Conina said:
This is one of the problems. In most other first world countries you don't get food stamps, you get your money transfered to your account. So if you go shopping, you pay with money or your normal bank card. Not every clerk in your town (or people standing behind you in line at the cash register) need to know that you are poor and are getting welfare support... it's not their business. Of course your bank teller will probably know it, but the less people who know it, the better. Even if some poor people don't care about that, many would prefer to keep the support a secret and it helps them to keep their dignity. The same goes for medical treatment. Most people in other first world countries have their health insurance cards, the government pays the insurance fees. The doctor or hospital don't know if the patient pays the insurance fees himself or if the state pays it... it's not their business. Only the government and the health insurance company know it. |
Foods stamps is split between cash and actual EBT. EBT is essentially a check card btw... not actual stamps.
Do you know what my ex used her cash portion for? Getting her hair and fucking nails done.
Fuck your concern about embarrassment.... the real concern is me working my ass off in order to pay for someone else's bad spending habits.
