It’s also bizarre to imagine a person who is willing to delay gratification enough that they’re selling milk for a year or more. But not realize food stamps would give them back more cash if they just used it to subsidize their food budget instead of selling food they don’t need at a loss.
Like I get there are people who use grey markets around restricted subsidies for quick cash, losing value in the process, when they need cash for something else. But usually it’s for low cash value stuff, not something that would take months of saving and planning. Also the solution is to remove restrictions and trust that poor people can prioritize their spending.
It’s also bizarre to imagine a person who is willing to delay gratification enough that they’re selling milk for a year or more. But not realize food stamps would give them back more cash if they just used it to subsidize their food budget instead of selling food they don’t need at a loss.
Like I get there are people who use grey markets around restricted subsidies for quick cash, losing value in the process, when they need cash for something else. But usually it’s for low cash value stuff, not something that would take months of saving and planning. Also the solution is to remove restrictions and trust that poor people can prioritize their spending.
I think they mean WIC (sp?). I’ve known multiple women who got more than 1 gallon of milk a week for free, but not food they could actually use.