Comments on: Food Stamps etc. http://www.babblegator.com/2009/09/foodstamps-et/ This and that. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:52:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ann http://www.babblegator.com/2009/09/foodstamps-et/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Ann Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:21:36 +0000 http://www.babblegator.com/?p=164#comment-12 I know someone who is - was ? - on food stamps - and the 80 bucks the government deemed enough could not possibly cover healthy food for a month for mom and baby. Once, standing in line at HEB, a woman in front of me paid with food stamps - didn't have enough - had two babies - and I was ready to shell out the money for the milk and crackers, but she found another dollar in her purse and could pay. Maybe free healthy food classes - with free baby care - could be part of such a program? If the government just gave money, they could buy other stuff that is NOT food - and the goal of the program is to feed the hungry, or not? I know someone who is – was ? – on food stamps – and the 80 bucks the government deemed enough could not possibly cover healthy food for a month for mom and baby. Once, standing in line at HEB, a woman in front of me paid with food stamps – didn’t have enough – had two babies – and I was ready to shell out the money for the milk and crackers, but she found another dollar in her purse and could pay. Maybe free healthy food classes – with free baby care – could be part of such a program? If the government just gave money, they could buy other stuff that is NOT food – and the goal of the program is to feed the hungry, or not?

]]> By: Jenny http://www.babblegator.com/2009/09/foodstamps-et/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Jenny Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:24:15 +0000 http://www.babblegator.com/?p=164#comment-11 Hmm... I think this is one of those things need to learn more about. How exactly are food stamps supposed to encourage good nutrition? Also, what exactly is this "learning how to learn" thing? Isn't that a bit paradoxical? I remember being told in high school that that's what I was doing, and I needed to go to college to learn actual, facts, skills, etc. Then in college they told me that that's what grad school/professional school is for. : P By the way, congratulations on kicking but in school so far. : ) Hmm… I think this is one of those things need to learn more about. How exactly are food stamps supposed to encourage good nutrition?

Also, what exactly is this “learning how to learn” thing? Isn’t that a bit paradoxical? I remember being told in high school that that’s what I was doing, and I needed to go to college to learn actual, facts, skills, etc. Then in college they told me that that’s what grad school/professional school is for. : P

By the way, congratulations on kicking but in school so far. : )

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