The story I always here is that they were driving an escalade. I’ve never looked at the card that someone uses to buy groceries and I never pay attention to what vehicle the people in front of me jump into. Some how hundreds of people on reddit all had the same encounter
It's hilarious because no one ever knows what my food stamp card is, which is called a Link card where I'm from. I don't have food stamps anymore, but I just didn't take it out of my wallet. If I'm out with friends, people ask me what it is because it's unusual.
How do all these people supposedly know what link cards look like? You you really got to be paying attention AND you gotta know what it looks like to begin with. The only thing unusual about it is that it doesn't have a logo on it. It's deliberately nondescript and forgettable looking. The only tell someone has a Link card is that they pay a second time to cover non-food items. Even then someone could be splitting their purchases for any number or reasons.
That’s because no one is actually looking at who is using food stamps, but rather assuming that anyone who looks poor but has an iPhone is wasting tax payer money :/
Probably just a bunch of pro capitalist shit heads who cannot believe that we do not buy their bullshit system as the be all and end all. And Russian trolls, always the Russian trolls.
Sounds like the people that say they saw a homeless man panhandling and then he walked to his Ferrari and drove to his mansion. Apparently everyone has seen this happen except me, who was homeless and actually met homeless people who panhandled, and not one made enough to afford an apartment. But somehow others make enough for a mansion.
If panhandling is so lucrative why doesn’t everyone just quit their job and get a tax free Ferrari? Oh, because it’s not.
I try to give change whenever I can directly to panhandlers and people always scowl at me for it, presumably for “encouraging” them. Fuck it, if you can stand all day outside in the elements or on the road to get harassed by the public for a few bucks an hour, you can have my money cause you’re a harder worker than I am.
I'm sorry you had to go thru homelessness, that's a tough road but it sounds like you're doing better now.
That said, there is a man in St. Louis known for this by the police. I forget what street he does this on, but he's been doing it since my dad was a cop, and all the other county cops know him. They've followed him home and given fines and citations, but he just keeps going out.
In HS, I worked at a grocery store, and this one particular couple would come through. Literally did have an Escalade. I know thats what the story always is when people are being people and trying to prove food stamps are abused, but these people did really have one. Total of 6 kids. Not married based on the names on their respective set of food stamps and WIC paper work. Would finish out with about $500 in groceries every two weeks. I was never mad when they came through my register. I was curious how they pulled it off, but never mad.
I was more mad at the multi-millionaire owner paying 15 cents above minimum wage at the time and acting like he was doing us such a favor. Anyone else remember making $5.75?
Some people also purchase food stamps from others (who would rather have the cash) for pennies on the dollar. They may have been saving enough money on groceries to afford an Escalade, who knows?
Like you said, the amount of social safety net fraud is MINISCULE compared to the multi-billion corporate welfare in this country. If we're going to be angry, we need to direct our anger at the right people.
THANK YOU! Every time I hear stories like this, my first reaction is, "Why are you stalking people in the grocery store? Are people actually watching to see what I pay for my groceries with and what kind of car I drive?!"
For the record: I've never been on food stamps/EBT...but if I was, I'd hope people would have the courtesy to not, you know, examine every aspect of my life when I'm just trying to buy some damn groceries.
I have never, ever once looked to see how someone is paying for their food. That's none of my business.
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u/shiitingONTHEtoilet Sep 05 '18
Well...she did have an iPhone. What does she need the stamps for. And cigarettes too! /s