I see this EVERY DAY. I live in welfare county Pennsylvania. I was at the store one day and had in my buggy: a steak, noodles, and gravy, and nothing else because it was all I could afford.
I see this b!tch in front of me with 2 buggies FULL of groceries. She whips out her EBT card to buy chips, cookies, pop, steaks (plural), candy, etc, etc, etc.
When her stuff got bagged up she went out to her BRAND NEW CAR!!!!!!!!!
At the time I was driving my Stealth which had been giving me issues, and was barely able to pay my bills and eat and this b!tch eats better than I do and has a new car? I work 40+ hours a week and struggle and these people have sh!t HANDED to them. Its ridiculous.
Now, I have no problem with assistance programs to those who need it and use it right. First thing they need to do is MANDATORY drug testing. I had to take a drug test to work and earn a check, they should have to take a drug test to sit on their ass and be given a check.
Second, there needs to be limitations on what welfare recipients can buy with their EBT card. No pop, no chips, no junk food, etc. Only things like meat, cheese, milk, juice, etc. I've had some people argue with me about this, saying that that would be depriving them. Well, F*CK THAT. When I was a kid and we didn't have the extra money for goodies, MY PARENTS DIDN'T BUY THEM!!!!!!!!!
Third, would be you can only receive welfare benefits for x amount of time and then you are out of the program. After that you are required to find yourself a job to support yourself or find alternative assistance.
My brother used to have a Jeep Cherokee and he put a sticker on the back window. It read "Work Harder. Millions on Welfare Depend on You."