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Why would I be mad at corporations stealing trillions when there are poor people getting dozens of dollars!
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I remember seeing this and trying to work the math out. Like my man saw someone sell 300 gallons of milk to buy an iphone? Were they selling baby formula?
Hang on just setting up a dairy dispensary so I can buy a single phone
If you're gonna make up shit about poor people at least do it with numbers that make sense.
It's also bizarre to imagine a person who is willing to delay gratification enough that they're selling milk for a year or more. But not realize food stamps would give them back more cash if they just used it to subsidize their food budget instead of selling food they don't need at a loss.
Like I get there are people who use grey markets around restricted subsidies for quick cash, losing value in the process, when they need cash for something else. But usually it's for low cash value stuff, not something that would take months of saving and planning. Also the solution is to remove restrictions and trust that poor people can prioritize their spending.
I think they mean WIC (sp?). I've known multiple women who got more than 1 gallon of milk a week for free, but not food they could actually use.
at that point aren't we supposed to "respect the grind"? they deserve to treat themselves to an iphone after all that work
There was a baby formula shortage for a while. Maybe a situation specific to a time and place where someone was able to stock up on formula with EBT and resell at inflated price?
I don't doubt there's individual abuse or even organized abuse of these systems. But nothing holds a candle to corporate welfare. Even made up figures are a no contest situation.