Why are food stamps accepted at gas stations?

[pugmadkate]

<p>Right on, JHS.</p>

<p>Thank you, eastcoascrazy, for injecting some much needed common sense and compassion into this thread.</p>

[pugmadkate]

<p>The nerve of this guy! From the story,

I stood there, wondering what lesson the young boy takes away from this transaction. Does he grow up with the faintest understanding of delayed gratification…

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<p>Is he kidding me? His family is poor enough to qualify for food assistance and the author is wondering if he understands delayed gratification?</p>

<p>My head is going to explode if I keep reading about this obnoxious, entitled, judgemental nitwit!</p>

[dietz199]

<p>I worked in bakeries during my college years, and let me attest to the fact that even back then food stamps bought fancy bakery cakes. And yes, I did judge! I was behind the counter - often working a split shift - opening before class and then closing in the evenings. I worked weekends. So, when someone came in and purchased a luxury item like a bakery cake which at that time ran around $25.00 - $30.00 I’d feel angry.</p>

<p>Both parents are immigrants who ‘landed’ with nothing and would never in their wildest imaginations considered purchasing such an item when a home made version was about $3.00. But, it is always easier to be indulgent when spending other peoples wages.</p>

[annasdad]

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I don’t want to give tax dollars for expensive cakes.

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<p>Okay, same logic … maybe I don’t want my tax dollars used to subsidize kids going to expensive private colleges. They should all go to community college if they can’t afford to pay full fare.</p>

[annasdad]

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Soft drinks, candy, cookies, snack crackers, and ice cream are food items and are therefore eligible items</p>

<p>Seafood, steak, and bakery cakes are also food items and are therefore eligible items</p>

<p>Energy drinks that have a nutrition facts label are eligible foods

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<p>[Eligible</a> Food Items](<a href=“http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/retailers/eligible.htm]Eligible”>http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/retailers/eligible.htm)</p>

[poetgrl]

<p>You know what, I’m really flabbergasted by this. REally? We really want to say a person can’t have a cake for a special occaison because they are POOR?</p>

<p>This is one of the welfare’s that goes to the working poor. The. Work. ing. poor. </p>

<p>We bemoan the fact that our precious little babies can’t get an internship with their college educations. We wail about how hard it is out there, and OH THE DEBT!!! And the middle class can’t get a break, and we can’t afford our EFC on our parents 200,000 per year income. We whine about the financial AID the poverty stricken get and now we are actually being the cake police?</p>

<p>I feel for everyone. It’s tough out there. If you are lucky enough to never be a part of the working poor, good for you. If you are part of the working poor, you deserve a birthday cake, too.</p>

<p>Honestly.</p>

[annasdad]

<p>JHS for poster of the month.</p>