Why shouldn't people be allowed to have BBQ just because they get foodstamps? Edit in red
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I am sorry, but that just seems silly to me...Just because someone receives food stamps they shouldn't have cookouts with family and friends once in awhile? I didn't realize if you got food stamps you are not allowed to do normal things like other people can!!!
I get food stamps and we have BBQ all the time in the summer (a few times a month) we buy the box of hamburgers that come 20 to a box and a big pack of hot dogs..we then ask others to supply a dish whether it be a salad, chips, drinks condiments or what have you....But just because we get food stamps does not mean I am going to sit home all summer with my thumb up my ASS!!!
My DH works...I am home with 3 kids including a disabled child who needs 24hour care...
****EDIT****I have a degree I am a RN spent 5 years in school to become one, I gave up my career because I was better equipped to care for our child because of my background as a nurse.....DH got out of the military just before we had our last child...he spent 10 years active duty...He got out on a medical discharge because he was hurt while over seas.....I can't work because my child needs 24 hour care and DH work has no set hours....I am looking in to either working from home or trying to get our insurance to cover a a nurse that can help care for our child while I work part time as a home health nurse...
****EDIT****Because a lot of you were saying it was fraud to have a cook out and feed other people at the cook out using food stamps I called my case worker and asked because I truly had to know if it was or not she actually laughed when I asked her this...She said it is not fraud to have a cook out and feed the company, it is not fraud to have a birthday party for your kids and feed company, it is not fraud to have dinner and feed some company, but what is fraud is selling the food stamps, giving the food stamps away, allowing someone else to use your card, and buying food for someone else house so they can feed their families...She then asked me why I wanted to know so I told her because I was told I committing fraud by having cookouts and she just laughed again.
Here is my pet peeve. Don't tell anyone what you do with your FS and no one will jump all over you. I swear, there should be a group called FS and PA confessions. I understand that people need financial help, I do. I just don't think it needs to be broadcasted.
That is why we have peolple bring dishes as well so we are not footing the whole bill to have a BBQ...Plus I would feel weird always going to other people BBQ and never having one of our own to invite people to so in ther end it all works out....
Quoting wkukid:
Your broke. Broke people can't afford parties. If you can afford them you don't need PA.
if you do it right, a bbq doesnt cost much if everyone brings something anyways.
They are allowed.
However its expect for GROWN ADULTS to be able to budget their money to FEED THEIR FAMILY and if they can't do that - and get assistance its then expected the budget their food stamps to FEED THEIR FAMILY and if they still can't do that...
well....
what do you propose? All Food stamp people get a "party" budget voucher because everyond HAS THE RIGHT to have a party?
Have all the bbq's you want. just dont cry about not being able to feed your kids... because of it.
They are trying to ban buying soda from FS
Do you REGRET having kids