I hate going to the grocery store on or near the first of the month because I hate food stamp fraud. While I was standing in line today behind several carts full of junk food that my tax dollars--and yours--were paying for something occurred to me. Most of the people I was in line with were using food stamp debit cards, and they were MORBIDLY OBESE. I'm not talking about chunky, or having some love handles, I'm talking 450-lb. plus, and mostly women. One lady's feet were so damn fat she had on flip-flops and it's about 19 degrees outside. That got me thinking about a novel new way to save Uncle Sam some money, and maybe help with out healthcare problems as well.
YOU SHOULDN'T GET ENOUGH FOOD STAMPS TO BE OBESE! In fact they should be doled out according to how much it costs the average person to eat a healthy, average daily caloric intake. The government shouldn't be your enabler to weigh a quarter ton. If you want to eat that much here's an idea, GET OFF YOUR FAT ASS AND MAKE SOME MONEY. I guarantee there was nothing wrong with the herd at the grocery that losing a couple hundred pounds wouldn't fix. Also, if you're spending working people's money to buy your food then you should eat like we do. No DiGiorno pizzas or ribeyes. Try the dollar pizzas and hamburger for a change. Ever heard of dried beans? Dried beans go a long way. They might not be as tasty as chicken breast fillets or New York strips but they'll make my tax dollars go a long way if you're on food stamps and decide to try them.
Food Stamps should work like WIC. WIC is a program that furnishes basic nutritional items for pregnant women, infants, and small children. WIC tells you what you can and can't buy with our tax dollars. You might have noticed WIC APPROVED signs in the grocery. I think we need to do this with Food Stamps. You would have to buy real food, not chips, soda, etc. and it would have to be stuff that goes a long way, like beans, bread, burger, etc. Food Stamps aren't supposed to feed you so well that you wonder why anyone would ever want to work, but that's the problem as I see it.
Also, your weight shouldn't be a disability. I'm a big SOB and I work. I have bad knees, bad ankles, a bum ticker, and a foul attitude but I'm not on 'the draw' and don't plan on going to the Welfare office and saying, "I'm too fat to work and feed myself. Can you give me enough money and food stamps every month so that I can do less and gain more weight?"
Back to the Food Stamp Hippos from the store today, I have one other gripe. If you're going to spend other people's money to feed your fat ass then don't bitch about the price of the food you buy. When I'm standing behind you with some pinto beans, cheap bacon, some 2 for $1 luncheon meat and generic bread I don't want to hear you fuss about how much your pork roast and chicken breasts cost. Just take it home, gobble it down, and gain a few more pounds.
Next month I'll starve before I shop on Food Stamp day.
YOU SHOULDN'T GET ENOUGH FOOD STAMPS TO BE OBESE! In fact they should be doled out according to how much it costs the average person to eat a healthy, average daily caloric intake. The government shouldn't be your enabler to weigh a quarter ton. If you want to eat that much here's an idea, GET OFF YOUR FAT ASS AND MAKE SOME MONEY. I guarantee there was nothing wrong with the herd at the grocery that losing a couple hundred pounds wouldn't fix. Also, if you're spending working people's money to buy your food then you should eat like we do. No DiGiorno pizzas or ribeyes. Try the dollar pizzas and hamburger for a change. Ever heard of dried beans? Dried beans go a long way. They might not be as tasty as chicken breast fillets or New York strips but they'll make my tax dollars go a long way if you're on food stamps and decide to try them.
Food Stamps should work like WIC. WIC is a program that furnishes basic nutritional items for pregnant women, infants, and small children. WIC tells you what you can and can't buy with our tax dollars. You might have noticed WIC APPROVED signs in the grocery. I think we need to do this with Food Stamps. You would have to buy real food, not chips, soda, etc. and it would have to be stuff that goes a long way, like beans, bread, burger, etc. Food Stamps aren't supposed to feed you so well that you wonder why anyone would ever want to work, but that's the problem as I see it.
Also, your weight shouldn't be a disability. I'm a big SOB and I work. I have bad knees, bad ankles, a bum ticker, and a foul attitude but I'm not on 'the draw' and don't plan on going to the Welfare office and saying, "I'm too fat to work and feed myself. Can you give me enough money and food stamps every month so that I can do less and gain more weight?"
Back to the Food Stamp Hippos from the store today, I have one other gripe. If you're going to spend other people's money to feed your fat ass then don't bitch about the price of the food you buy. When I'm standing behind you with some pinto beans, cheap bacon, some 2 for $1 luncheon meat and generic bread I don't want to hear you fuss about how much your pork roast and chicken breasts cost. Just take it home, gobble it down, and gain a few more pounds.
Next month I'll starve before I shop on Food Stamp day.
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