FTA: "Three years into an economic recovery, this is the lasting scar of collapse: a federal program that began as a last resort for a few million hungry people... "

Every news story becomes a liberal screed packed with lies, blaming GW Bush when necessary.

In some states, they simply recharge those magic food stamp cards on a set schedule throughout the month, to ease the crush of all the food stamp "clients" into the stores. Know who pushed for this? Huge retailers such as Walmart, because it eases scheduling of cashiers and spreads their tax transfer income more evenly.

(Side effect of this is that it´s now impossible to avoid rubbing elbows with food stamp thieves; can´t simply avoid shopping the first week of the month anymore.)

And who is in control in Rhode Island?
Gov Chaffee (I???) whose claim to fame was he didn´t want a Christmas Tree???
And ALL Dem Reps/Senators http://electedlist.com/Rhode_Island.htm
These people are trapped in the Democrat Gulag of failure and government welfare and its control.

The story has a guy moving in with his pregnant HS girlfriend. She gets the section 8 and SNAP card.

read all the pages - beyond depressing. This is what Nancy Pelosi wants for all of us.

I freely admit clipping coupons and shopping 3-4 stores. You have to figure out ways to maximize your budget no matter what your age range or where your grocery money comes from; however I do feel badly for those with little children. It´s not easy to make them understand, but I´d bet most of their parents voted for the present administration...

An international food store frequented by mostly international people and all paid for by the Americans who actually do pay taxes!

"The first 5 customers leaned on their carts smoking cigarettes" waiting for the EBT food to be available.....
Something is wrong with that picture.

These people will most likely spend their whole lives dependent on taxpayers. And they´ll pump-out a few more life-long dependents of their own. Multiply that by about 40 million more and you see that our country is doomed.

Actually the couple in the story is trying. They both worked full-time until they were laid off, they both took the only part-time jobs they could find.

Maybe one of the church food banks could train some of these people about freezing food, set up canning centers in the church, teach nutrition, and meatless meals. They don´t get enough to eat lavishly, but, ramen and string cheese are not the most economical buys either.

America kicked out the Brits in 1776, but British "culture" is creeping back in, one socialist disaster at a time.

In our early married years we had more than a few meatless meals, primarily egg noodles flavored with ketchup or some type of soup.
We paid for it ourselves.

No sympathy here. No drivers license (meaning likely illegal alien) and can afford tattoos and cigarettes. And apparently there is no extended family for them to live with or take care of the kids.

This sad story is so indicative of why people get into so much trouble to begin with - human weakness for instant gratification, and those who exploit it.

For instance, why do they have to spend ALL their funds at one time? It appears that they are encouraged, rewarded, and expected to do so. It probably gives the rich liberal do-gooders (on someone else´s dime) in RI an extra-smug tingle up their legs to see all the little people frantically lining up on the first.

Actually, food stamp people do get enough to eat lavishly. Half of them are obese.

#13, Americans have become obese as we have adopted the low-fat myth. Ramen, noodles with ketchup, are not nutritious, but are empty calories, adding weight. And no one would call that lavish.

A healthy diet, with good meats, cheeses, milk, fresh veggies, and fresh fruit is expensive. It is much easier to eat syrupy canned fruit, non-nutritious canned veggies (which all of us grew up on, granted), spaghetti, beans and rice, etc. Which according to many doctors, piles on the pounds.

Half of all rich people are fat too.

Sorry, I´m posting too much, but, these people obviously need to be educated about food. Don´t buy Fruit Loops, buy a box of Quaker Oats, and make a healthier breakfast for your kids for a month or more. And don´t waste your food stamp money on cookies.

Last, don´t take your kids shopping if they are going to be brats and force you to spend more.

Most of those people get a food stamp credit card for their whole family, but "double dip" by sending their children to eat at the public school "free" breakfast, lunch, and dinner programs that now operate 12 months of the year.

The country should stop all but very high skilled immigration until the country´s fiscal problems are straightened out. The world population is at about 6 billion people, most of them poor and unskilled, while the entire population of US citizens is about 300 million people. Clearly the country can´t continue with "open borders" and promote a social welfare state without ultimately going broke.

In many cities in the NE and Midwest, food stamp allotments are sold, fifty cents on the dollar. (The rapper who calls himself fifty cent is flaunting that inside joke )
Then the recipients go to various food banks, sometimes carpooling, in a car purchased for them with federal funds in a program called wheels to work.
We are doomed.

Welcome to Obama´s America.

He has fulfilled one of his campaign promises:
He has "fundamentally transformed" our country.

Agree with number 15. Just a quick look at the groceries indicates poor planning. The little kid with the "juice box" is a good example. Juice boxes are expensive because you´re paying for the convenience of packaging. If you´re going to give the kid sweet fruit flavored drinks, get the kid a sippy cup and buy kool-aid.