[EnquiringMind]

A young woman approached me while I was on line at Walmart last weekend. She recited a story (even flubbed her lines) that her son needed school supplies, and she could not use Food Stamps to buy them.

"I'll give you an extra $20 in Food Stamps if you'll give me cash". When I declined, she moved onto the next in line. I wish I had thought to ask her what her son would be eating during the coming week.

Seems there is an abundance of Food Stamps floating around which can be used to barter for drug money.

[JRandomFreeper]

A young woman approached me while I was on line at Walmart last weekend.

Young women asking for cash don't approach me, ever. I look like I'll suggest a free-market transaction to help them obtain their cash. ;)

/johnny

[RFEngineer]

“Seems there is an abundance of Food Stamps floating around which can be used to barter for drug money.”

Food Stamps and Unemployment and other government bennies are supplemental income.

Several time in the past year I’ve looked for project labor, and found that folks are available under-the-table but will not work above-board because “they’ll lose their benefits”.

One can make a good living equivalent to a much much higher earning regular tax-paying American - without the need to file tax paperwork and the pitfalls that follow any IRS scrutiny.