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You and your child are very excited about attending a birthday party. However, when you arrive there, he will not talk to anyone, looks at the floor and clings to your leg. He acts like he does not want to be there at all. Does this scenario sound familiar?
All children can experience shyness at some point. Shyness, or feelings of discomfort or inhibition in social situations, is a common issue with young children. As a parent, you want to see your child grow socially and developmentally. You may be worried that shyness will cause him to miss out on activities and friendships.While, researchers suspect that there may be a genetic component to shyness, past experiences may also play an important role.
Parents and others who work with children frequently attempt to involve shy children in activities because they know that shy kids are missing out on social and developmental experiences. However, it is also important to help these children overcome shyness, because some of them will not outgrow it. Some become shy teens and adults.
When Should You Be Concerned About Shyness?
There are no precise guidelines for when you should seek professional help for your shy child. If shyness is particularly troublesome or if the shyness causes significant social impairment, like refusing to speak at school or refusing to join groups, a professional evaluation may be needed.
According to John Walkup, MD, an associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, even if the social impairment is only 10%-20% of a child's functioning, it can still be "very important to a child's growth and development" and should be addressed. Instead of asking whether your child is significantly socially impaired, Dr. Walkup prefers to ask whether your child is "functioning optimally."
How Can You Help?
There are a number of techniques that you can use to help your child overcome shyness. Here are just a few important ways that you can help:
Try Not to Be Judgmental
"Shy people often believe that others are constantly judging them," says Charlotte Smith, MA, director of the Social Fitness Public Education Program for The Shyness Institute in Palo Alto, California. Therefore, parents should try not to be too judgmental about themselves, their children, or others, Smith suggests. Along the same lines, parents should avoid making comments such as, "Don't do that! Everyone is looking at you!" When parents are very judgmental, it reinforces children's beliefs that the world is judging them. This causes them to be shy for fear of negative evaluation.
Set Reasonable Goals
It is natural for parents to want to protect their children in situations when they feel shy. However, this is not necessarily the best course of action. When parents become too protective with shy children, they decrease their expectations and unknowingly reinforce the shy behavior, says Dr. Walkup. On the other hand, when parents set reasonable goals for children to overcome shyness and help them to achieve these goals, children can make gradual progress toward becoming more comfortable in social situations.
An important first step is for parents to anticipate when a child will exhibit shyness. Then, parents can set a reasonable goal for the child to achieve in connection with the upcoming event. As an example, Dr. Walkup suggests that if you know your child will not order in a restaurant, you might set a reasonable goal such as having her order his own drink. Then, before going to the restaurant, communicate your expectations to your child and do a little role-playing so he can anticipate and rehearse what will happen. (Trying to implement a new goal "on the spot" instead of planning in advance with your child may lead to a power struggle.)
Offering a reward in exchange for meeting the goal is one of the best motivators for helping your child to change his behavior. However, even if he does not quite meet his goal and earn his reward, it is still important to provide feedback after an event, praising any small progress and effort toward overcoming shyness.
Do Not Push
Smith adds that helping children to overcome shyness is "a balance between not being overly protective and not being overly pushy." Although it is important for parents to help children to make small social accomplishments, it is also important not to use harsh comments as a form of encouragement. John Malouff, an associate professor of psychology at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, explains that parents may run into more resistance if they push their children too hard. The key is to expect gradual improvement.
Do Not Use the "Shy" Label
Find other ways to describe your child other than labeling him as "shy." Calling your child "shy" can encourage him to think of himself as shy and, consequently, to act shy. Of course, family, friends and others may still innocently make remarks in front of your child about his shyness. To counter these comments, Dr. Malouff recommends explaining the behavior in some other way. For example, you might say, "He is not shy. It just takes him a little while to warm up."
Empathize and Identify With Your Child
It is helpful to empathize with your child's feelings of shyness. If you were shy as a child and overcame this behavior, share your story with your child. It is also important for parents to reassure children that feeling comfortable in various social situations takes practice, says Smith. Reading children's books about shyness to children is another way parents can talk about shyness.
Work Together for the Best Results
Enlisting the help of caregivers and teachers will give your efforts the most impact. Share which techniques are working and which are not to help your child overcome shyness, and work together toward gradually decreasing his shyness.
- Reviewer: Brian Randall, MD
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Now Windows 8 RTM has been released which comes with a new boot screen in which new Windows 8 logo is shown along with the same circle animation as shown in following image:
If you are using Windows 7 and want to have a look-like boot screen in Windows 7, this topic will help you.
Today in this topic, we are going to share Windows 8 RTM look-like boot screen for Windows 7 users. Interested people can follow these simple steps to enjoy this new boot screen:
1. First download the boot screen using following link:
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2. Once downloaded, extract the ZIP file using 7-Zip, WinRAR or any other archive utility.
3. You'll get Windows-8-RTM-Boot-Screen.bs7 file which contains the actual boot screen.
To apply this boot screen, you'll need a freeware "Windows 7 Boot Updater". You can download it using following link:
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5. Once you run the program, click on "File -> Load boot skin..." option. It'll open browse dialog box, select the Windows-8-RTM-Boot-Screen.bs7 file which you downloaded in step 1.
6. That's it. Click on "Apply" button and it'll apply the boot screen.
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I know many people have endured deprivation, isolation and great inconvenience during "the storm of the century," but I found something magical about it.
The scenes from last weekend in my East Rock neighborhood of New Haven might have been once-in-a-lifetime. It was like living in the 1800s.
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For two days, we stayed out of our cars and instead used the streets (which were devoid of motor vehicles) to walk, walk, walk.
Everybody else was doing the same. Orange Street and side streets were filled with families and couples; parents towing their kids on sleds, young adults on skis and snowshoes, others walking with their dogs.
On Saturday, while my wife and I were strolling down Orange Street with our springer spaniel, Olive, we encountered many friends from the neighborhood. This included John Dillon and his wife, Elizabeth Maddock Dillon, who had walked out of their home on Anderson Street (opposite the closed Archie Moore's bar-restaurant) and had continued all the way downtown, about three miles away.
The two Starbucks on Chapel Street were closed, John Dillon reported, but the Dunkin' Donuts opposite the Green was operating as usual. He saw only one other business that was open on the block from Church Street to High Street, a Chinese restaurant.
"Yale students were playing king of the hill on a huge mound of snow at the corner of College and Chapel," he said. "And other Yalies were using lunch trays to sled on a hill behind the Peabody Museum."
