tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148735542162027173.post4176296112771709749..comments2022-01-15T06:25:17.645-05:00Comments on 365 Dollar Year: Day 150- Frustrationj.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05488121165040555447noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148735542162027173.post-55990468660511418052010-07-14T19:26:38.864-04:002010-07-14T19:26:38.864-04:00J.
I'm with you on the food stamps issue. It...J.<br /><br />I'm with you on the food stamps issue. It has nothing to do with feeling like you're taking away from others, its about not wanting to take what you feel is unfair advantage of a system. I feel the same way. Currently I am able to live alone, feed myself, maintain my car and rent, etc, but I have parents who would take me in at any time, for any reason, and other family and friends who would do the same. I don't NEED food stamps, and won't ever need them. To take them would, to me, feel like stealing. Just because we all pay taxes doesn't mean we should all just take whatever we want from the government. If you don't need a service, not using it is an issue of personal responsibility.<br /><br />Nevermind the fact that doing so would throw off demographics and statistics and give the impression that the service is needed by a person and in a place that it isn't, perhaps resulting in an increase in either taxes, or a diversion of funds away from another worthy service.KA Congdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253724993779319583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148735542162027173.post-21325216607683604592010-07-14T18:39:43.973-04:002010-07-14T18:39:43.973-04:00If you get food stamps, it doesn't mean that i...If you get food stamps, it doesn't mean that it is taking away from someone else. That is a fallacy. We all pay into this system that furnishes them. Not getting them for yourself doesn't mean that they are saved for someone else..they are not rationed. Anyone who qualifies can get them, if they apply for them.<br />Just sayin' that they might make your life a whole lot easier, and they won't take away from someone else.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543738545265148032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148735542162027173.post-88065238418451818632010-07-14T17:32:39.282-04:002010-07-14T17:32:39.282-04:00Christine- I don't think they're bad. I th...Christine- I don't think they're bad. I think they need to be saved for people who don't have a personal back up system. If I can't feed myself, I know I my father will feed me, or my mom will send me some food, or whatever. There are people who *don't* have that family thing behind them. If I were farther from family, I'd get them. But in SC there are a lot of people who need them more than me. If I can work with what I've got, that's more food for someone else.<br /><br />Allie- yeah... I don't know if the food vacation is going to happen, but the flexibility will. soon.j.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05488121165040555447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148735542162027173.post-12887268629225995622010-07-14T15:56:55.719-04:002010-07-14T15:56:55.719-04:00Nice. It sounds like a food vacation and a little ...Nice. It sounds like a food vacation and a little more flexibility will help w/ the frustration. I feel ya, and my deal isn't nearly as restrictive as yours.Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981628640737207011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148735542162027173.post-50828385677251015032010-07-14T11:36:17.234-04:002010-07-14T11:36:17.234-04:00Why are you so dead set against food stamps? I wa...Why are you so dead set against food stamps? I was on them for a few months a decade or so ago, and they made all the difference in the world in how I ate. If I didn't have them, I would have been really desperate. Even if you are not desperate, they are not an abomination. They serve a needed purpose, and that is to help one eat decently. It isn't a sin to be on them, or a disgrace. I well know this: I am a health professional, and I "stooped" to getting them. They were well worth it.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543738545265148032noreply@blogger.com