38% of adult FoodShare recipients were employed as of March 2013 (http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/foodshare/pdf/ataglance/2013/Ataglance201303.pdf). This number would be even higher if we would take the elderly and disabled adults out of the denominator, those who we don't expect to work anyways. It's a myth that people are living luxuriously off the government's dollar. People often have to rely on this supplement because their low-wage or part-time jobs aren't enough to make ends meet. Also, 50% of recipients are 23 or younger and 19% are elderly, blind or disabled.
Not everyone on food stamps is lazy and buying junk food! That is your choice to buy value brand foods. Seriously whats the difference? 20 cents? If you don't like it get a better job since you think its so easy!
am very sorry that you feel you are so limited by your budget. but why take out your anger issues on people less well off than you. people on wic/food stamps are NOT automatically lazy or out of work by choice. you are being most unfair & its OBVIOUS you have never been on such programs. its damn difficult to Get the help when one needs it (and i DO speak from experience!) i also speak to the fact you CAN eat better ON or off them if one pays attention & actually ISNT lazy..
You are the one whining about having to use value brands but its cheaper & better quality/taste to make from scratch.. the cost of the base ingrediants to make bread is far far cheaper than a loaf of dubious quality value brand. you buy canned goods why arent you buying from local growers & canning your own -again FAR cheaper.. soups, chili's, meat vegetables for a few hours work can fill your pantry for less than ANY grocery store. - when we were on food stamps to feed my children -- i learned and USED them for the ingrediants & my children ate better-
so frankly i find your arguments without value
they only seem to be ranting at others rather than dealing with your own anger.
What does it matter to you what other people are eating? If they are given a specific budget via SNAP/foodstamps, it's fixed and how someone else spends what little is alloted to them is none of our business. They are going to get the same amount of money and what they choose eat will cost nothing more to taxpayers. If you choose to eat non-organic eggs or milk on your fixed income, great, do it. If someone else makes a different choice, then they should be allowed to do it. It makes no logical, rational sense to limit people's choices. The sad thing is that organic foods are not "fancy" they are more healthy and produced in a way that is less harmful to animals and the environment. Why should someone who is poor be forced to make unhealthy, inhumane choices?? Why do so many people lack compassion for the poor?
I am all for limiting junk food. But I use chocolate to keep my sugar levels good. I could not afford insulin if I would step over to the diabetic side...I'm always on the border..I want to buy brown organic eggs or organic milk because it's healthier for me. I also want to be able to buy veggies and fruit but we have to buy volume and for two people you can't eat a watermelon in a week or eat a bag of apples or oranges..Single serve is better so I can buy weekly and fresh.
If the congress people can guarantee health insurance, then we wouldn't have to worry about what we are eating, because we could get access to free health club memberships and nutritionist and be able to make better choices.
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