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  • From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Rising Prices Hit Home For Food Stamp Recipients
  • Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 16:23:53 -0600


I don't know your situation but you need to read Anna's message, and read
where I wrote "I hesitate to criticise the poor when so much of the
population couldn't do any better if they were forced to. I don't have a
good answer."

While I'm at it, ALL CAPS is the Internet equivalent of shouting. You're
yelling at someone who isn't even on this list. Nobody here is hateful to
those who have less to live on.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net
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On 5/27/2008 at 3:01 PM SILVERCRONE wrote:

>WELL I HAVE BEEN GETTING THE SAME AMOUNT OF FOOD STAMPS FOR THE LAST 5
>YEARS.
> DO YOU THINK I GET ENOUGH TO GO TO FARMERS MARKET AND BUY FOOD.
> NO
> I KNOW WHAT GOOD FOOD IS AND I ALSO KNOW WHAT I CAN BUY WITH $45
> A MONTH-BEANS RICE ,AND FLOUR MAINLY
> I THINK PEOPLE OUGHT TO FIGURE OUT THEIR OWN FAULTS BEFORE THEY PROCEED
>TO STRIGHTEN OUT EVERYONE ELSE.
> I WAS HEALTHY MOST OF MY LIFE BUT SHORTLY AFTER THE TIME I HAD TO GO ON
>FOOD STAMPS I HAD CANCER SURGERY THEN OPEN HEART SURGERY.
> WHOEVER SAID THE POWERS THAT BE LIKE IT LIKE THAT IS RIGHT.
> PERSONALLY I THINK THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL THE SECOND CLASS
> CITIZEN DIE FOM THEIR DIETS.SOME OF THEM HAVE EVEN SAID SO.
> IM NOT TALKING TO THE PERSON WHO'S E THIS
>IS,IM TALKING TO EVERYONE WHO PERSUMES TO KNOW WHY POOR PEOPLE ARE SO
>STUPID AND DONT KNOW HOW TO USE THEIR STAMPS RIGHT.
> I HAD A WORKER TELL ME I USE MINE S0 WISELY I OUGHT TO COME TEACH A
>CLASS.
> SC
>
>Tradingpost <tradingpost@lobo.net> wrote:
>
>Well if that's what they think of their kid then they can pay the medical
>bills. Sure, stuff them full of junk food, empty calorie snacks, and haul
>them off to the doctor. Can't afford to feed them decent food but they'll
>sure shell out the money for their prescription drugs. Insane.
>
>paul tradingpost@lobo.net
>
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>
>On 5/27/2008 at 2:42 PM mdnagel@verizon.net wrote:
>
>>The sad part is that many such folks are working multiple jobs and end up
>>with very little time to prepare food from scratch :-( The system likes
>>it this way, as it needs lots of slaves...
>>
>>The other sad part is, is that people don't get the difference between
>>value and price. I was involved in a "conversation circle" in which I was
>>chastised for repeating that one eats in order to acquire nutrients, and
>>that paying more for more/better nutrients was of more value than paying
>>less for more bulk; the person complained that they had to feed their kid;
>>it was obvious that the entire family had been practicing "bulk
>>consumption" for way too long. And this was from someone who was supposed
>>to be more informed about things! At this point it became clear that it's
>>a waste of time trying to change people; people have to change for
>>themselves!
>>
>>
>>-Mark Nagel
>>Everett, WA
>>
>>
>>From: Tradingpost
>>
>>This woman is obviously trying to do what she can with her disability, but
>>it's not enough. Maybe more cash-strapped people would be hitting the
>>farmers market if they knew how to cook from scratch and bake - and
>>realized how much cheaper they could feed the family. Shredded cheese?
>>Bagels? Yogurt? Crackers? Salad dressing? Potato chips? People think these
>>things are cheap but they're all processed and packaged, and they pay for
>>the processing and packaging. And get plenty of empty calories and little
>>nutrition.
>>
>>paul tradingpost@lobo.net
>>
>
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