Bullshit! I worked in a grocery store for 4 years in IL and those people in “poverty” eat better than the rest of us. And they carry smartphones and Coach purses too. THAT is poverty in IL.
The American majority simply does not believe what you witnesssed in the IL grocery store. Their compassion for “the poor” is nearly boundless.
I believe you. I once stood in line at the grocery store and the fat woman in front of me pulled out her EBT Card to pay for her load of groceries. The cashier said it was void. The woman took it and reached down to her purse, took out another card and said ‘try it again’.
Now this will astound you - the cashier said ‘sorry, it’s void’ and the woman pulled out another card that finally worked! How many darned cards do they get, one for each member of the family?
After Katrina, many from New Orleans were sent to Houston. They were given money and free lodging in nice hotels for an endless period of time. There were dozens of stories of the women buying name brand purses and clothing with the money.