Sure, you or I or anyone else here would do it differently. My point was only that some people on welfare don't have that ability to make rational choices and stick to them.

>For sure it's a legitimate story, but -- I dunno -- one would think that a family on food stamps would be a bit more judicious. When I was a teen my father lost his job and we went through some very tough times. We never went hungry but I for damn sure don't recall any barbeques.
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>>It's fair to say a lot of people on food stamps have a hard time managing many parts of their lives, money being only one of them. I have seen similar scenes of shopping carts filled with uneconomic and unhealthy foods like Cap'n Crunch, Cheetos, Pop Tarts, and big bottles of orange soda. You would think the 5 year old was the one choosing the groceries. That said, I'm sure the rising prices of food staples have had on impact on those with fixed incomes, so it's a legitimate news story.