I came across an elderly lady in a grocery store struggling with paying for her groceries which, truth be told, was a measly quantity barely even visible in her cart. My first instinct was to help her pay her bill but she refused. She told me how she was not able to use her food stamp card, which the US government gives its low-income citizens in order to help put food on the table, because she had to go to some government office to "recertify". I asked her what that meant. She told me that she changed her address recently and so she was required to go there so they can reevaluate if she might still need it.

Later, I did some research. I found that when you move to another state, you would have to reapply in the new state because the food benefits do not move automatically. It almost made me laugh because moving to another state doesn't change one's need for food. I also came across that American citizens wouldn't be able to buy........

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