Phoenix Mayor Attempts To Live On A Food Stamp Budget: ‘I’m Tired, And It’s Hard To Focus’

[robert l. bentham]

cowboy butts drive me nuts!! that's why i live in tex assssss sisters!!!

that was fun....

 

[metalman]

You may be able to at KFC, Taco Bell, Mc Donalds etc.

you already can at convenience stores, mothers with kids lined each with a hot dog and a 32oz fountain soda, and pay with a SNAP card.

well the newest sign says they can no longer purchase energy drinks with their SNAP card! Unfair!

The mayor could have went to any convenience or grocery store and purchased from the prepared food section, then payed with a SNAP card

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

The mayor could have went [...]

Is this the common usage where you are from? I wonder if it is dialect. Usually you would use the past participle here instead of the past tense, i.e. "could have gone"

 

[metalman]

Is this the common usage where you are from? I wonder if it is dialect. Usually you would use the past participle here instead of the past tense, i.e. "could have gone"

Sorry, I've been assimilated by local Spanglish dialect
should have used "podría haber ido"
mi error
perdón

 

[redrumloa]

you already can at convenience stores, mothers with kids lined each with a hot dog and a 32oz fountain soda, and pay with a SNAP card.

well the newest sign says they can no longer purchase energy drinks with their SNAP card! Unfair!

The mayor could have went to any convenience or grocery store and purchased from the prepared food section, then payed with a SNAP card

Very true. The local 7-11 has signs that it takes EBT. The "poor" can get jelly donuts, hot dogs made from questionable meat, nachos, slurpees, 5 gal container of soda etc, etc, etc.

 

[robert l. bentham]

Very true. The local 7-11 has signs that it takes EBT. The "poor" can get jelly donuts, hot dogs made from questionable meat, nachos, slurpees, 5 gal container of soda etc, etc, etc.

according to the official government (both florida and texas) website that is not allowed... energy drinks are a supplement and therefore not allowed either... you should report that store owner for fraud if you really saw that happen... but just remember... you can use those cards to buy things that are sold at quick shops... and you can use the same snap card to pay for non food items so you better be sure the transaction is from the food stamp benefit and not the cash assistance side, which can include child support money too... i think it's more likely you guy's are jumping to conclusions than anything... trying to make it sound like poor people are squandering all of their money on junk food to justify breaking the whole machine....

 

[metalman]

just remember... you can use those cards to buy things that are sold at quick shops... and you can use the same snap card to pay for non food items so you better be sure the transaction is from the food stamp benefit and not the cash assistance side, which can include child support money too... i think it's more likely you guy's are jumping to conclusions than anything... trying to make it sound like poor people are squandering all of their money on junk food to justify breaking the whole machine....

 

[robert l. bentham]

so you'll be reporting those shop owners for fraud or are you saying you'll be sticking your head in the sand?