” has anyone ever seen the busha that I am talking about “
I live in what might be called the “Food Stamps Capitol” of the jewish world, and not once, did I ever see someone feel uncomfortable using the card. In fact, they sneer and folks like me for being “dumb” enought to pay for things with real money.
Maybe I’m shopping in the wrong stores, but when you whip out the EBT card and pass it to the cashier with a hand sparkling with a 1.5 carat stone, (set in platinum, of course), its really hard to see the busha.
I can see your point when it comes to tomche shabbos packages. That’s a real tough choice, and the kids on the block can be a real source of pain. But to buy nosh and convenience foods? No, that’s not busha. That’s contempt.
Are there poor people out there? Of course there are. I know several of them.
Are there people who are milking the system? You bet. Those are the ones that make the cashier at Walmart say the things they say about us.