Food Stamps at Whole Foods

Benefits for food stamps have expanded to include lots of people, including these folks:

Faced with lingering unemployment, 20- and 30-somethings with college degrees and foodie standards are shaking off old taboos about who should get government assistance and discovering that government benefits can indeed be used for just about anything edible, including wild-caught fish, organic asparagus and triple-crème cheese. …  “At first, I thought, ‘Why should I be on food stamps?’” said Magida, digging into her dinner. “Here I am, this educated person who went to art school, and there are a lot of people who need them more. But then I realized, I need them, too.”

Really? You really though you would go to art school and have a consistently sustainable career?

via Hipsters on food stamps


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