Do people need a reason to SAH?

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-29-1999
Do people need a reason to SAH?
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Sun, 07-18-2010 - 9:28am

This theme was touched upon in another thread and I wanted to discuss it further.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 01-15-2006
Mon, 09-06-2010 - 9:18am

FWIW, government jobs are tightening their belts.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-15-2006
Mon, 09-06-2010 - 9:23am
thanks, i guess my question is...how is a food stamp different then than WIC?

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-08-2009
Mon, 09-06-2010 - 9:34am
WIC is a supplemental program for pregnant and lactating women and babies and young children who are at risk of malnutrtion because they can't afford enough food to last the month. It provides milk, eggs, and a number of other food basics, all high nutrition food. It id not double dipping, it is DESIGNED to be a supplemnt to food stamps, which do not exactly put an abundance of fod on the table. And it helps out the working poor who are often "food insecure."
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-22-2009
Mon, 09-06-2010 - 9:43am

Diapers are not covered under WIC. It is a nutritional program and covers only food items.

They are different in that with WIC you receive vouchers for certain items (formula, milk, eggs, juice, peanut butter, cereal etc) based on the criteria you qualify under (what one receives would be different for a pregnant/breast feeding woman, an infant and a child).

Food stamp is more like cash (or at this point debit), the person decides what food items to spend it on.

A person who qualifies for both would use their WIC vouchers to get the items that it covers. Use food stamps to get food items not covered under WIC and then you cash for additional food they need and non food items.

The limits on food stamps are so low it is almost impossible to actually eat completely on them alone. Most people also have to purchase food.

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-08-2009
Mon, 09-06-2010 - 9:56am
Why is that a joke, seriusly? Corporate welfare costs the US taxpayers much more than private welfare fraud. I am not seeing the humor in this.
iVillage Member
Registered: 01-15-2006
Mon, 09-06-2010 - 10:05am
gotcha, WIC is a voucher, food stamp more like cash.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-22-2009
Mon, 09-06-2010 - 10:18am
They are both administered by the Dept of Agriculture but are different programs.


Edited 9/6/2010 10:24 am ET by emptynester2009
iVillage Member
Registered: 01-08-2009
Mon, 09-06-2010 - 10:28am
Food stamps are not cash, because you can't buy soap, shampoo, toilet paper with them. You can't pay the rent or the light bill with them. Most people on welfare don't get cash, they get food stamps and medical careand sometimes subsidiZed rent. A much smaller proportion qualifies for out and out cash benefits. WIC is designed to provide supplemntal food to people at risk for malnutrition. I like those thinds of technicalities because it ensures that people are getting what they need most first: food. Shelter, medical care.
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-16-2010
Mon, 09-06-2010 - 11:51am

I find it absolutely appalling that there are so many people who have no clue how the *system* works, or what it's actually for, that begrudge said *system* and those who need it.


I happen to work with a number of families who are on one or both of these programs....out of all of them, I can't think of one who doesn't *work* for his/her benefits.

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-15-2006
Mon, 09-06-2010 - 12:17pm

i said it was like cash..and about technicalities, whew, for a second there i thought we were going to revisit the comparison of this dept of health and human service to where my subsidies come from, that only department name is what separates them or something....i

 

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