Anna0499
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True, but the choice I see is between paying a person for a half cart of groceries that could feed their family for a week vs. a few lobsters that will feed them for one meal. Given those choices I would choose the former everytime.Date: 8/18/2008 12:32:16 AM
Author: miraclesrule
Yeah, if I had the choice to react with disdain OR offer to buy the person enough lobster to feed their family a lobster dinner,
I would choose the latter every time. If I ever become the former, I would rather not exist.
Of course, I would also strike up a conversation to learn their story.
Is it my business what is in another's shopping cart when I am paying for part of it? If not, then why are tobacco and alcohol prohibited? I'm not trying to sound like a b*tch, but I think a line has to be drawn somewhere. To me, it's not about being politically correct (?), but about being fiscally responsible. I really don't get why those of us who had a problem with foodstamp lobster were labelled as not caring about disadvantaged people & unknowledgeable about their everyday lives (an assumption in itself)...there is such a thing as responsible decision-making, especially when children are involved. Personally, I would rather my tax dollars go towards bread and luncheon meat than lobster...does that make me a bad person?
ETA: I think that weekend backpack food program is wonderful. I actually have worked with several inner city children through my law school's Teen Court program to keep misled juveniles out of the criminal justice system if possible. I love any program that helps children in ways other than simply giving them money.