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In reply to the discussion: A friend of mine saw someone using food stamps to pay for ice cream bars. [View all]suffragette
(12,232 posts)Same then as now and believe me, the people who did (and do) this eyed every item and took every opportunity to make a condescending remark. It's their way of making people on welfare, AfDC, Social Security, etc 'pay' in shame and humiliation. And it's directed at the children as well as the adults.
It's truly ugly, proud2BlibKansan, which is why it's far from the behavior you would have or understand since over the years I've seen your many posts of compassion toward others and especially for the youth in our education system. At this point, some of those eagle-eyed, shopping line commentors must be the children or even grandchildren of those who did this to my mother and her generation. They are emulating the behavior they learned from their parents.