I have heard there are limited areas that allow EBT to be used for prepared food/fast food..maybe they meant am EMV chip card as they are assessing if they are being processed properly?
or maybe they meant DBT (debit).
realize some people on food stamps are disabled..and have to rely on more expensive convenience foods or have specific gastro problems and drinking ginger ale or cola helps...or maybe they are just one time buying something special for themselves..or dying spouse, maybe that steak is going to be a last meal at home before going into hospice...
I am one of those people you are slamming for buying convenience foods and junk soda...but these are real issues I have...I only get about $100/month mysteryshopping..and yes I report it all to SNAP..as well as letting them figure out how they are going to count reimbursements. I try to be honest when I get a fast food meal that costs me $10 reimbursed and assign a value of $2.50 to it as that is how much it would cost be to heat up similar food at home.
I can barely function. I can only heat up on aluminum foil of disposable microwave plates, I can't manage the dishes. I am supposed to have in home help, but the best help I got was someone who didn't show up half the time, fell asleep when he did, and then whined when I bribed him with candy to stay awake that he didn't know how to follow the care plan he and his supervisor approved.
There have been times my health was so bad, I would go 3-5 days without bathing or changing clothes. At times I couldn't get up to use the bathroom and would have to nap 1st.
as it is, I typically have maybe 4 productive hours per day..and that is mostly light activity like using the computer for easy things for short periods at a time.
and btw, yes I take low paying shops...because those are the only jobs I can manage..I can't manage things that take a lot of work or require an appointment.
oh, and when you see me buying 4 boxes of soda..that is not because that is all I drink all day long...to get the sale price, you have to buy 3 or 4 at a time....if you buy 1,it is twice the price....
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/18/2016 06:23PM by jmitw.