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Originally Posted by jewels
The white bread comment wasn't directed at any particular post, but owning a single broken TV and using milk crates as furniture is hardly the definition of poverty.
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In a way, this is a valid point. This is the only "poverty" I've known and to me, it was extreme. Obviously along with owning no furniture and a 1973 Ford Pinto that nickle and dimed us to death I felt we were at the bottom of the bottom. But when your husband has no lunch at work day after day and you are trying to figure out how to combine rice and chicken dogs for dinner, to me, that is poverty.
I haven't changed my opinion, but your point is taken.
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Originally Posted by thingstodo
You (many "yous" here) are missing the boat here. If you use your benefits to purchase something for work, get reimbursed for that expense and then go back and buy the food you were originally entitled to purchase, you've done nothing wrong. Maybe you were ashamed that you didn't have the cash to purchase whatever - as long as it was legitimate you are only doing yor best to manage your money. You also haven't spent benefits for work and neglected buying for your family because you are being REIMBURSED!!
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The original question was basically, "Should someone be reimbursed for an expense that was not asked of them, they essentially did it of their own accord, and on top of it, they used a federal government entitlement meant to feed themselves and their family to do so . ."
To me, the bottom line is if you are using food stamps to survive and not die from starvation, then you have no business using them for any purpose then buying food for yourself and your family to prevent starvation. The roundabout, well I used it for a purpose not intended and I want cash reimbursement so I can buy Kraft Mac and Cheese for the kids and a bottle of wine is not valid.
As long as it's in the form of food stamps you can buy nothing but food. Once it turns into cash, you can use that cash to buy anything. It's apparently unpopular, but it's my opinion and that is what makes TFP so great!