Dillon described the experience as "fun" and "liberating." I couldn't have agreed more.
Elizabeth Maddock Dillon coined the term "Orange Street promenade" for what was happening. It was very European. Continued...
They told us the Orange Street markets and virtually all other businesses down the street from where we were standing were not open. But they had seen two places that had somehow managed to open their doors: East Rock Pharmacy and Lulu's, the coffee house at the corner of Orange and Cottage streets.
By the time we got to Lulu's, it was late in the afternoon, so it had closed for the day. But I stopped in there Tuesday and owner Lulu de Carrone told me how her staff miraculously had served the neighborhood Saturday.
She said very early Saturday morning she called Yancey Hitt, the Wilbur Cross High School sophomore who works there part time, and told her not to attempt to come in.
But an hour or two later, Hitt called de Carrone, who was snowbound in Hamden's Whitneyville section, and said: "We're open and we're jammed with people!"
"Yancey had walked from her house on East Rock Road in three feet of snow!" de Carrone said.
She was also mighty impressed that another shop worker, Andrew Caine, had trudged over from State Street.
Jack Hitt, Yancey's dad, told me, "She got up at 6:30 and said, 'Dad, have you shoveled out the car?'"
"The car is not visible," he told her. "It's underneath a mound of snow. And there's no street on which to drive it."
He also noted, "Surely the store is closed."
"But she bundled herself up and headed out, like Dr. Zhivago," Hitt said. Continued...
Lulu's is at least a mile from the Hitt house.
De Carrone said there was a wonderful spirit in the air. "It's really nice when everybody helps everybody. It reminds me of when I grew up, when people were kind and you saw everybody in the streets."
As we spoke, one of her customers, knowing de Carrone had run low on milk because of snow-related delivery problems, went next door to P&M Orange Street Market to buy some for her.
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Right out of the box this little compressor worked fantastic. Once all of my accessories arrived and were teflon taped I started using this baby immediately and the compressor filled the tank with air quickly...Read complete review
Right out of the box this little compressor worked fantastic. Once all of my accessories arrived and were teflon taped I started using this baby immediately and the compressor filled the tank with air quickly. After the tanked reached 100 psi the automatic switch turned off the compressor as set by manufacturer. Next test was to fill my vehicles under-inflated tires. The tank unit was filled to 100 psi prior to using outside. The unit is nice and easy to carry also and was outside next to my vehicle in seconds for usage. Once I placed the air chuck on the tire valve stem it took about 12-15 seconds to reach 35 psi from 20 psi. Overall I am quite impressed with the unit and would highly recommend it to anyone considering a smaller oilless unit for their needs.
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I wanted a portable cheap compressor to top off my 5th wheel tires from 60 lbs to 80. This thing is noisy but if you set it out 20 feet and use the coiled airline...Read complete review
I wanted a portable cheap compressor to top off my 5th wheel tires from 60 lbs to 80. This thing is noisy but if you set it out 20 feet and use the coiled airline it is not to bad. I first just let it air up to 100 lbs and then connected to the trailer tire and it put a little air in and then the compressor kicked on. I have to run the compressor for a few minutes to barely get the tires up to 80. But it did do that job so I will keep it. Others I looked at would have done it better and quicker, but cost twice as much. Good enough for occasional use. It does fit easily in the truck tool box or underneath the camper. Have not tried it with the Honda 2000 generator, but I think it will work. I got the warranty because it is cheap insurance on this thing. With c* it was [$], I have seen it for 39, but I needed it right away.
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I use it to keep tires on my lawn equipment pumped up. I can let the compressor build pressure, shut off, then carry it to where I need the air. I also use it around the shop to blow debris from my chainsaws. Use a blowgun with a small orfice and your tank will last longer. Also, make sure all the disconnects are sealing correctly and you use teflon tape on the threads. Keep in mind that this is a very small, low powered unit. You get what you pay for. It works great for a brad nailer. It will not drive nails from a framing nailer or roofing nailer. In a pinch I have used it with a finish nailer. The compressor runs ever third shot though.
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Perfect for size my shop
By Eduardo
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this compressor has the perfect size for my projects. I use with a a professional finish nailer
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By toomann
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I bought this little compressor a year and a half ago to pump up bicycle and car tires at my house since gas stations now charge 75 cents to close to $1.50 for air. Besides the fact they rarely work well or run for more than 3 minutes. This guy does the job just fine. It does take awhile to build up pressure but once it does I can turn it off and it will hold 100psi indefinitely. 3 gallons is not alot of air so it will need to cycle quite alot depending on what your doing but for what I ask of it it's a great buy.
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It isn't 'loud', but is isn't quiet. I didn't feel like I was disturbing the whole neighborhood with this compressor like I did my old Porter Cable. Filled car tires just fine. I just let it run, it would take ages to fill if you let it turn on and off every time. 5/5 for the value, hell, it makes a good backup compressor for the money.
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I love my compressor. My hateful neighbor hates the sound & I get many breaks while it is refilling! Can't be beat with a stick!
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Good small compressor, will run off of a 400W inverter. I bought this compressor to keep in the truck and use to inflate tires etc. It is entirely too small run air tools, so move on if that's what you had in mind. It took a while to fill the 3 gallon tank, but once full it held pressure for days! No leaks.
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got at store .seen same product with a diffent name at a differnt name so i got a better price at habor freight. not a bad compressor at [$] .using it for around house jobs
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I originally bought this compressor for trips with my camper in case of a low tire, but after the first trip I decided to use it to run my brad nailer and air stapler on my upstairs remodel, it's been holding up well for a year now and still doing fine,I broke it in when I first got it even though there was no mention of it in the instructions. I'll buy another if this one ever dies! Good job Harbor Freight
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I bought this compressor for my small work shop. All I need is something for an air brush and to blow out my shotgun after cleaning. This little compressor should do the trick. When I plugged it in it went right to 100 psi and shut off. It didn't take all that long. One thing I noticed is that the manual said counterclockwise to increase pressure and clockwise to decrease it. WRONG! It's the other way around. If I need more power I have a bigger compressor in my larger work shop.
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Pumps up quickly with no leakage upon standing idle with adequate guages and pressure regulation. Great for tires, blow gun, etc. You cannot beat it for the price.
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Pie vendor refuses to accept EBT cards at farmers market. What do you think?
