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Probably more to satisfy the middle class of his voting base who are the more likely recipients of tax refunds this time of year.

We don’t have to confuse where we’ve been with where we have to go. I’m going to choose to have hope that things are going to get better. ?

@Christiep77 I would love to have hope . It's never been my strong point. I am a bit of a history geek and i find that human nature has very dark swings for long periods of time. Do you see something that causes you to be hopeful?

I work for the Social Security Administration. What are you asking specifically?

@Christiep77 ... thanks. I have clients who are on SSDI who say that their food stamps are included with their monthly disability payment rather than via EBT through my state's Dept of Economic Services. Economic Services is dispersing Feb food stamps early due to the shut down.

My question - if someone is receiving food stamps with their SSDI check, will their FS payment come early or will it come with their check as usual? Thanks!

@tonyp ok! All caught up now lol. ?. This must be something that is state specific to Vermont and I am not familiar with it. My office services counties in Va and WV and neither of these states has an option to disperse FS with SSA benefits. I think this is an awesome idea though! One less thing for them to keep up with!

@Christiep77 ... Vermont does do some things differently! Keep in mind that I have never heard about combining FS and SSDI until now. So, who knows how correct that is. Thanks for the information!!

@tonyp There are some states that have a state supplement to the SSI program. In other words, if you receive SSI, the needs based program, you also receives funds from the state. This is other than SNAP benefits though. Perhaps this is what they are talking about?

I once gave to a food bank program through my church. I would go out and buy non-perishables. One day I looked into some of the many bags set out in the church lobby. Most contained old food and one was full of raw noodles (not in individual bags but simply a grocery bag full of noodles)

@JackPedigo sad and lazy. I relied on a food bank for 3 years at a local church. They decided to do monthly dinners instead. I feel for the people that had to go elsewhere. Luckily Dan and I can afford groceries.

@sassygirl3869 My neighbor got into drugs (meth) and relied on food banks to keep him fed. When he finally got the message and enrolled in a program he brought over food he had gotten. Most was long since expired and there was even a grocery bag of ancient Pinto beans.
His grandparents lived during the depression and became hoarders (you could not walk through their house for all the stuff). They even hoarded property and became wealthy. The depression era was pushed off on their daughter (neighbors mother) and the neighbor. Guess what, even though they had a good income (the mother bought a 4,000 sq foot house) they continued to shop at cheap grocery stores and food banks. They were basically taking food away from those that really needed it.