Sunday, May 1, 2011

with health and diet the most important issues, why are il. food stamps not accepted at local farmers markets

with health and diet the most important issues, why are il. food stamps not accepted at local farmers markets?
there is nothing healthier than local grown food and buying from local farm markets keep dollars in the local economy. many states are actively promoting this, but Il. excludes low income citizens from participating. Shame on Illinois leaders. The future of the U.S. depends on the success of it's cities, large and small. To address the most important issues of these cities one must focus on priorities and recognize health as the most important, and diet most important in illness prevention. While American mayors work at trying to build their economies by working on infrastructure and attracting industry, they overlook the $s (billions in assistance $s) that pass through their stores regularly. Transportation cost alone are stagering & all that cash leaves the area for no good reason. Local governments are now asking for billions in assistance for jobs. (?jobs) A little of that money and effort should go to encouraging startup growing opporations to employ those who need jobs and to produce the healthiest food for the citizens. While people are loosing everything cash is slipping through our fingers and healthcare is a disaster. Pipedreams of new industry should be set aside for real hope in diet, health and new jobs.
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1 :
They probably don't want to deal with recouping from farmers who might be ill equipped to take the food stamps.
2 :
In Illinois its all about taxes.The vendors are not recognized without a tax number.
3 :
I was laid off in the early 80,s for over a year. I bartered as much as I could. I even found a dentist to barter with. took him about a half an hour to work on me and I worked 40 hours of hard labor for him, but not being in pain anymore it was worth every minute. works with farmers as well as they Always have things that need done
4 :
Too much bureaucracy for just a little bit of money that the farmers would earn by accepting food stamps. They are not equipped with dealing with all the red tape the use of food stamps incur.
5 :
If you can pay at your Local Farmers Market with Visa or MC, you can pay by Electronic Debit from the Card Welfare gives to you! The CARD is Replenished 'once' a Month with your allotted amount and when you receive the 'register tape' it will calculate how much money you have 'left' on the Monthly card. A Friend of mine got some help when he broke 2 legs in an Accident. He lived alone, supporting himself. ACTUAL food (paper) "STAMPS" no longer EXIST. It is all done by a Debit card ..NOT ACTUAL STAMPS

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