business and was trying to get it up and running. Needless to say we were broke. I applied for food stamps. Back then you had to go in every week
and have your allotted money put on a card at the food stamp office. I don't know how it works these days. We were receiving $78 a month for food.
There was a woman in front of me with 4 kids in tow who was my age at the time (mid thirties), she was complaining about how long it was taking to
get her $800 dollars for her and her four kids. Now keep in mind I was getting $78 a month because I was not yet married to my husband, and the 2 kids
were his from a previous marriage, I had to make that seventy-eight dollars stretch for the whole month, which I sure did. No McDonald's and all that other
crap. She was getting $200 a month per child for food. Let me repeat that......$200 a month per child, and she had 4 children.
This is no bullshit. It is folks like you who think that it is bullshit that have allowed the government and abusers of the system continue with
business as usual.
I was wondering at the time if she was feeding the family pet steak since food stamps does not pay for dog food.........
So Drifter and Toast I hope you never have to try to survive on food stamps without a couple dozen anchor babies! LOL(kidding with you, I don't wish food
stamps on anyone who wants to make their way in this world)
