Post #2343601

2026-05-06 21:25 UTC

I was on SNAP several years ago. We saved a small bit of the relatively meager amount every month for like 6 months, then had a really nice BBQ for my kids bday. In a vacuum, I'm sure someone would have lost their shit watching me spend like $150 on steaks and burgers and sides using my SNAP card.

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@CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social 2026-05-06 22:17

The only reason thats any different than just saving your own regular money for it and blowing that on the exact same thing is the optics. Like if you get the bennies, its not like people know that every single time you buy stuff, only when you use that specific payment method

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@captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2026-05-07 19:25

As a taxpayer, I'm glad you were able to do that. The poor deserve more than the bare minimum

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@Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2026-05-07 13:23

Fuck it. I'd rather give free meals to everyone than pay one fucking penny towards the missiles we hurled into an elementary school. People gotta get their fucking priorities straight. Enjoy that BBQ, I hope you have long lasting happy and guilt-free memories about that day. Money well spent in my mind.

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@Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2026-05-07 08:31

I think its really cool it rolls over like that. My old boss losses his crap if he sees the old save on food to splurge later. "If the peasants can survive on less than they should" mentality. Bloke also said ppl should feel more shame on the system and the cards was bypassing that shame. Can really feel the privilege from that guy. Ugh

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@stoly@lemmy.world 2026-05-06 23:58

My ex and I were on food stamps at one point so I hope that my message didn’t come across as spam on those who use them. I was trying to explain to who I thought was a non US person who was not familiar with how it works.

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