Funny, 2017 seems like exactly the time that this sort of thing would happen in America.

I’m glad the Germans were offended, though, and that they said so. I wish Rittner had ripped the mic out of that shitbird’s hands.

We’re in 2017 — something like this should not happen in America.

What a complete disaster. This was supposed to play instead of the Star Spangled Banner.

Yep. And I bet you know a lady with twins named Oranjello and Lemonjello, too.

So if someone on SNAP can prove to you that they paid (or are paying, since many are currently employed) more in taxes than the benefits they are now receiving, can they then buy whatever food they want? I just don’t understand why people get so fucking salty about this particular benefit designed to keep people from…

Almost 50 - 60% of my paycheck goes to pay taxes in one form or another.

I know this for a fact, not one instance but many.

No, it still is. Their experiences are not recorded, confirmed, catalogued, and placed alongside experiences where no fraud is reported to determine rate and importance.

ding ding ding. That’s where the judgement of people on SNAP comes from. that’s where this hatred of helping the poor comes from. That’s why everyone is convinced the poor are fleecing us of our tax money. They see being poor as a character flaw, a bad trait that is the poor’s own problem and fault.

EVERY damn story of food stamp abuse I’ve ever heard always cites “steaks and seafood! Carts full of steaks and seafood!!” But then when you talk to SNAP users how much steak and seafood are they eating? None. I’m not saying you’re wrong but.... I think you’re wrong.

Anecdotes do not equal data.

In America, wealth is treated as a character trait. It is assumed that if someone is wealthy—regardless of how they got their wealth—they are good and virtuous. We even worship (some subconsciously, some consciously) this ideology, to the point that we’ve put “In God We Trust” on our money.

people see

I would also point out that in many states garnished child support is often placed into an account accessible through the Ebt system. So, someone may be utilizing unrestricted funds to purchase items, just using the Ebt card as that vehicle.

I love the “morality” of judging people who need assistance. What the hell is wrong with our country where being poor is considered a moral failing? You know what should be a moral failing? Walmart paying people so little that they need SNAP just to survive: http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/pdf/2011/bigbox_livingwage_po…

The post acknowledges that abuse exists. You witnessing it a handful of times is just anecdotal evidence. That is exactly why they do reviews and investigations into fraud because although what you witnessed may be true, your experiences do not equate to it happening a lot or support evidence of a wide-spread trend of…

Right! Those same people show no outrage with the Pentagon loses literal millions of dollars. But God forbid we feed the hungry and let them have the same small indulgences that other people get.

What frustrates me about this is that people love to complain about SNAP fraud when even if some of it was fraud, the amount we spend on that is NOTHING compared to what we spend on the military or healthcare. This is screaming over fractions of pennies.