I've witnessed the same sort of thing. Years back, I was forced onto welfare for a short period of time. Food stamps were used only for dairy, cereals, produce, & meat - never sodas, chips, etc., no matter how the kids begged. I just didn't feel it was right. Only way I got through that time mentally/emotionally was telling myself that I'd worked & paid taxes for years, so I was just getting a little of that back. Couldn't wait till I was able to work again.
So glad to hear that you made it through the tough times and that the system worked to look after you. We need to start taking better care of Americans.
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·I've witnessed the same sort of thing. Years back, I was forced onto welfare for a short period of time. Food stamps were used only for dairy, cereals, produce, & meat - never sodas, chips, etc., no matter how the kids begged. I just didn't feel it was right. Only way I got through that time mentally/emotionally was telling myself that I'd worked & paid taxes for years, so I was just getting a little of that back. Couldn't wait till I was able to work again.