Quote Originally Posted by Packy View Post
Working on an organic farm, and they need food stampps? That, has the same irony as someone I know of who devotes all their spare time to vegetable gardening, but then goes down the street to eat at a restaurant that charges $100 for a meal! Ha.
There is an irony in that.

Somewhat similarly, my DD's first job was when she got a job as an AmeriCorp worker working for an anti-hunger group (the one I linked to in an earlier post). As a very low-paid AmeriCorp worker, she was eligible for food stamps. This was a job working in New York, and she made less than $27,000. She lived in some horrendous co-housing situations, ONLY used mass transport, even when it compromised her safety (of course I learn of this after the fact) and she counted every penny. Then she learned she could get food stamps, and took advantage of them. I do not begrudge her getting those food stamps, and I wouldn't' begrudge hippies working urban farms either. But that's just me. I think teaching young people to go after work that is socially responsible and a benefit to the community, despite its pathetic pay, is worth a few taxpayer dollars. I'm pretty sure a lot more tax money is wasted in pork barrels.