If you're on FS does that mean you're poor?

[Anonymous]

I just read in another post that just because you're on FS doesn't mean you're poor.  IMO if you can't afford a basic neccesity you're poor.  Not being mean that's just the way it is.  You can only get FS if you make under a certain amount, if it weren't based on income then they would give them to everyone, right?

[jessi2girls]

yes

[Anonymous]

yes and just to clarify.  If you recieve WIC you are also lower income.  Some people do not understand that not everyone qualifies for WIC, that is still free stuff.

[milseymama]

wow. 

as a single mother, fulltime employee and fulltime student, it really hurts to be called poor. 

yes the truth hurts, but aren't we here to support each other.

 

[Anonymous]

I consider our family among the working poor, we are poor compared to the other U.S. Citizens, but if you compare me to some in a starving 3rd world citizen I probably look pretty wealthy.  If we lost our FS it would make it harder but I think we wouldn't starve to death.

[zinniadaisy]

Yeah, I'd say you are if you are needing that assistance

[VannaMae307]

Well, considering it is based on income that can be no more than 130% over the poverty line...I would say, yes, it means you are poor (low income).

[Anonymous - Original Poster]

This is not a support group by any means. It was just a question no need to get upset about it.

Quoting milseymama:

wow. 

as a single mother, fulltime employee and fulltime student, it really hurts to be called poor. 

yes the truth hurts, but aren't we here to support each other.

 

[Anonymous]

anything that has an income cap, like WIC, food stamps, medicaid, cash assistance is for low income families, meaning those in poverty.  Yes I know the WIC income goes a litle higher, but you still have to be low income to get it.

[Anonymous]

If you can't buy food your POOR! Sorry there is no other way to describe it.

[sjenkins8208]

My sister was on food stamps for 8 months until she died. She had leukemia and had to quit her job.....she had two kids to feed. She wouldn't have been "poor" if she could have worked.