It’s not even about people getting more than they’re supposed to. If that were the case, none of the examples in the original post would be relevant because they’re simply laundering the same amount of EBT payments into cash. If it was strictly about “more” then it shouldn’t matter whether a poor person uses EBT money for milk or malt whiskey.
This is really about the idea that poor people should suffer for their sin of being poor. It’s the whole “I work hard, so people who don’t shouldn’t enjoy life” mentality. Of course it ignores the fact that many people on EBT payments are also working jobs but cost of living has outpaced minimum wage to such a comical extent that full time workers are resorting to welfare to just live.
It’s not even about people getting more than they’re supposed to. If that were the case, none of the examples in the original post would be relevant because they’re simply laundering the same amount of EBT payments into cash. If it was strictly about “more” then it shouldn’t matter whether a poor person uses EBT money for milk or malt whiskey.
This is really about the idea that poor people should suffer for their sin of being poor. It’s the whole “I work hard, so people who don’t shouldn’t enjoy life” mentality. Of course it ignores the fact that many people on EBT payments are also working jobs but cost of living has outpaced minimum wage to such a comical extent that full time workers are resorting to welfare to just live.