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I went grocery shopping last night and the 4 people in front of me all used food stamps or EBT cards. One lady had her cart full frozen food, lunch meat, soda, junk food and baby food.

Then it got me thinking - One of the reasons why restaurant prices are skyrocketing is because people aren't eating out as much and cooking their own meals.

I remember overhearing someone at my job saying that their friend or family member gets $300 a month in stamps plus another $95 for covid relief - $395 in food stamps every month. I don't even think I could eat $200 worth a groceries a month let alone double that.

No wonder why everyone is so fucking fat too.

I went grocery shopping last night and the 4 people in front of me all used food stamps or EBT cards. One lady had her cart full frozen food, lunch meat, soda, junk food and baby food. Then it got me thinking - One of the reasons why restaurant prices are skyrocketing is because people aren't eating out as much and cooking their own meals. I remember overhearing someone at my job saying that their friend or family member gets $300 a month in stamps plus another $95 for covid relief - $395 in food stamps every month. I don't even think I could eat $200 worth a groceries a month let alone double that. No wonder why everyone is so fucking fat too.

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[–] [deleted] • 9 pts

I don't even think I could eat $200 worth a groceries a month let alone double that.

You couldn't eat through $45 a week in groceries? A value pack of T-bone steaks is that much.

[–] • 5 pts

Nowadays yes. I shop at Aldi - the cheapest grocery there is - and $50 barely gets me through a week. About 5 years ago $50 would get me around 2 weeks of food there.

[–] • 3 pts

Yeah I am about to eat half of a $16 ribeye which if that was all I ate every day would be $56 a week.

[–] [deleted] • 4 pts

Half a ribeye per day??! You need like two per day to not be calorie negative.

[–] • 3 pts (edited )

I'll eat $200 in a meal sometimes, it's a bit rare, and $100 of it would probably be in alcohol

[–] • 4 pts

Perhaps, but I believe it is more so the higher costs of labor and raw food. Demand does play a part in it of course. EBT, high rent, high gas, etc.. all reason restaurants might not be doing the volume they used to.

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[–] [deleted] • 3 pts

$200 in groceries a month

That's like 8 oz of beef, a potato, and a glass of milk each day. To say nothing for toilet paper, laundry soap, dishwasher detergent, etc.......

[–] • 3 pts

You can only buy FOOD with FOOD STAMPS lol

[–] • 0 pt

This is incorrect. Anything deemed a “necessity” can be bought with food stamps, up to and including alcohol and tobacco.

You’re paying for way more of these lazy niggers’ lifestyle than you realize

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

As someone who deals with niggers from time to time, niggers are the most entitled, arrogant assholes you will ever meet. We shouldn't be giving them crap, we should send them back to Africa where they belong

[–] [deleted] • 0 pt

ok then say nothing about those things. Hell I don't know. Either way $200 is low.

[–] • 2 pts

I cook whole foods from scratch, and don't need to buy meat.

It's actually become a challenge for me to feed two people three squares + snacks under $100/wk. Granted we do live in NYC and I do keep my pantry overstocked.

There is no way I can stay under budget buying even a small ammt of what I see EBT people buy. It's shocking to me as well.

Also, what is covid relief? Why do people need extra money because of covid?

[–] • 1 pt

You live in NYC? How bad is it there? Be honest.

[–] • 0 pt

Lots of people have left, fatties everywhere. Lots of jobs posted, but hardly any replies from employers.

Finance employers have started laying people off. Recession paranoia is high now.

[–] • 1 pt

I eat like $500/month. And that’s just steak, butter, cheese, eggs and fish.

[–] • 1 pt

You're paying reparations now and you don't even know it. Niggers are still buying the same shopping cart full of food that working people can no longer afford.

[–] • 0 pt

$260nzd a week family of five.

Doesn't include meat as I mostly raise my own.

Includes maybe $30 in stockpile each and every week. Built up a large non perishable store these last two years

Getting harder though.

[–] [deleted] • 0 pt

WTF, wages at a decent level for the bottom they should be fine if both adults work even a shitty job should cover it unless they are buying cars, houses, and other shit they cannot afford then it's a shopping addiction that needs to be controlled. I haven't used stamps since I was out of work over a decade ago from surgery.