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hernandezhoward

The Parking Lot Deal: 50 Cents on the Dollar

Jessica stood outside the Walmart entrance, clutching her EBT card. Her car’s transmission had blown, and the mechanic wouldn't take food stamps. She needed cash—desperately. She approached a shopper pushing a cart. "Hey," she whispered, her face burning with shame. "If I buy your groceries, like $100 worth, will you give me $50 cash?" The shopper hesitated, then nodded. They went through the checkout together. Jessica swiped her card, the transaction approved. Outside, money changed hands. Jessica lost $50 in food value instantly, but she got the cash she needed to get to work tomorrow. Is this fraud? Yes. But for Jessica, it was survival. #SNAPFraud #WelfareFraud #Poverty #SurvivalMode #USPolitics

Kimberly Parker

I Got Off Food Stamps Many Years Ago. Why I Still Fight Like Hell For That Program.

Years ago, I ended up pregnant and pretty much ghosted by the guy. This was back when just looking pregnant could get you fired, so I ended up spending most of my pregnancy sleeping on strangers' couches. Once my daughter was born, I moved back in with my mom and the stepfather who had abused me. It was awful, but I got food stamps and a tiny bit of cash, and I used that help to immediately enroll in school for the quickest degree possible. I put up with terrifying worry, a beat-up car constantly threatening to die, wearing old Goodwill uniforms, and the alcoholic rages at home—all to finish school and get us out. After two and a half years, I graduated, immediately got a great job, and stopped taking any kind of help. Because I went back to school, I spent the next 40 years in a career that paid way more than I ever expected, which meant I paid significantly more taxes back into the system that helped me. I pulled myself and my daughter out of poverty because of that temporary assistance. Now, someone please tell me why I would ever not want someone else to get that same hand up to improve their life and contribute more. #FoodStamps #Poverty #SocialSafetyNet #PersonalStory #Taxes #WhyWeNeedHelp #GiveBack #SNAP

contrerasrebecca

Dungeon: Born into poverty, with no control over one's destiny

A group of ordinary people live in the slums of Annawadi, India. Severe inequality did not lead to rebellion, but rather to near-self-destructive efforts, sacrifices, speculation, and creativity under existing conditions. I saw countless lives and the demise of one life after another, with little hope in sight. Numbness has long replaced despair, and each attempt is swallowed by a sense of powerlessness. Death and misfortune can strike at any moment. Even when the Abdus family finally achieved justice, they were forced to continue scavenging for a living. So where are the equality and security that those in power keep shouting about? Why must some people endure suffering their entire lives, constantly worrying about basic necessities? #Entertainment#Photography#PortraitPhotography#Poverty#Slums

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The Parking Lot Deal: 50 Cents on the Dollar

I Got Off Food Stamps Many Years Ago. Why I Still Fight Like Hell For That Program.

Dungeon: Born into poverty, with no control over one's destiny