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If I remember correctly.. It came in a cardboard box and wrapped in plastic... I was young.. but I have thought about that cheese often in my adulthood LOLOLOLOL

That's exactly right. There are "poor things" that I was embarrassed about at the time. Now I have wtf moments, like why was I embarrassed.

Like having my mom pack me bean and cheese burritos for school lunch wrapped in a piece of aluminum foil. All the other kids had sandwiches in plastic baggies. I felt like I stood out like a sore thumb.

Now tacos and burritos are one of the most commonly eaten foods in America. Go figure.

I didnt like how the other kids treated us "Free lunchers". Nor did I like the looks people would give you if you ran into the grocery store for your mom and paid with food stamp coupons. You wasnt allowed to peel them off til you used them, so folks would have to wait and watch you peel them off.

Tacos are my favorite! And I had frozen burritos the other night lol. Always liked both.

Yep. They looked down on you. Now, I don't like standing behind someone in line with WIC or whatever, not because they're poor but because the stores take forever. The government really should give them cards to swipe. No need to advertise everyone's status as poor.

There is no shame in being poor financially, poor in spirit is what is shameful.

I agree. They did finally do that with the food stamps though. Its now an EBT card. They mostly did that, cause a lot of folks were selling the stamps for cash. They still do it with the card though, just loan the card.

I think those might be people that are desperate to pay some other kind of bill, electricity, etc or maybe drugs.

Not all the time, trust me. Because a lot folks that were getting a lot of stamps, would also get electric assistance and housing assistance, etc. So a lot of times the cash was used to buy other things, like alcohol or bling bling rims and such.

Yeah, that's terrible. I hate that about the system. The problem I have with stopping social services is that you would harm a lot of innocent people for the small percentage of scammers.

Me too, believe me. You have actual people on disability and stuff, that need the help. Then you got others, that find it is easier to sit on their ass and get a check than go out and be a productive member of society. The system is so fucked up.

A lot of people are scared, others can't afford to move. It's expensive to move. There are jobs in places that can be filled if people were willing to leave "home".

That is true. American workers have become a heck of a lot less mobile Since the 1950's and 1960's. People just aren't as willing to move for work these days. Part of it is cost but another is because a lot of lower wage workers figure out they can do better on welfare and maybe working under the table.

Most low, even mid-wage workers don't have the money it costs to move. You need rent deposits, first and last, and the money to move your stuff (or buy new stuff) and yourself. Back in the day, employers used to help people with moving expenses. For most people, that kind of job no longer exists. And then there's the issue of leaving your famiy and friends. That can be painful.

Oh that's not true Lotus. There is always a way to move. Always.

Yeah it can suck moving far from family and friends but trying to afford to be somewhere you cant afford is beyond miserable. It's much better to just move.

I've thrown belongings in trash bags and took a train from New Orleans to Detroit. With small children.

I've temporarily lived in my car until I had move in costs(and btw....it was awesome).

There is ALWAYS a way.

My lil brother, with nothing, literally drove across the country in his shitty $500 car. Now he is a millionaire lol. But he greatly misses his family and friends here.

I remember you mentioning him and how working in the city turned him into a liberal Lol.

Getting an education and seeing the world outside the bubble did it. Conservatism comes from narrow minds.

No Lotus, it's what the so called "educated" are taught in academia regarding social issues which cause them to think a certain way.

The liberal left has dominated academia for over 70 years, hence why most "intellectuals" are always liberals and seeth about anyone on the political right.

No, dear. It's not indoctrination. It's just what happens when you open your mind to the world around you. No one needs to seethe about the right for the facts to show themselves. I feel sorry for all of you people who have shut it down.

Yes it is indoctrination. CRT for example is not a natural occurrence, it's opinion. An opinion held by vindictive twats with a huge grudge against white people.

Wish schools would get back to the original 3 R's....

Reading
wRiting
and aRithmetic.

Not...

Reading only whats approved
Retards
and Racism

I can only shake my head when people who know nothing about eduction say what they think education should be.

We pay for it.

Maybe that bill should just fall on everyone who knows how it's done and those of us who want better literacy and general eds can take our money and do it our way.