"I don't think American taxpayers should be footing the bill for people's pie purchases," Andrea Taber, proprietor of the Ever So Humble Pie Co. in Walpole, told the Boston Herald.
Taber sells her pies at the Braintree Farmers Market, yet refuses to accept tokens that the Farmers Market organizers sell to Electronic Benfits Transfer or EBT cardholders for use at the market.
Farmers Market chairwoman Donna Ingemanson said that people on food stamps needed healthy choices and asked the Herald, "What better chance to buy healthy foods than at a farmers market?"
Taber said buying fruits and vegetables with an EBT card is fine, but drew the line at using the card to purchase sweets, according to the Herald.
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I think she has the right not to accept EBT.
william grant
10:35 am on Saturday, August 18, 2012
I think shas has the right not to accept EBT .
10:35 am on Saturday, August 18, 2012
She disn't know about the token program when she joinrd the farmers market?? She has retail space in walpole and if she doesn't want to follow the rules like every other vendor at the market she should just try abd grow her business from there
Mark M. - Braintree
10:35 am on Saturday, August 18, 2012
If a business wants to choose not to accept any form of payment, that is THEIR right. There are still businesses that are "cash only". I think it's fine that the town issues the EBT tokens to give EBT card holders access to fresh fruits and vegetables. But I also think it is fine for a business owner to choose the forms of payment they accept.
Charlie Glew
4:44 pm on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
And why do you think some small businesses choose to accept cash only? Does tax avoidance, or perhaps cheating, come to mind? Society has accepted the notion that "under the table" is ok. Who makes up the difference? People with W2's and 1099's.
Tina Kasimer
10:35 am on Saturday, August 18, 2012
Your question is fundamentally flawed. "Can a business decide what form of payment to take" is the question, and the answer is of course! Only the grossly selfish and outrageous would think it okay for someone on the dole to use that money for a luxury item. This baker is a hero.
Dennis Naughton
5:22 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
So is everyone else nowadays, or haven't you noticed? It's the most hackneyed word in the English language.
Joe Calabro
10:35 am on Saturday, August 18, 2012
The problem she has with not selling them is that by law she has to because they're frozen, Had she baked them, they would have been considered "prepared foods" and therefore she would have been able to refuse them. Wouldn't be surprised if she got sued. I do believe that the tax payers shouldn't have to flip the bill for extravagant desserts, especially when a pie runs you $20.00.
Dale F. Appel
10:35 am on Saturday, August 18, 2012
So if I understand this article, the pie company owner is saying that people on food stamps [EBT] should not be allowed to purchase an occasional treat???? If she is worried about good nutrition, why be selling sweets at all? Yes, the concept of food stamps is so that individuals and families can purchase wholesome and nutritious foods, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't ever be able to have a sweet treat for themselves or their children. If she wants to sell her wares at a farmers market that has tokens for EBT customers, then she should have to honor those tokens. Nobody forced her to open up a booth at the farmer's market.
10:35 am on Saturday, August 18, 2012
I think this is a good article, but "what do you think?" shouldn't be the headline. I thought Patch was a news organization?
Kate Savage
10:35 am on Saturday, August 18, 2012
I wrote the company because I was a customer until reading this. I think they are taking a holy-than-tho and punitive attitude. While I have been fortunate enough to be employed and not need an EBT card, there are people I know who were out of work for years. They looked continuously because the economy is weak and they are older. It shocks me to think that they could have been treated so poorly by (N)ever So Humble Pie Co.
Phil Dana
7:50 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012
I will be at the market next week.... I will buy two pies with my cash. You most definitely have the right to sell or not sell to whomever you choose, for any reason you choose.... but keep that to yourself to stay out of trouble...
david franciosi
10:35 am on Saturday, August 18, 2012
For someone in a retail/wholesale business to make that kind of statement is absolutely close to insane..what business is it of hers if someone decides to eat a pie or a steak with their ebt card. I think she made this statement to bring attention to herself and her failing pie business..this is more of a political statement than a human statement..money is money and it comes in many forms..who owns the money has the right to spend it in whatever they see fit..even if its on one of her not so good pies..ive had them and they are horrible..and she needs to change the name of her business cause humble this lady aint..she is arrogant and is gonna find herself right out of business one day with these kinds of statements and publicity stunts.. then she will be on ebt and looking to buy a pie!
mary kraus
10:35 am on Saturday, August 18, 2012
No, I don't believe the EBT cards should be use for anything but good foods,vegies,fruits. That's what they were invented for. To feed our children better nutrition.
mary kraus
10:35 am on Saturday, August 18, 2012
The EBT cards are already being use for to many things that they were not intended for. IOt's time we control this better. If people are not going to use as meant, givet to those that are really in need and will use it fot the right reasons, as keeping their families well and teaching them how to eat and stay healthy.
Dan O'Neil
10:35 am on Saturday, August 18, 2012
My sister used to get this benefit. Baked goods are considered prepared food. This merchant has every right to refuse this form of payment. He/she is obeying the law. I saw this story on Fox News as well. If these folks want to bake they can buy the ingredients in a supermarket and bake for themselves. They should pay cash for prepared food. You can't use an EBT at a restaraunt for the same reason. EBT cards aren't meant for people to go out on the town and rip it up. They are meant for folks who really need help getting buy to purchase necessary food items. I completely support the merchant. If I wasn't dieting I'd purchase from them.
D. redgie
10:35 am on Saturday, August 18, 2012
It's like someone buying your product with your tax dollars O' it is someone buying your product with your tax dollars. When it comes to financial aid luxuries should be left out because you should be in survival mode.
10:35 am on Saturday, August 18, 2012
I love this woman! She has every right to turn them down. I wish more people would. There needs to be some serious reform with the EBT system. I personally think that people should not be able to buy prepared foods at all. They should also have to by generic when it at possible. IT needs to be more like the WIC system. It is the tax payers footing the bill for the EBT system and most of the people on the system are eating better than those not on it. I think the thing that irks me the most is the sign on the lobster tank at Shaws that reads that people can use their EBT cards to buy the lobster but not to steam it. OK, why is lobster an option. This is to help people who are low income. I hate getting stuck behind somebody in line buying Filet Mignon and other expensive things with my tax dollars while my family is eating ground chuck. There should be guidelines for what they are allowed!
