First off, I didn’t say I approved of government stores or advocated them. It was just a novel thought that occurred to me.
Honestly sometimes FReepers are to quick to jump to the worst conclusions about others.
As for those who truly need it, such as elderly who have lost interest in food, they need more than just being handed food stamps. They need serious help, as do those who are legitimately disabled. But those situations are not being dealt with adequately either.
From living in a welfare town for 18 L-O-N-G years, I saw zero to none who fell into those categories. It was all welfare deadbeats with terrible entitlement mentalities as they milked the entire system dry for every penny they could get out of it, while they lazed around the house and did drugs, drank, ordered out fast for to be delivered, had cell phones, nice TV’s and a huge selection of videos and gaming stuff, while they not only got food, but also rent, and heat paid for.
That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t help those who legitimately need it, but but those are precious few, and even those don’t need junk food. They need real food.
Besides, where are their families and what about a church’s responsibility to help the poor and truly needy.
Heck even in those days, community help was restricted to those widows were truly alone and had no family to help them at all.
“”Honestly sometimes FReepers are to quick to jump to the worst conclusions about others.””
You mean.... like you just did.... in this very thread with this comment to me?
“So you’re in favor of anarchy, rape, murder, theft, etc. to be fine and not restricted by the government? Just allow people to do whatever they want, period, full stop?”
I don’t get that post except that it sounds angry and bitter.
As far as elderly and handicapped, there are vast variations among them, many elderly don’t need or want you telling them that they have to buy beans and rice and flour for the rest of their lives, they want to stick what they can eat, and will eat, although they have lost interest in preparing meals and cooking from scratch, if cheez whiz and crackers is tonight’s supper, so be it, perhaps breakfast will be pop-tarts.
Same with the handicapped, most of them function around the house, but if they are on food stamps for the rest of their lives , rice and beans won’t cut it, they may want to microwave a can of chile over a bag of cheetos when they don’t feel up to baking bread to go with their beans and rice, for the 3,000th meal in a row.
I agree that some people need help - especially the disabled and those with medical problems, But just pulling a number out of the air I'd say those are no more than 25% with the rest just parasitizing the system.