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You could be mad at both.... why is this a black and white issue? EBT abuse is real.
I have seen people literally sell the milk they get from EBT that was intended to be used for their baby. They bragged about being able to get the new iphone with it. I have seen homeless who buy bottled water on SNAP only to dump and resell the bottles so they could get cash for their addictions. Why would i not be mad at that just as I am at how corporate bailouts didnt help anyone except the top .01% of society?
Edit: so many hexbears. I dont care to respond to Kremlin bots.
Idk man, just seems like small potatoes, and rare. Everyone has to eat and I find it doubtful that the skinny EBT amounts will fund an addict's lifestyle significantly if the food is resold on the secondary market.
When it comes to government waste? It's not nothing, but I think you're right, it is technically small potatoes. But it isn't rare, I've heard 2 very credible firsthand accounts. The result of one I've actually witnessed, repeatedly.
So idk exactly how that SNAP/EBT stuff works, but it's just a certain amount loaded up on a card. I thought it was $200, and $200 went a hell of a lot further in 2017. My friend had a deal worked out with his neighbor, he'd "purchase" that $200 SNAP/EBT card for $100. They'd take that to the store & eat really, really well! ๐
We justified playing into it because if we didn't buy it, they'd just sell it to somebody else. So why not us? Why shouldn't we get the food? But yeah those neighbors wanted $100 CASH more than a $200 card to buy food. Is this behavior rare?...probably not as rare as you think. But definitely not common, and small potatoes.