8:07 pm on Tuesday, August 21, 2012
I agree with your point, but, just for the record, lobster is probably one of the most economical foods you can buy right now. You're correct about the extravagance of filet mignon, but we just got a bunch of chicken lobsters for $4.99/lb this weekend. What's that ground chuck costing these days???
Kate Savage
12:21 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
One thing that everyone is avoiding is that there are plenty of people who are or were on food stamps that spent many years paying taxes. Why all of a suddenly do they not count?
12:21 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
With all due respect, what does this have to do with Dedham??
Gail Murray
12:21 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
It' s not always easy to take a stand for your principles. Criticism will come in many forms, especially from people who believe that EBT cards should be used for any/all purchases. I applaud this woman's courage. She could easily take the money and increase her profits, but she has chosen not to. I visited her shop as a show of support and purchased some amazing products with money that I earned as a small business owner.
david franciosi
12:21 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
lowertaxes you obviouisly are unaware of the fact that you cannot purchase "prepared foods" with an ebt card..her pies are frozen and not "prepared" they are not baked..if they were they would not be available to ebt holders..this is the point..they are within the guidelines of the ebt rules/regulations..she is making a personal statement and not a business statement and not following the rules...she should have just opted out of the farmers market and called it a day..but she chose to open up a can of worms and make this a "statement"..very much a negative statement about people who hold ebt cards..this is condescending and arrogant on her part and as a business woman, poor judgement in my estimation..why does she or anyone else need or want to tell people what to eat or not eat..hello, anyone remember nazi germany!!!!
5:22 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
Pie? I would hope beer & cigarettes would come before pie. Not to mention tattoos & HDTV's bought with EIC "earned income credit". Poor ...ha check out real poverty in another country.
Andy P
5:22 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
If the government does not reel in this frivolous spending, we will soon follow in the footsteps of Greece. This is just a small example of the overall bigger problem. Congrats to her for saying what is on the minds of many in Massachusetts, but are stepped on when we say it. Govt needs to stop riding the back of folks that work for a living
Beth Chariton
5:22 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
I think the owner does have a right to choose the type of payment she accepts. I don't think that you should be able to make extravagant purchases with food stamps that taxpayers are paying for, when you can go home and make a pie for a third of the price, or buy one at Stop and Shop for about half the price. Isn't that the point, to motivate folks on welfare to work up to the place where they can independently purchase extravagant things on their own when they can afford them?
5:22 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
Back in the 20's and 30's my Grandmother grew up on welfare and she used to tell me that the state would make unannounced visits and check to see what the money was being spent on. If they saw any candy or sweets then they would lower the money they received. This merchant had every right to refuse an EBT card as payment, however I find it very unprofessional of her to be making these statements. As someone else said, she just got all of the free publicity she needs.
Cyndy Rose
5:22 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
Gee I have always wanted to buy one of those pies. I work, but can't get any help and am barely surviving. Sorry i don't think i should have to pay for EBT holders pie.. Took my grandkids to farmers market to got to pick fresh cucumbers and cherry tomatoes great treats, they loved them.
Cindy Khalifa
5:22 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
The ebt is like the wic program stands for women's, infants and children. Only milk, cheese, veggies and fruits. This is what u would find at a farmers market. I volunteer at a comm. farm and we only take vouchers worth $10. No charge cards. Only cash.
Dennis Naughton
5:22 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
It's so moving to hear the lofty judgments from all of the "taxpayers" above. Well I'm a taxpayer who smells bigotry alive and well in this case. This is not an isolated incident. It goes along with the persecution of the poor and unfortunate that has been championed by the right-wing in American politics. They provide permission for people like this pie seller to give vent to their prejudices.
Jeff Sitter
10:17 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
thank you for trying to turn this into a political commercial for the Democrats. It's a question of morals. Is it right to let someone use money given as a helping hand for a person down on their luck to purchase a luxury item? From the owner of the Pie company's moral base NO IT'S NOT. Good for her for speaking her mind. She could have done the Politically Correct thing and just turn away and pocketed the money.
Avon Barksdale
10:17 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
Sounds like you sell a product that you know is bad for people, or is at best unnecessary. Maybe you should refuse ALL forms of payment and protect us all. What a patriot you are, go America.
Avon Barksdale
10:17 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
I love that my fellow Americans believe that poor children should have no pie. The government should only cover the most basic forms of sustenance - scrapple, hardtack, and possibly some unflavored oatmeal. That will build character in our youth.
7:57 am on Sunday, August 19, 2012
I think what your fellow Americans are saying is if you want pie, get a job.
Avon Barksdale
1:58 pm on Sunday, August 19, 2012
Chrissy you are 200% correct. If these children want pie they can get to work immediately. This country started going soft with all of these so-called "child labor laws" about a century ago. I call them "stop productivity laws."
7:50 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012
Well, if the comments are correct that these were $20 pies, pies can be purchased a lot cheaper at a regular supermarket as a special treat and thus the EBT user would be able to make their money go farther - using money wisely - that's a concept everyone should be learning.
marie spillane
10:17 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
I can see both sides of this situation, but if someone is at a farmer's market buying healthy food with an EBT I don't see any reason why that same person can't buy a whoopie pie for dessert. If the person went to the farmer's market to buy 3 dozen whoopie pies and nothing else, that would be a different story.
10:17 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
Dennis please feel free to sign your entire check to welfare recipients. What planet are u from?
Dennis Naughton
1:58 pm on Sunday, August 19, 2012
You really should stick to the issue and not let your anger cause you to make illogical ad hominem arguments. Doing that does not help you to make your case.
Brian Mc.
10:17 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
Let's be clear EBT should be used for nutritional food only as that is the intended purpose. As for the women selling whoppie pies she is entitled to her opinions and business decisions. The farmers market representative made the threatening remark that accepting tokens maybe mandatory for vendors next year. I find her response to the baker to be unacceptable as the farmer's market is for all (EBT and non-EBT) If I want to indulge in a pastry I can use my own money to purchase the product. EBT is a safety net that the baker and most people agree is essential but people should follow the intent of the program. The baker did and the rep did not.
Avon Barksdale
7:57 am on Sunday, August 19, 2012
I am hopeful that we can eliminate further luxuries for welfare recipients, I'm thinking that the purchase of athletic sneakers, cellphones, and pens should require proof of American citizenship and a letter from a Congressman certifying that you have not received entitlement benefits for at least 6 months. It's time to bring personal responsibility back.
