# The ethics of food stamps (AITA?)

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 10, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-food-stamps-aita/1011457 "2024-12-10T20:51:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-food-stamps-aita/1011457/135 "2024-12-11T17:43:34Z")

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> **off-topic also.**
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> When financially _independent_ Americans eat unhealthy food and/or make unhealthy lifestyle choices, it increases the cost of health care for all of us.
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> With whom should I speak about that?

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