[rainee]

I bet they’re all fed using EBT too.

[Uncle Miltie]

“Forty-two percent of low-income women in the United States are obese, and the rate of obesity is even higher among women who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — formerly the food stamp program.”

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/09/27/expand-the-use-of-food-stamps/the-link-between-food-stamps-and-obesity

[Roger Kaputnik]

Yep. Go to any liquor or convenience store at the beginning of the month when the EBT cards get recharged and you’ll see a couple of fat parents with pack of fat kids buying junk food, cigarettes and beer. It’s a common site in southern California these days.