9:00 pm on Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Your first and last sentences made a lot of sense to me. I think you're being too extreme with that middle sentence though!
Avon Barksdale
7:57 am on Sunday, August 19, 2012
I also believe that pies should be heavily regulated, anyone who has been in a pie fight knows that unscrupulous pie bakers can sneak dangerous ingredients into their confections - almonds, broken glass, jicama, you name it.
Maria Hrabowski
7:56 am on Sunday, August 19, 2012
I feel like I cannot wake up from a nightmare when I read most of the post above. People claiming right to decide what other person can or cannot buy. They want to limit or even deprive others of a right to make a small life choices.They want to assume control over another person life, as if that person lost all her/his rights to make decisions, as if that person was a peon in hands of sanctimonious taxpayers. As if they were that person guardians or jailers. That need to assume control over the smallest decision of another person sounds like a stop toward totalitarian system of government. Small, but dangerous. There is so much hate, jalousie, contempt aimed at other human beings disguised as a fiscal responsibility that I feel scared.It is unbelievable how easy was for Boston Herald 4 articles to bring that resentment up and legitimize it. All those attacks are aimed at the right to buy a cookie. Cookie! Cookie? Are you serious?
There are billions of dollars given to corporations, to wall street... to farmers, and yet it is so much easier to attack welfare abuses than corporate abuses...
Andy P
1:58 pm on Sunday, August 19, 2012
That is funny. I am also having nightmares but it is due to govt waste and the way my tax dollars are spent. We cannot sustain the spending. Mark my words. Debt crisis of Greece within the next few years. By the way, why cant we tackle welfare abuses and corporate abuses?
Dennis Naughton
1:58 pm on Sunday, August 19, 2012
Bravo Maria--None of the pie-lady defenders above seem to worry about, or even be aware of, the untold billions in corporate welfare that Amercan taxpayers are forced to support every year. Example: Senator Scott Brown recently voted for huge amounts to Big Oil, while we average Americans are like puppets on a string at the gas pumps. Many of the comments above cause a person to suspect that there is more to the hostility and anger on display here than meets the eye. Clearly the myth of "welfare Cadilac" remains alive and well; the stereotype of it being minorities who receive most welfare payments is alive and well, and with it the strong strain of racism that goes with it. One can feel these things dripping from some of the comments. For the record: most of the recipients of public assistance are white single moms. Sorry to bust any racist baloons, but don't let facts get in the way of your beloved stereoptypes
7:50 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012
Doesn't matter what color or ethnic background........and I don't see anyone pulling out the race card other than yourself. Do you feel ebt should be used for beer and cigarettes too? How about nail salons? Vegas? Your right I'm angry......most taxpayers are and have every right to be. If its someone who needs it by all means........however, if they are abusing it than no way.
7:50 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012
Ms. Taber is correct. Food stamps, paid for by you and me, folks, is to help families buy wholesome and nutritious foods, not prepared baked goods. When wanting a treat, pies, cakes and cookies can be baked at home. Food stamps may be used to purchase eggs, butter, flour, milk, etc.
Mr. Ragman
7:50 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012
"As if they were that person guardians or jailers"; the only ones who portend these qualities is the current regime who enslave those in 'poverty' with handouts and freebies; whether it is cell phones, subsidized housing or Earned Income Credit which assures large tax refunds even though they may not even work. Who in their right mind turns these things down? Just like the $600k mortgage they got for a $500k triple decker in a depressed neighborhood. Only to cash out the remaining $100k for SUVs and flat screens. Don't pay the mortgage, taking 2 years to foreclose on the house you run down while collecting rents from the other two suckers and you're in like Flynn. No problem with bad credit - it clears in 7 years, just when the business cycle comes back around and you'll probably have a good job, too afterwards since the incentive is Diversity and Civility - Good Luck with that!
Fiscal Conservative
7:50 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012
I have worked hard all my life and sacrificed many times because I may not have had the funds to purchase something that may have been a luxury.
Now, people who are living on my dime for a prolonged period of time should realize that what they receive is supposed to be a "temporay" safety net to help them until they can support themselves.
What happened is politicians have increased these programs and made them permenent for many. There are now close to 50 programs available to the "needy".
Eg: Welfare, free healthcare, food stamps, rent assistance, heat assistance, free cell phones, and the list continues. There are many who receive so much aid that there is no need to seek employment or better oneself.
I'm sorry if I sound angry, because I am angry. Why should I work my tail off, pay taxes that go to programs that began as honorable gestures to those in need of help, when they realize they can also have some things better than I without putting in the effort.
To those who aren't "playing the system", I apologize to you. I have no problem helping those truly in need. We, as taxpayers, should set limits on the benefits able bodied, healthy people receive. To children and disabled I feel completely different about. Its the able bodied, lazy, deadbeat I object to. Limit them to X amount of time they are eligible to receive benefits for their lifetime. A "free ride" forever is unthinkable. If I do without a "Whoopie Pie" those with EBT cards should also.
7:50 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012
I imagine many working individuals are asking themselves when was the last time they could afford lobster or a twenty dollar pie? Just sayin'...
Dennis Naughton
10:50 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012
Wake up. Lobster is as cheap as dirt this year. Just sayin'
Dennis Naughton
10:50 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012
@Chrissy: Look in the mirror and think about the secret race card that is being played in this whole sordid discourse that hides behing an economic front.
Jeff Sitter
6:12 pm on Tuesday, August 21, 2012
The only one bringing up the race card is you Dennis. It is absolutely true that the majority of recipients are white single mothers. So what! The point has been made over and over that it is the ones abusing the system that have everyone fired up. Unless your head is in the sand you have heard of people who are making a living off of you and me. Their race is irrelevant. Their practice is the problem. Stop turning this into a Party issue. This is an American problem and too wide spread.
david franciosi
11:50 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012
this whole list of "opinions" is getting more and more absurd and off the subject..its pretty clear and simple..ebt parameters are spelled out to those who receive it..they know what they can purchase and what they cannot purchase..and unbaked pies can be purchased as they are not prepared foods..as well as a rotisserie chicken prepared in a super market..you can buy the whole raw chicken or the unbaked pies or pie ingredients, etc etc..so thats pretty easy to understand..and the pie lady has a right to accept whatever form of payment she wants at her own business..it was when the farmers market said that they "collectively" were accepting ebt as a payment that the pie lady decided that she was not just going to leave the farmers market (how do you farm a pie??? why was she there in the first place) she was going to "make her opinion on people on assistance" known and known loudly..she created a forum for her own opinion..there really is no need for this entire rant by all of us..its very simple..but thank god that we are in america..land of ebt and pies where we can all express our opinions and duke it out on our computers..and in the morning...the whole thing will still mean - absolutely nothing..cause the people on ebt know what they can purchase and not purchase and the lady with the pies can use any form of payment at her "not so humble" pie company and no one is really gonna lose any sleep over it!!!!..get some rest and put your energy in places where it matters folks!!
