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Originally Posted by BYU 14
But I do take exception with the fact that people being subsidized food don't have resources to educate themselves on nutrition. I don't know about all states, but in Arizona folks on Medicaid and/or receiving food stamps do have resources that pro-actively seek to education them on nutrition for themselves and their kids.
I work for one of the state Medicaid agencies and we have a complete unit in my company devoted to following up with members to make sure their kids get their well child exams, vaccinations and also nutritional education. I don't work in that area but from cross functional meetings I know the difficulty that many members present to those trying to educate them. Either they don't follow up, ignore the opportunities or just plain don't care.
You can talk all you want about people not getting the necessary assistance, but there are plenty that do and make no effort to utilize the resources out there. At some point there needs to be accountability and don't even get me started about the fucking fast food chains like Jack in the Box that proudly advertise that they accept the EBT cards that the state gives out for food subsidies. You want to direct ire somewhere, that would be a good place to start.
Bottom line is my company offers plenty of resources to the underprivileged to assist them in health related issues, housing and education. But as the old cliché goes "you can lead a horse to water"
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I had no idea (and I imagine many didn't) - that's really good to hear. Appreciate the insight.
RE: JitB - but...but...FREEDOM!! 'MURIKA!!!
And like PilotMan said earlier (I think it was him) - there's going to be a certain amount of "shrinkage" or "waste" in the system from people just free-riding. That's something that is human nature, and probably as old as the earliest civilizations. The goal is to minimize that % and continue trying to change them.