Mom on Food Stamps, Daughters are Successful Businesswomen

I came across this story on MSNBC which has recently become the mouthpiece of the Obama Administration and the left wing. The story starts out as another story of how inadequate the food stamp program is in helping Americans get enough nutritious food. The subject of the story, Adell Davis, gets by on $672 a month in Social Security income.

Ms Davis has to time her meals in order to minimize her hunger during the day. Ms Davis could receive $20 a month in food stamps but the trouble in receiving those benefits are not worth it according to Ms Davis. That sounds reasonable. I actually find myself wondering if she could receive a bit more by appealing but then I come across this paragraph on the second page of the story:

Davis helps stretch the donations by frequently eating meals with her mother, brother and three daughters, all successful businesswomen who are the pride of her life. Raising them as a single mom, Davis relied at times on food stamps and focused on making sure they got a good education. Now, “They would never apply for food stamps, they will just make it on their own,” she said. “I am so proud of that.”

Why is Ms Davis not living with her "successful" daughters? The food stamp program was not meant to be the "one stop feeding center" for the masses. It was meant to supplement a family's budget. We have an expectation that family members in financial crisis should be helped by other family members and their churches. Whatever happened to us? We now shove off our family members in need to the government? This is sick. If we took care of our families on government public assistance then taxpayers would not have to be continuously tapped to pay for them. Then Ms Davis continues:

“I can’t remember the last time I had bacon and eggs at my house. I cannot afford bacon, I cannot afford eggs. I haven’t had an orange or a piece of fruit in years. I … eat meat maybe three times a week,” almost always chicken.

She has 3 successful daughters. Even if her daughters also had homes and families of their own they could still contribute to their mother's meal costs. An average person spends approximately $184 a month on food according to the article. That averages about $61 a month per daughter. Ms Davis would not have to apply for food stamps and she would have nutritious food.

Ms Davis continues:

“Since the government is giving away all this other money, why can’t they give us enough to eat for a month, especially the seniors and the poor people?” Davis asks.

Ms Davis, as many Americans are, seems completely oblivious to the idea of her family helping her eat. Another symbol of the pathetic morals we now hold in America.