Ryan S
10:51 am on Tuesday, August 21, 2012
we should let EBT users buy her pie and realize they taste like dried carboard, and then they will stop all on their own
10:57 pm on Tuesday, August 21, 2012
I believe any public business has the right to accept whatever form of payment it chooses and agree with Andrea Taber. Pies and deserts are not food choices of people that need help. I think Andrea is probably as fed up as I am with too many people depending on the government to take care of them. I understand some people are in legitimate need of help but the government should put restrictions to bare minimum necessities in an effort to curb costs to the tax payer....or at the very least make these EBT card holders pass drug and alcohol tests. Tough love.
Dennis Naughton
9:42 am on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
@ Chris--Most people receiving public assistance at any time are white single moms going through a divorce. Why do you think that these women should be suspected of drug use and abuse of alcohol and routinely humiliated by having to submit to such testing?
11:02 am on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
@ Dennis—Are there facts to support your claim that "Most people receiving public assistance at any time are white single moms going through a divorce"? Just curious.
My real question is you claim that to be drug tested is to be "humiliated by having to submit to such testing" but drug testing is done in both the public and private sector all the time. Is it humiliating for these employees also or is only humiliating for those that are receiving public assistance? I, for one, do not think it is too much to ask for a guarantee that my tax dollars are not being used for the purchase of illegal drugs or that recipients of public assistance are in fact looking for gainful employment and not using illegal drugs. This is not a "race" issue but a fairness issue…..YES fairness to those of us that are paying taxes….what a novel idea!!!
christopher tingus
8:58 am on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
You can't have your pie and eat it to...even if this is America - once a great nation, the Beacon of Hope to so, so many oppressed in far distant shore and now we only have to look as far as the closest food pantry. Get a grip! American pie is no longer a choice of many Americans....
The small business person in this nation is already overburdened and if she or he decides to make a decision in their business, it is their decision, not this overburdening goverment from the WH down to the locals where somehow those "entrusted" to lead have decided that they know best and from what we see here on "Main Street USA" - we see a worsening economy and a government larger and larger, imposing itself in every way possible with increased taxes and fees indifferent to the plight of far more Americans - real citizens - who are very much challenged and the prognosis, further erosion of the fantasy as the America lost to those self-serving bureaucrats and who I refer to as the "beltway bandits" --
Christopher Tingus
Harwich, MA 02645
Dennis Naughton
9:42 am on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
@Tingus--Does your defense of "their decision" extend to letting businesses decide whether or not to serve people with foreign accents? African Americans? Latinos? women? people with big ears? Where do you draw the line?
11:41 am on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
What a revealing stat, sure to make the "spread the wealth" socialist's like Dennis happy. Massachusetts now spends 1.3 BILLION a year in the food stamp (EBT) program. Up 3 fold since that fraud of a governor has taken over. And the sad thing is he's happy about it. He and his hack cronies are solely responsible for the demise of the middle class. And to think this state could have had an intelligent Governor, in Charlie Baker. Can't wait till they throw Tim Cahill in jail. That's where that backstabbing cheat belongs.
11:41 am on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Ok Dennis, I too was curious as to where you got your stats. Fist of all, your link didn't work. Second, then I was able to find the page the information is several years old. How about some recent stats? Also, how about stats for the state we live in. And I couldn't find anywhere that said it was white single moms collecting the most. Yes, single mothers in general but it said nothing about race. It looks like it is you that is playing the race card. And just a little FYI, I was at the Dollar Tree in a couple of weeks ago. The woman in front of my had $25 dollars worth of Snickers Bars. The cashier rang them in and the lady grabbed her bag, slid her EBT card through the machine and hit in a pin number. Before it had time to be approved she ran out the door and hopped in her BRAND SPANKING NEW SUV which she had parked illegally at the curb. By the time the cashier realized she had put in a fake pin number she was long gone. The cashier just shook his head and said that it happens ALL THE TIME.
12:53 pm on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
lowertaxes - unfortunately that customer is or will be a card carrying liberal - just the way it is - disgusting isn't it...this has nothing to do with race as some have suggested - has to do with keeping their voting base happy
Avon Barksdale
1:10 pm on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Those figures on corporate welfare are disgusting. I demand drug testing of all corporations receiving my tax dollars, I will not rest until I know that the big banks are heroin free.
Maria Hrabowski
1:21 pm on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
This discussion has not been any longer about one baker not wanting to sell her pies to owners of EBT cards. It has been about mostly republican party members/supporters who demand the right to control other people small, life decisions. Once again, I have to say that this is a step toward totalitarian system by the people against other people. It is heart breaking and ridiculous. I believe that is why Dennis tells his last name, as he is not ashamed of his opinions, most of his opponents doesn't.
The second point I would like to make is that taxpayers, who are not just a peons of propaganda should turn their attention to much more important and disastrous causes - starting with huge corporate welfare.
The third point, since those voicing their right to control life decisions of people on welfare are mostly supporters of Senator Brown, it would be interesting to hear his opinion.
The fourth point: If that opinion is so prevalent among conservatively thinking citizens then Andrea Taber should go To Republican national Convention as a symbol of the party.
The fifth and last: Dennis is making many valid points yet those points mostly energize his opponents. Without allowing themselves to be elucidated that repeat the same arguments. People who repeat single slogans, unfortunately, have much more energy, then those who trt to infuse thinking into the polemic. Will Patch let my post go this time? I wonder...
Maria Hrabowski
2:17 pm on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
"This discussion has not been any longer about one baker not wanting to sell her pies to owners of EBT cards. It has been about mostly republican party members/supporters who demand the right to control other people small, life decisions."
