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Re:Marines mobilized in response to LA protests by johnnyanmac on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @06:19PM (#44242115)
If people say the "free Foo" being offered, I wage many would choose to keep buying better quality Foo. These people are not offered luxury. It can barely be considered essentials.

Also: Food stamps can't buy alcohol (let alone drugs).

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Re:Marines mobilized in response to LA protests by t-3 on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @12:09AM (#44244122)
I agree with your point, but food stamps can be used to buy drugs and alcohol... Buyer generally pays ~50% cash value. Very common for addicts to hand the EBT card over to dealer on the 3rd, but the vast majority receiving assistance use it honestly.
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