[Vision2020] Economist Rankings of the World's Greatest

[Janesta]

I'm curious. How many of you have been on food stamps, or, used the food
bank? Do you know what kind of food is offered, and how much at the food
bank? I deliver produce for Backyard Harvest. Two bags of food to last a
month, for one person. In those two bags, is about enough food for a week,
week and a half, maximum. What then?


Thanks,
Janesta

On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 5:01 PM, Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Food Banks Vs. Quest Cards
>
> Food Banks win hands down for three major reasons.
>
> 1) Fraud. People that don't claim income get food stamps.
>
> 2) Cost:  It costs more to create an entire bureau of the government to
> establish regulations, enforce them, and distribute funds and cards which
> a food bank does not have.
>
> 3) Access. There are a large number of people that gross more than $940 a
> month but still need assistance in purchasing food and other needed items.
> Expecting people to survive, especially those with a disability or the
> elderly that need medical assistance, on $940 a month is joke, if not
> criminal. People that are making above $940 a month can get food from a food
> bank without the hassle, humiliation, and frustration.
>
> I would cut the food stamp program by about 2/3, and give the money to
> private organizations with a solid record of providing services to the poor
> and those in need.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Donovan
>
> *"Kai Eiselein, Editor" <editor at lataheagle.com>* wrote:
>
> I don't know about today, with the "Quest cards" and all, but there used to
>
> be a thriving black market for paper food stamps.
> Recipients would simply sell their stamps for about half of the face value,
>
> allowing them to purchase booze, drugs smokes... whatever their vice was.
> Government programs cannot and will not ever be as efficient as private
> programs for the simple fact that the government has no motivation to do
> anything efficiently, after all it can just keep sucking money from the
> average working American.
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Dave"
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:50 AM
> To: "vision2020"
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Economist Rankings of the World's Greatest
>
> > How about food stamps?
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > g. crabtree wrote:
> >> Spoken like a man who can't come up with a coherent answer for a rather
> >> straight forward question.
> >>
> >> "Just what mechanism for assistance do you envision that an "affluent
> and
> >> technologically advanced" nation might come up with that would be less
> >> shameful?"
> >>
> >> Perhaps you simply were confused by my presentation. I'll try again.
> >>
> >> Privately operated food banks efficiently provide a needed service. How
> >> do
> >> you think it could be done better?
> >>
> >> g
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Windows, OSX, or Linux is the same choice as:
> > McDonalds, Burger King, or a (real) Co-Op.
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