No it's about tax payers wanting some accountability about how their tax money is spent. And it is OUR tax money. Not the Democrats or the Republicans. It's the tax payers' money. I don't care about public assistance money being used to by a pie; I hope the children enjoyed it. The point that is being missed by you and Dennis is that the system is broken and when times are tough people are going to "jump" all over what they perceive to be wasteful spending on the publics' dime. The Dems just keep plodding along as if everything is working and it is not, that is the problem.
10:43 pm on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Why are you blaming the Republicans? Isn't it Duval and Menino that are talking about taxing soda because it isn't healthy? Isn't it the Dems that are forcing health care down our throats. Get a clue.
2:24 pm on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Well Maria -" People claiming right to decide what other person can or cannot buy." as you stated...I guess the only people that can decide that is the federal government?? ie = Obamacare...I think most folks just think if this baker doesn't accept EBT cards so be it. Some restaurants are cash only - so be it. Lets face people of all races are abusing the welfare system - the public is saying enough - contribute to society if you are able to
Charlie Glew
10:44 pm on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
And why do you think some small businesses choose to accept cash only? Does tax avoidance, or perhaps cheating, come to mind? Society has accepted the notion that "under the table" is ok. Who makes up the difference? People with W2's and 1099's.
2:51 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
Charlie, although O'bama's administration is rife with tax cheats, I would not throw small businesses in with that like. There is a fee of between 1.5-3% charged to a business that use a credit card. In this extremely tough economy, small business must do all they can to cut corners. Especially now that Deval gives 1.3 Billion of Mass. taxpayers money away, so the layabouts can buy expensive pies.
Dennis Naughton
4:44 pm on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
The "pie lady" is playing God at the Walpole Farmers Market today. There was no line at her table.
Just Me!
10:44 pm on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
I feel the Department who issues the EBT cards should mandate what can and can't be purchased with said card...and businesses should abide by it.......Bottom line is that it begins at the top and if the Issuing Dept. feels the pie lady was right or wrong...they should speak up and give their findings....
9:46 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
From a practical and nutritional point of view, EBT cards should not be used to buy pies, whether it be at the grocery store or at the Farmer's Market. While some may argue that they occasional 'treat' should not be denied, a $20 pie is truly beyond a treat and in most households, a luxury. If an EBT recipient has enough EBT $ left over for a $20 pie, then perhaps they are getting more taxpayer funded benefits than they need. Examine our school lunch programs and the federal mandate. (You can bet slices of this pie aren't on the menu.) From a nutritional point of view, lower incomes are associated with obesity and increased health problems including diabetes and heart disease which has a tremendous impact on our government health care system, which is undergoing severe change right now that affects each and every one of us. The system(s) are broken and must be fixed, by both parties, by all Americans.
2:51 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
Lots of bombs going back and forth and lots of assumptions that go well beyond the data provided here. What sounded to me like a minor, but interesting, issue involving a company that makes pies we enjoy, obviously hit a raw nerve.
Here's where I come out --
1. I appreciate that someone chose to forego revenue for a product they sell out of concern that the government money used to buy it was not really intended for that purpose. It would have been easier to just take the money and run. Many others do. I didn't see this act as a "marketing ploy", but in light of the responses here, I suspect there will be a marketing impact. In my case, I will express my appreciation by buying a pie a lot sooner than I might otherwise have done. It sounds like others may do the opposite.
2. I think there is a broad general consensus in this country that we want our government to help people out when they are on the verge of falling through the cracks. I don't think there is even a remote level of agreement that we want our government to determine some level of "luxury" at which all people should be supported. There is no "occasional reward" that the government should be providing. If people who are being partially supported choose to spend money they have earned on their own for something, that's their business. If the person who tried to buy the pie had chosen to pay for it with money they had earned, it sounds to me like they would have been able to buy it.
Benjamin Paulin
2:54 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
Hello GM,
Here is a follow up piece about the impact on Ms. Taber and her business since the Herald article came out: http://walpole.patch.com/articles/walpole-baker-andrea-taber-blown-away-by-reaction-from-herald-story
-Ben Paulin
Walpole Patch
5:14 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
Thanks for posting the follow-up message with the link, Ben. While most of us probably limit our action to debating and criticizing others, in my view, she took action on a principle she believed in. I respect that.
Dennis Naughton
2:51 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
...but under Ronald Reagan's administration, ketchup was considered a vegetable. Let's give credit where credit is due for inspiring healthy changes in youth diet--including school lunched---Michelle Obama.
Kitchen Sink TV
2:09 pm on Friday, August 24, 2012
@ Dennis: Give it a rest. You are all Democrat, all government and while making everyone pay to support your voters is your way, for now this is still America and Ms. Taber should not be forced to sell a luxury item to people on public assistance. I am with her and her company 100%.
Avon Barksdale
3:51 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
I've read maybe 10 separate articles on this issue, and in none of them does she ever say that anyone has tried to buy a pie from her using EBT tokens. In fact, she contacted her representative about it, then the Boston Herald, just about the principle that someone COULD buy a pie from her using the tokens. My bet is that not a single person has tried to buy ANY of her pies using EBT, and that probably nobody ever would have. If anyone had tried to buy a pie and she refused, THAT would have been the lead story ("Pie Baker Refuses To Sell Welfare Mom A Pie"). Instead, all she did was take her hypothetical pie-sale and turn it into a front-page right-wing marketing bonanza. Good on ya, lady, might as well soak as many people for $15/pop if you can con them into believing that they're strengthening America by purchasing your overpriced pies. in my neighborhood that's what we call a JACK, nice work.
5:14 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
Avon, if you check out the link that Ben Paulin provided a couple of messages up this chain you'll find an article that adds further insight into the situation. I don't have any direct knowledge about any of this, but the article sounds like the Farmer's Market used a system of tokens paid for by EBT's and the lady who owns the pie company elected not to participate in that program because she didn't think it was appropriate that government money (provided to help people who couldn't afford to buy enough food to live on) should be used to buy her premium priced pies. It doesn't sound like she actually turned anyone away. She just elected to not participate in the token program. Her other comments in the article indicated to me that her position was based on a sincere concern about how taxpayers money is spent. I personally respect what she has done because the action (turning away business) was clearly not in her direct personal interest. It sounds like the response to her action, once the papers go a hold of the story, may ultimately be of benefit to her business, but it sure doesn't sound to me like she saw that outcome in advance.
