in one of the poorer parts of South Richmond. They have a big banner outside -- "WE ACCEPT FOOD STAMPS".

What the hell are people on Food Stamps doing eating expensive restaurant food instead of stretching their food dollar by buying food in a grocery store?

  • My wife works at a small "Nature Food" store. — David F Mayer, Fri Feb 11 12:30pm
    She frequently has customers who drive up in new and expensive cars and pay for their groceries with food stamps. David F Mayer
  • Get rid of food stamps. — Roy, Fri Feb 11 11:01am
    Every city should build a centrally located "kitchen" that cooks giant vats of gruel. Several bowls of gruel and a glass of water everyday will get these lazy basstids off their arses to find a job!
  • IMO it depends — sym, Fri Feb 11 9:43am
    If you buy a quart of fried rice at a Chinese place you get a LOT of rice. Maybe not as much as if you made it yourself, but it includes vegetables and sometimes a little meat. For someone who isn't... more
    • Around here... — SES, Fri Feb 11 10:32am
      ...an entree at a Mexican restaurant costs anywhere from $8 to $12 -- let's say $9, for argument's sake. Add in a drink with free refills at $2, and you're talking $11 per person. $44 for a family of ... more
  • Oh, you thought food stamps were about feeding the poor? — PureStevil, Fri Feb 11 7:59am
    Well, they probably said they were, but really it's just a forced expenditure from the middle class to guarantee some income for grocery stores and restaurants.
    • That's ANOTHER thing. — SES, Fri Feb 11 8:04am
      Talking about expenditures at grocery stores.... ...there was an article in the local paper recently about neighborhoods in and around the city that have poor access to grocery stores. The article... more
  • I agree, much to your surprise; it should not be allowed. — sT, Thu Feb 10 6:10pm
    Gov. aid should be reserved for those who need it & not wasted on restaurants.
    • This is an indication that government supported charities... — SES, Fri Feb 11 6:11am
      ...can be cut, along with every other government agency. Cut everything, across the board. Defense, Education, Welfare, Food Stamps, everything. The government wastes at LEAST 10% of every dollar it... more
    • other side of the issue... — donk, Fri Feb 11 4:49am
      Government aid is what it is and I really can't begrudge those who must have it an occasional moment out of the pit. Why others do, is really beyond me. I'm forever reminded of that old adage, "Walk... more
  • Why are you trying to tell them how to eat? — greenman, Thu Feb 10 5:12pm
    What kind of neo-fascist, big-government, nanny-state socialist ARE you? :)
  • Can't do that here in Oregon. — Poppet, Thu Feb 10 4:59pm
    Can't use our equivalent (it's a card like a credit or debit card) to buy things like deli foods, smokes, or booze, either. Personally, I don't care if morons want to waste their stipend (I'm paying... more
  • Well Hell! — RthB, Thu Feb 10 4:45pm
    Food stamps are just another form of Liberal government's fake money to appease the idiots living down in the dark, filthy sewers. RthB
  • what's it to you? (nm) — donk, Thu Feb 10 2:35pm
    • He is PAYING FOR IT. (nm) — David F Mayer, Thu Feb 10 4:39pm
      • we're all paying for it... — donk, Fri Feb 11 4:53am
        I guess some are just more selfish than others....
      • But he's doing so regardless... — Poppet, Thu Feb 10 4:56pm
        But he's doing so regardless of what the food stamps are spent on...and you only get a certain amount per month (I presume). If dumbasses want to run short before the end of the month, that's their... more
        • If you're so desparate for food that you have to... — SES, Fri Feb 11 7:11am
          ...accept charity from the taxpayers, you shouldn't be using that charity to buy steak and lobster, or champagne, or Fast Food, or eating dinner out at three times what it would cost to buy food at a ... more
        • I think that on an indivdiual scale you are certainly — Sprout, Thu Feb 10 5:05pm
          correct... But when one calculates in the bigger picture of larger numbers of individuals wasting social support dollars, we start to get into real money... In addition, do you really think that when ... more
          • Fair enough. — Poppet, Thu Feb 10 5:32pm
            If someone spend sup their food assistance, they are indeed going to be looking at some other form of charity, that's true. More often than not, this will be private charity, which has no effect on... more
            • True, likely the other sources will be private... — Sprout, Thu Feb 10 5:44pm
              But it certainly would be nice if there was less demand for charity both public and private. And perhaps if he wasn't using those "extra" private resources, they could be used for someone else's... more
    • I do not think it is unreasonable to expect — Sprout, Thu Feb 10 4:11pm
      those who are living on the kindness of others to utilize the moneys and resources they are GIVEN in the MOST efficient method feasible. It is not unreasonable to expect those who are a burden on... more
  • How expensive is the food? — Ken C, Thu Feb 10 12:26pm
    One restaurant near here has a deli section where they sell food for people to take home and cook. Is Yoga class a good place to meet women?
    • If it's like the Mexican place that we go to... — SES, Thu Feb 10 12:44pm
      ...it costs $40 or $45 for a family of four to have dinner. That includes a 20% tip. You can feed a family of four with food from a grocery store for a third of that. I go to the Wednesday night... more
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