Author Topic: Greatly Depressing (Read 1673 times)

BobbyRobby · « **Reply #1 on:** February 27, 2009, 09:13:50 PM »

they shouldn't be allowed to, IMO. if you're getting money from the government, it should be spent at a supermarket where the prices are reasonable.

drozmight · « **Reply #2 on:** February 28, 2009, 12:08:44 AM »

Yeah I was just riding by on my bike, saw it and thought, "WTF. That seems..." I didn't know what to think about it.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2009, 12:48:25 AM »

I haven't lived in the hood for about a decade. Can you still sell your food stamps to other people and let them use them? Most people I knew would use bout 60% of them and then sell the remainder for half price and use the money to buy other shit (usually weed).

Himu · « **Reply #4 on:** February 28, 2009, 12:58:39 AM »

Adam you used to live in the hood?

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #5 on:** February 28, 2009, 01:06:21 AM »

For about 14 months. I rented a place near Cherry and LaGrange (Demi will now where this is). Then I stayed on the East Side in Downtown Cleveland for a little while.

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #6 on:** February 28, 2009, 01:19:18 AM »

can anybody please concisely explain the concept of food stamps to a filthy immigrant such as I?

cool breeze · « **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2009, 01:23:59 AM »

yeah, I've never understood what a food stamp was. I remember going to a cheap bread store (like, really cheap prepackaged bread, both in quality and cost) and a big sign saying "we accept food stamps," I always thought it was like a school lunch voucher where you take it there and were given a list of supplies.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2009, 02:22:07 AM »

real talk: i've never seen food stamps in my life

drozmight · « **Reply #9 on:** February 28, 2009, 02:28:52 AM »

Quote from: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on February 28, 2009, 01:19:18 AM

can anybody please concisely explain the concept of food stamps to a filthy immigrant such as I?

It's just a debit card-like thing the government gives you if you're living in poverty or living in near-poverty... and you can buy food with it.

I figured you could use it to buy food at a gocer... but junk food at a convenice store? That seems really shady. That and the fact that they even have a sign outside advertising they take them means a lot of people must be using them these days.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #10 on:** February 28, 2009, 03:17:40 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 28, 2009, 02:22:07 AM

real talk: i've never seen food stamps in my life

*cues up standup joke about gov't cheese*

There are certain things I'm convinced made it into our referenceable popular culture, but actually only existed on TV.

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #11 on:** February 28, 2009, 03:38:02 AM »

what's the maximum amount one can get from food stamps anyway?

and I'm assuming food stamps actually were stamp-like tickets in the past?

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #12 on:** February 28, 2009, 03:52:41 AM »

Quote from: Green Man on February 28, 2009, 03:45:49 AM

Quote from: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on February 28, 2009, 03:38:02 AM
what's the maximum amount one can get from food stamps anyway?

and I'm assuming food stamps actually were stamp-like tickets in the past?

As I recall it looked more like Monopoly money.

I remember it being cards with places for stamps to be placed on them, kind of like the McDonalds Monopoly board.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #13 on:** February 28, 2009, 04:00:18 AM »

Yea, back in the 70's it was like Tet described. Then they switched to monopoly money sometime in the 80's. Then the debit card (which I never knew about).

BobbyRobby · « **Reply #14 on:** February 28, 2009, 07:21:18 AM »

Quote from: Green Man on February 28, 2009, 06:24:02 AM

The debit card was the smarter choice. While Food Stamps are fantastic to the people that legitimately need it, it can be very embarrassing.

if i was using food stamps i imagine i'd be more concerned with feeding myself and my family than looking cool.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #15 on:** February 28, 2009, 07:28:25 AM »

Quote from: ToxicAdam on February 28, 2009, 12:48:25 AM

I haven't lived in the hood for about a decade. Can you still sell your food stamps to other people and let them use them? Most people I knew would use bout 60% of them and then sell the remainder for half price and use the money to buy other shit (usually weed).

Yep, my mother still did this (when my cousin still lived in Mass. which was last year)

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #16 on:** February 28, 2009, 07:32:32 AM »

In my stints in retail and grocery, I've come across food stamps many a time.

They used the monopoly money stuff up until about 2-3 years ago. Now they use light blue (at least in my area but the colors may differ elsewhere) EBT cards. If you see "EBT" on the machine where you slide your debit or credit cards, that place takes food stamps as well.

I haven't seen monopoly money food stamps in a while. Mostly just the cards these days.

Yeti · « **Reply #17 on:** February 28, 2009, 10:52:57 AM »

What does the acronym EBT stand for? You'd think there would at least be an F in it for Food.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #18 on:** February 28, 2009, 10:54:07 AM »

Electronic Benefit Transfer

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #19 on:** February 28, 2009, 10:54:29 AM »

Electronic Beggared Transfer

:'(

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #20 on:** February 28, 2009, 12:04:47 PM »

The real reason probably has to do with trading them for money, counterfeiting, ease of use for both parties (cashier and recipients) and the like. I never really saw an incident where people were giggling over someone else using food stamps, at least in my experience.

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #21 on:** February 28, 2009, 12:27:03 PM »

Quote from: ToxicAdam on February 28, 2009, 04:00:18 AM

Yea, back in the 70's it was like Tet described. Then they switched to monopoly money sometime in the 80's. Then the debit card (which I never knew about).

Yeah,I didn't know about the debit cards either, I just thought no one used food stamps any longer.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #22 on:** February 28, 2009, 12:51:50 PM »

Eating Bologna Tonight

TEEEPO · « **Reply #23 on:** February 28, 2009, 01:02:39 PM »

my girlfriend's dad was too ashamed to admit he was poor so instead facing the embarrassment of giving his children free or reduced lunch, he sent them to school starving

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #24 on:** February 28, 2009, 06:38:26 PM »

I had my first food stamp sighting today.

I went to the 99-cent store to score some cheap iPod cases and a 360 faceplate.

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