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Baker Refuses to Take Food Stamps for Whoopie Treats: “I Would Prefer Not to Take Taxpayer Money”
Frank Drover
Should taxpayers subsidize dessert treats for individuals on the government’s Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program? Andrea Taber doesn’t think so, and now she’s in hot water with the farmer’s market at which she distributes her pies and other bakery goods.
Charges that the government’s programs are being mismanaged or taken advantage of have led many to question whether the programs are a legitimate use of taxpayer dollars. In some states those who receive benefits actually have the ability to buy alcohol and visit local gambling halls all on the taxpayer dole. Nearly 50 million Americans receive SNAP food stamps and some 100 million current receive some form of entitlement, safety net or distribution payment from the government. With the nation quickly approaching a national debt of $20 trillion and multi trillion dollar deficits each year, the question of how much longer we as a country can continue to give away free pies, alcohol and lotto tickets should become an important consideration for lawmakers and officials who oversee the national safety net. Delivered by The Daily Sheeple Contributed by Frank Drover of The Daily Sheeple. Frank Drover is a co-editor and contributor for The Daily Sheeple, an alternative media hub for leading headlines, head lies, opinion, and commentary. Wake the flock up! This content may be freely reproduced in full or in part in digital form with full attribution to the author and a link to www.TheDailySheeple.com. Leave A Comment... |
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Good for her. Let’s see how much of the force of Leviathan will come down upon her. Leviathan doesn’t like people who object to its’ forms of coercion and dependency instillation.
lol, u people make me laugh. u wouldn’t know what America stands for if it slapped u. as far as grandma whoopi pie is concerned, she cant “decide” to not sell it if the market accepts EBT. sorry, but thats what America is. Don’t like it? move to China
If she takes the stamps it is not up to her to decide what people eat. Just as bad as the central planners. These same people have no problem with gov. Money going for executive salaries.
With good people like her taking a proper stand we might get America back on track. Good for her and good for America!
The policy is to take the stamps at the market she can quit and sell online or somewhere else. Very expensive to get a license on your own. Someday she may need the stamps.
Come on lady, you better take those stamps. Don’t you know you have to do as you are told. Remember, you did’t bake that.
LOL!! “You Didn’t Bake That!” Brilliant.
I did not say she had to take the stamps. She can leave the market and selk her pies and make her own policies. Suppose if I work in a store and I do not want to ask customers for a dollar for their charity write off. I do not have a choice only to quit.
We have a gov. Ordering hollow bullets and what moron worries about someone buying a twinkie with a foodstamp?
If you were a muslim you could get away with such shit.
I have been a vendor at multiple farmer’s markets. Some markets have contracts and others do not. Unless it was in the contract (if there was a contract) she does not have to comply. As a vendor I have noticed only larger farms and an a older small business take credit cards because it is a heavy expense for a very small business. So basically the market can not tell her what form of payment she must take just like they can’t dictate prices to her (unless it was in the contract).
This is a real tough situation for anyone to have to face. I agree with her in the sense that foodstamps should be used for more than junk food but she can not control what people eat. I also have to state that not everyone buys junk food with their food stamps. No one knows a persons situation. I for look look like a perfectly heathly adult but only when you get to know me do you know of my fibromyalgia, bulging disc in my back and neck, aneurysms, and debilitating migraines. I was put out of work and on permanent disability due to the pain that I constantly deal with so yes I am on food stamps and yes it is nice to be able to have a snack or treat for you children once in a while. I went into the store last night to get stuff for breakfast this morning and I could buy a whole box of snack cakes (which I didn’t) for around $1.00 which would give my whole family one or I could buy ONE orange for 74 cents. One orange would not feed all of my children. I don’t get much per month for food anymore and it is very hard to fruits and veggies compared to other junk that makes a meal for my family so that they can eat all month. You may be thinking if I am disabled why did I have children. We my children came first. I started working at the age of 14. My senior year in high school I was working, going to high school, going to college, and pregnant with my first son. So I was one of the rare ones that ended up on food stamps later not becuase of children. If I could stock my home with fresh fruits and veggies I would as when my children were little I could put a plate of fruit or veggies in front of them and a plate of candy and snacks at that time they would choose the fruits and veggies. Why because I could afford to buy them with my money. Now that I am on food stamps I can not afford to buy as many. I am looking to get the money up to leave state and relocate to where I can find work because I can not live like this anymore. I have been on disability for the last few years. I am going to work through the pain and support my children myself. But knowing my situation would I be treated like the common lazy mom or dad that just does not work. Always remember you do not know a persons situation. You can not look at that food stamp card and think you know about them