A few days ago, I sat with a group of parents chatting about their lives and the challenges of raising kids. Several of us have teenagers, so the conversation naturally turned to the enormous amount of food a teenager can consume is a relatively short amount of time. We all laughed and joked about the cost. Then someone commented about “those people” who get SNAP (
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits.
Thus began a diatribe of judgmental opinions openly accusing “those people” of using “our hard-earned tax dollars” to buy lobster and steak instead of spending wisely. Of using their benefits card to purchase alcohol and cigarettes instead of actual food. Of making more money selling drugs on a street corner than the rest of us working a real job, then taking advantage of the system because they can.
