[Jamestown1630]

I didn’t realize Amazon gave lower prices to EBT card holders.

(And I wonder what the difference is considered to be between cooked and live lobster??? Could it have something to do with the cooked lobster being taxable?)

[rlmorel]

I admit I was shocked to see this. People might think I am overreacting, but if it is fine and dandy to offer a service like this to EBT holders at half the price they charge to everyone else, what other things could end up being part of this corporate virtue signaling?

How about Bose headphones?

Or Apple Computers.

How about diamond rings?

Point is, there are a lot of people who don’t mind helping out people in need, but when it gets to the point your money has less purchasing powers than there does, it is difficult to see it as anything other than wealth re-distribution.

[rlmorel]

I am going to guess it has something to do with buying cooked meals like at a restaurant.

They get all squishy (I think) when the cost of preparing food is factored in or something like that, I bet. Probably too close to allowing EBT recipients to use their card at Ruth Chris’s Steakhouses.

[cynwoody]

(And I wonder what the difference is considered to be between cooked and live lobster??? Could it have something to do with the cooked lobster being taxable?)

According to the gubmint, live lobster is OK, but cooked lobster is ineligible if it's still hot or intended to be consumed where purchased. I interpret the page to mean that cooked lobster is OK if cold and packaged to take home. If I'm wrong, someone should make a federal case out of it.

[grania]

In some places once food is prepared, it cannot be paid for with EBT and other gov benefits. That cooked lobster might count as prepared food.

If that's the case, it's insane. and not just with lobster. A lot of truly needy food subsidized people have long bus and/or walking time to get to the store. It would make more sense to bring home meats and seafood that are not raw.