I remember growing up in the Charlestown section of Boston, Massachusetts with very working class, predominately, Irish immigrant families. We had moms that stayed home and raised the kids and a dad that worked himself half to death just to make ends meet. We did not have the best brand names of cloths nor did we go out to eat often. We had what we needed to get by and never thought we were un-provided for.
What has happened to We The People of today? We seem so ingrained in an entitlement society we can’t begin to imagine doing without something. I do believe society should help people out when something bad happens in their lives making it difficult to get by. I do not believe we should help people out to make it easy for them to not attempt to make their own lives better.
I drive by fast food joints all the time and see the signs that say EBT accepted here. At first I thought they were talking about ATM cards until my sons clued me in. This is the card we in California give to people who are in need, to help them get food. We used to call it food stamps.
In times gone by you could only buy certain items with food stamps, but today you can go get fast food for dinner using the EBT card. Some say this is a good thing because it makes the people feel just like everyone else. Well I am a firm believer in only having what you can afford to have. If things are tight in my family, we don’t go out to dinner, we eat at home.
A lot has been said and written about the obesity problem in our country, so why are we encouraging poorer people to serve fast food to their families? If we as a society are really concerned for people we should make sure that the food bought with government, I mean, We The People’s money, be spent on nutritious food and not the same food that is turning our society into a very obese people.
Recently I was at the check-out at the grocery store and the people in front of me bought a whole lot of soda and a case of Monster drinks. I did think it was excessive but, to each their own. I was floored when the person paid with an EBT card. My wife and I both work but would never consider spending money on a case of Monster drinks. This is what is being purchased with We The People’s money.
Our local governments need to really take a look at this situation and make some changes to the system so that the people they serve are given the opportunity to get healthy food and given a chance to get back on their feet. Entitlements are not meant to be a lifelong endeavor, they only are meant to help people out for a short time. Time for change is now.
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