Preppers’ PING!!
What say you preppers?
As for me its a case by case, without all information its impossible for me to give a blanket answer.
A matter of conscience, I suppose...
If you think it’s OK to get a part of what you’ve paid in back, because it’s all gonna crash anyway, go for it.
If you have strong convictions about never being on any form of the dole, then eschew it.
That Kart, I thought you might chime in....
Granted a low income prepper using an SNAP/EBT card for prepping type food would actually be a better use of the card that probably 90% of the people currently using SNAP/EBT cards....
What would be funny would be if they fallged someone for using a SNAP/EBT card because they bought bags of rice and cans of pork and beans....
You know because it made the other SNAPers look bad...
Yes. If your environment included berry bushes you would pick the berries to feed your family. If your environment include free government cheese, give the free government cheese to your family. I would much rather see EBT benefits going to someone who wonders whether they should take it than to someone who is certain that they are entitled to it.
I agree.
It is a personal choice and circumstances vary.
In general, I have no problem with a safety net for the truly needy and deserving.
Our problem is that the safety net has been perverted by the government into just another wealth redistribution program.
There is a world of difference between someone with a legitimate disability and an able bodied whore sitting on her butt spitting out fatherless babies sired by anonymous sperm donors.
The same applies to able bodied people who are temporarily down on their luck as compared to those who game the system as a way of life.
If we eliminated all of the non-deserving moochers on the public dole we could take first class care of the truly needy and spend much less.
Just for giggles, I got on the Lone Star card website, and my wife and I qualify for the assistance card. BUT, there is no way I am applying for the card.
In my case, I have not applied for any assistance because, I have been unemployed for quite a while, but I had the foresight to have savings to live on. According to what I’ve researched, if I have 2-3 months worth of savings to pay for a place to live, etc., I am not eligible for food assistance until I am destitute. I don’t really understand that. It seems they would rather have me eligible for assistance for every program. I know why so I will not apply.
Unless you cannot feed your family, I would say no. And if you have preps, I would suggest relying on those when you are low on funds, instead of federal benefits.
Imagine the potential problems if you are drawing EBT/SNAP and someone reports there is tons of food already in the house. At least the people shipping SNAP food to family overseas are essentially getting rid of the evidence.