Avon Barksdale
6:19 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
GM, I would agree with you except she took it to the next level by contacting a state rep - not her state rep, but one from Taunton who just happens to love getting in front of the cameras and yelling about welfare reform. The rep then contacted the Herald, which I doubt she would have done without getting Ms. Taber's consent to do an interview. She then gladly did an interview with the Herald even though nothing had really happened yet - she stated she didn't want to take EBT coins, the farmer's market folks were perplexed (but hadn't told her she had to leave or anything), and nobody had tried to buy a pie. The idea that one pie vendor's pies were eligible for EBT purchase is not an indicator of widespread abuses in the system (which doubtlessly exist), and there are no specific reforms relating to this particular situation that are pending in the system.
If she just wanted to stand on principle here's how it could have gone: "yeah, if anyone tries to buy a pie with an EBT coin, I'll tell them no." And then when nobody did, nobody would care. Instead, she went full-blown public with a non-issue and participated willingly in the media frenzy. People act on principle in myriad ways all day, every day and these actions - while meritorious - are really not worthy of a call to a legislator or an article in the paper or thousands of people screaming about the injustices foisted upon them by people of differing political agendas.
7:16 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
Hi, Avon. Thanks for the response. If your understanding of the specifics of the situation is accurate, I think I would agree with you that the issue should have been handled at the local level. Perhaps there was more intentional advocacy around this than I read into it.
david franciosi
6:19 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
GM that was very "slick" of you....you obviously didnt read the comments that spoke about what is permissable by EBT..you just said..wow, i can jump in here and rant about people on assistance who take advantage of the system and your tax dollars...many people have spoken about what is acceptable for purchase with an ebt card..and the not so humble pie lady certainly knows the parameters as well...you cannot buy "prepared" foods with your ebt card...her pies are un-prepared..they are frozen raw - you bake them when you get them home...just like ebt card holders cannot buy cooked rotisserie chickens in the market but they can buy chicken parts and cook them..so with that said..if the pies were within the limits set by ebt..then what is the argument...certainly not the pie..the argument here left its roots and ran into the "politicos" and self-righteous people who want to see people on assistance corralled and policed and treated like lesser people because the self-righteous people go out and work and take care of their families and dont need any assistance from anyone and they hold up their share of the burden for the country, so why should they help anyone... get out of your own head for a minute..its not about you the wonderful worker bee ...its about 300 million people..there are and forever will be people who need assistance and there are now and forever gonna be people who abuse the system..manageing the abuse needs to happen but policeing what people eat...shame on you!
7:23 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
David, I didn't miss the comments that you refer to. I thought they missed the point.
I still do.
Thanks for providing a great example related to my earlier post about people too easily jumping to conclusions without having any information...
Joshua Lipinski
10:07 am on Friday, August 24, 2012
I love it. Kudos to anyone who isn't blinded by greenbacks in favor of seeing the bigger picture.
10:07 am on Friday, August 24, 2012
By most of these comments you would think that people on government assistance are just sitting around in a nice home by their pool eating caviar and truffles all day. Everything is not black and white people. Do you think these people want to be poor? People are really struggling these days. You all sound like your very upset about where your tax dollars are going, which I understand. if your so upset shouldn't you be directing your anger at corporate welfare. I have worked hard all my life and have fortunately, never been without a job so far but I could lose my job tomorrow and then where would I be. I would need government assistance just like the banks, corporations, and yes poor people who are just like you and I. Yes the baker can do whatever she likes but it makes me sad to think that people are so heartless.
1:13 am on Sunday, August 26, 2012
David and Miguel,
Please help me here. We are talking about"pies" here correct? I could understand if a business denied struggling people with basic required nutrition. Last time I checked "pies" are not considered one of the basic food groups. At a time in our history where we have a record number of Americans on Food Stamps, I don't see any problem with a business that sells pies expressing its views on these matters by only accepting certain forms of payment. Last time I checked no one died from malnutrition because they were denied a pie.
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david franciosi
9:38 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012
we are not talking about pies...that was how this got started..we are talking about a simple matter..allowing people who have ebt cards to choose what they want to eat within the parameters set by the ebt governing body!...its that simple..they know what they can buy and cannot buy..they have the right to choose whatever they want and however much of their allotment they want to use on whatever..they get no more when they use up their monthly allotment..so why should anyone care or step into someone elses shoes and decide what they should buy with their ebt card..is everyone on this subject eating properly and exercising the right amount..give me a break..im sure everyone here indulges beyond what is "nutritional" at times..why shouldnt someone on ebt..the next thing these self righteous people will want to do is limit the number of toilet paper squares a welfare recipient can use in a day!!..we are all so quick to decide what the next guy should do or say, etc etc..but god forbid we take a good long look in our own mirrors or our own families or our family histories..no one is exempt!!!! give it a rest and do something productive for yourselves and the world!!!!
2:57 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012
You ask "so why should anyone care or step into someone elses shoes and decide what they should buy with their ebt card?" We care because:
(1) We are American Citizens that vote, pay taxes and enjoy our constitutional right of freedom of speech. (the same right that allows us to both express different points of view), (2) We care how taxpayer money is spent and the huge deficits and debt the country has accumulated, (3) Our Governement Cares - Your "EBT Governing Body" has already made decisions about what individuals "should buy with their ebt card" They prohibit alcohol, cigarettes, pet foods, hot foods, foods eaten in a store, etc. They looked at the question of the implications of restricting the use of food stamp benefits over five years ago in 2007 (before reliance on the program has exploded) and recognized that "by most standards most American diets are in need of improvement" and recognized "the interest in using Federal nutrition assistance programs to promote healthy choices", however decided it was too dificult of a problem to solve. They thought offering healthy incentives was a better alternative. That is why our government has instituted a "Healthy Incentive Pilot" program where a 30% subsidy is being offered for produce, and finally (4) I agree both with the company owners action as well as her right to make this decision. No - we will not "give it a rest" because we care what our government does.
11:42 pm on Saturday, September 29, 2012
I do work and I attend college, I have one son and a loser ex-husband. I don't make enough money to cover all expenses, esp. Medical care; which my employer dosen't cover. After graduating i will have a better job. I do receive F.S. and i buy, fruits and veggies but i also buy some donutes,coffee, and 1 liter of soda. I love salmon, I buy that once in a while if it's on sale, I buy chicken,ground turkey and beef. I may be poor but can i have a little expense. We rarely eat out, once a month I take my son to eat McDonalds,. I know a lot of people who are poorer than I am, I pray for them.


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