#ebt card

[anonymous-depressed-figure]

Just argued about whether or not food stamps should exist with a person who’s parents own two Teslas (one for every day and one for date nights)

[monkeymeghan]

This shit is terrifying because I rely on four of those things to live. If I don’t get my SSD, I can’t pay my bills. If I don’t get my SNAP benefits, I can’t eat. If I don’t have my Medicare and Medicaid, I can’t get any prescriptions or healthcare.

If you or anyone you care about is relying on:

Food stamps/SNAP/EBT

SSI/SSDI/social security

a tax refund not yet received as of May 2023

a government employee salary

Medicaid

Medicare

Pell grants that have not yet been disbursed

Or anything else paid out by the US federal government—

You need to be aware of what's happening with the debt ceiling!

Because any or all of the items listed above might not be funded right away in June 2023.

The US government is increasingly looking like it will run out of money on or around June 1st, and no one has yet made the rules about which bills WILL get paid when that happens.

The usual way the gov stops this from happening is being blocked by Republicans who insist they won't let the problem be fixed until programs keeping people alive are cut. (They won't cut corporate subsidies though.)

You and people you care about could be impacted by this.

Please save back any money you can, fill your prescriptions now, and look up news about the debt ceiling.

[banklady]

More Than Groceries: Stretch Your SNAP Dollars with These Perks

One Saturday morning, the kitchen was in chaos – the kids bickering, a forgotten bill on the counter, and a fridge that looked alarmingly bare. Mom sighed. It seemed like every penny earned was already spoken for before it even hit their bank account. Then, a neighbor stopped by, excited about a new museum exhibit she’d gotten into for almost nothing, thanks to her SNAP benefits. Later, a family…

[professionalkinkshaming]

It always fucked me up that EBT was structured like this, but you always have conservatives trying to cut it due to “fraud”. Like, if you're on EBT you have to commit EBT fraud. No questions asked. If your income is low enough to need EBT, one day, youre gonna need to exchange your food stamps for money. One day youre gonna need bleach or lightbulbs or towels or some other basic fucking life necessity, and you're not gonna have the money, all you'll have is food stamps, which are good but isn't going to turn into detergent. So you're gonna buy someones groceries with your food stamps and they'll give you back the money in cash, so you can buy your kid a winter coat or get them some shoes or keep the lights on, and both you will have committed a felony.*

*it's a felony if it's over $100 in my state, might be different in other places

You should be allowed to buy a hot, rotisserie chicken from the grocery store with EBT. You should be allowed to buy toothpaste and toilet paper. You should be allowed to buy otc medications. EBT should be expanded to include all basic necessities and be increased to match.

[catboyelimgarak]

Gonna be looking at the fake Monterrey whales while being in my whale skirt today ☺️

[luckyshouse]

would anyone be willing to send me 1$ so i could afford a soda inhumane lucky treatment(no soda) is happening right now

edit: SODA HAS BEEN PURCHASED THANK YOU <333

[determinate-negation]

[flamingpen18]

Need Help

We have an issue I have been trying for 2 weeks to fix.

Dave lost my EBT card nearly 2 weeks ago when he went to Walmart. I called the store and was told it wasn't there. Dave went to the store and was told it wasn't there. He traced his steps and it is gone. He even tore apart the van. It is missing.

Here's the kicker. When we moved, I reported my COA immediately. Wouldn't you know that when I went to report my card lost, Public Assistance has still not bothered to put my new address in the system. So I contacted them again. I am still waiting for them to catch up. Meanwhile, we are out of food and no card means that on the 22nd, I can't buy any.

Delaware, you need to get your act together.

If anyone can help a little it would be greatly appreciated.

@helly-watermelonsmellinfellon

[ringneckedpheasant]

made myself mac n cheese & started having flashbacks to my evil ex roommate who acted like I deserved the death penalty for suggesting that she add polish sausage to our mac n cheese once. she was literally out here eating peanut butter & miracle whip sandwiches & still thought she had room to judge me

[hungee-boy]

honestly if you live in a blue state and can afford a decent home and all your meds/food/utilities i want to hear NOTHING in regards to us in red states

i live in greg abbott's red texas. you know, the largest state that borders the most vilified neighboring country and receives the majority of latino immigrants + has a huge black population + a lot of arab and asian immigrants

i will not tolerate blame put on the people in red states who are constantly harassed and belittled because of their race, origin, religion, gender, and economic status

you want someone to blame? blame your party who did nothing to get people out of poverty, did nothing in response to police violence and killings, did nothing for palestine/lebanon, did nothing in response to abbott and desantis' vitriolic anti-latino racism and policies

democrats did what they do best, follow the right-leaning trend and lose to republicans

[touhouweed]

im hungry i want burger pls

venmo@monicore

[arctic-hands]

yes bank, I KNOW I'm very low on cash, stop emailing me about it