Especially since they stared selling whiskey....................
Idiots. Shutter the USDA!!
“Win-win”? For whom? Not for the American people.
Local rural people here actually have benefited from this. The producers and users both.
Of course, food stamps are still the scam they’ve always been.
Especially since they stared selling whiskey....................
No, it’s not a win—it’s offensive. Poor average Americans can’t afford the boutique prices of premium produce from the modern farmer’s market—but they are funding it for food stamps recipients!
I have seen signs at my local about accepting ebt cards. Since fresh eggs cost $10 for a dozen, even my money doesn’t go too far.
RE>USDA, the department is providing free wireless equipment to “qualifying farmers and farmers markets
Hmmm Why does the word “qualifying” scare me...does this mean one has to be a Democratic campaign contributor?
Only a matter of time until leftists and the USDA try to shut down Farmers Markets
Could have something to do with the fact that this is RELENTLESSLY ADVERTISED at virtually every Farmers’ Market that springs up all over town, ALL SUMMER LONG!
I doubt that this is helping most of the people in the beloved demographics, as they are mostly clustered in the inner cities. I’m sure there are some rural beloveds being helped by this, however.
I caught an email in my inbox from one of many organizations on which I somehow are on their ‘list’ that was touting something NOT mentioned in the OP article:
SNAP-matching at Farmers Markets
https://oregonhunger.org/farmers-markets-snap
THIS is why SNAP is up at Farmers Markets (duh, right? And WE end up paying for it)
How much does it cost those vendors to even process SNAP payments?????
There are booths trolling for people to apply for SNAP at our local Farmer’s Markets. Maybe I haven’t been there at the right time, but so far, I haven’t seen anyone signing up to get on the government dole there.