skeeter
New Member
devil's advocate here - on two fronts.
First the convenience mart - that's all we have here within walking distance. The closest grocery store is 3 miles away. Now, for some, that may be walking distance, but not for many. Throw in having to catch the bus and negotiate dragging groceries on it, and I can see why the "Dairy Mart" gets so many SNAP cards.
My son works for a small fruit/veggie store in the downtown "farmer's market" that also does local markets. Or they did until the powers that be decided that the people could only bring "local" grown things. My son was providing fruits and veggies to people with the SNAP card - oranges, bananas, all kinds of things that, sorry, aren't grown in Ohio. Since he doesn't do that now, that took away the one "healthy" choice in our neighborhood.
As for fast food - from what I'm understanding (and I'm sure the lobbying of the chains aren't for this reason) the purpose of this is for homeless people to be able to get food someplace other than "soup kitchens".
I know there are those that scam the system. But I can't in all honestly say "no" if it possibly means a child will go hungry. I'd rather err on the side of being shilled.
First the convenience mart - that's all we have here within walking distance. The closest grocery store is 3 miles away. Now, for some, that may be walking distance, but not for many. Throw in having to catch the bus and negotiate dragging groceries on it, and I can see why the "Dairy Mart" gets so many SNAP cards.
My son works for a small fruit/veggie store in the downtown "farmer's market" that also does local markets. Or they did until the powers that be decided that the people could only bring "local" grown things. My son was providing fruits and veggies to people with the SNAP card - oranges, bananas, all kinds of things that, sorry, aren't grown in Ohio. Since he doesn't do that now, that took away the one "healthy" choice in our neighborhood.
As for fast food - from what I'm understanding (and I'm sure the lobbying of the chains aren't for this reason) the purpose of this is for homeless people to be able to get food someplace other than "soup kitchens".
I know there are those that scam the system. But I can't in all honestly say "no" if it possibly means a child will go hungry. I'd rather err on the side of being shilled.