Comments on: Costco to Accept Food Stamps in New York Stores http://addictedtocostco.com/2009/05/29/costco-to-accept-food-stamps-in-new-york-stores/ Just a few of the reasons why I love Costco Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:01:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Costco to Accept Food Stamps Nationally | Addicted To Costco! http://addictedtocostco.com/2009/05/29/costco-to-accept-food-stamps-in-new-york-stores/#comment-6697 Costco to Accept Food Stamps Nationally | Addicted To Costco! Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:39:20 +0000 http://addictedtocostco.com/?p=1046#comment-6697 [...] may remember a while back when I posted about Costco doing a test run of accepting food stamps in their Queens and Brooklyn locations.  Well, that went well enough for them to decide to roll it [...] [...] may remember a while back when I posted about Costco doing a test run of accepting food stamps in their Queens and Brooklyn locations.  Well, that went well enough for them to decide to roll it [...]

]]> By: Another single mom http://addictedtocostco.com/2009/05/29/costco-to-accept-food-stamps-in-new-york-stores/#comment-5636 Another single mom Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:10:55 +0000 http://addictedtocostco.com/?p=1046#comment-5636 I too am shocked at the ignorance and hatred people have for those that have hit hard times. I am a single mother of one child, who is almost an adult. I am not addicted to any drugs and I don't drink alcohol either. I worked two jobs for years to support my son and I until I had an injury that left me partially disabled. Now I am limited at what kind of work I can do, and I went back to school at a university to get a bachelor's degree so that I could be more hirable - however when I graduated the economy and job market is terrible - I've been looking for work for 7 months and still nothing other than the Census Bureau for 5 weeks. Give me a job, and I WILL work! People, please look deeper to see each individual situation - don't assume the worst of someone just because they are on food stamps. People should look deeper I too am shocked at the ignorance and hatred people have for those that have hit hard times.

I am a single mother of one child, who is almost an adult. I am not addicted to any drugs and I don’t drink alcohol either. I worked two jobs for years to support my son and I until I had an injury that left me partially disabled. Now I am limited at what kind of work I can do, and I went back to school at a university to get a bachelor’s degree so that I could be more hirable – however when I graduated the economy and job market is terrible – I’ve been looking for work for 7 months and still nothing other than the Census Bureau for 5 weeks.

Give me a job, and I WILL work!

People, please look deeper to see each individual situation – don’t assume the worst of someone just because they are on food stamps.

People should look deeper

]]> By: WASSABIISANIDIOT http://addictedtocostco.com/2009/05/29/costco-to-accept-food-stamps-in-new-york-stores/#comment-5481 WASSABIISANIDIOT Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:27:40 +0000 http://addictedtocostco.com/?p=1046#comment-5481 jewish people not just latinas and "lawandas" benefit from it too. btw, the same poor folks that benefit from food stamps are the same ones that pay for it through their taxes. we are all tax paying citizens so we all potentially can receive benefits if we go below the poverty level. you don't need to have illegitimate children to have it even your "well off" wife with your alleged baby can get them too. jewish people not just latinas and “lawandas” benefit from it too. btw, the same poor folks that benefit from food stamps are the same ones that pay for it through their taxes. we are all tax paying citizens so we all potentially can receive benefits if we go below the poverty level. you don’t need to have illegitimate children to have it even your “well off” wife with your alleged baby can get them too.

]]> By: single mom http://addictedtocostco.com/2009/05/29/costco-to-accept-food-stamps-in-new-york-stores/#comment-5375 single mom Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:19:29 +0000 http://addictedtocostco.com/?p=1046#comment-5375 Wow....I can not believe how much ignorance there is in this world. I am not a crack addict, or trailer park trash. And my children are not illegitimate . I am a single mom of 3, I hold a full time job and take care of my family. Unfortunately, we suffered a tragedy and Im doing whatever I can to make sure I keep a roof over my children's head and food on their table. I have every right to shop at Costco. I split the membership with another family member. In the long run, it is cheaper for me to shop there than at my local supermarket. It is really heartbreaking that there are so many people out there who would look down on those less fortunate. What if it happened to you.....or a family member....you dont know what it is like to struggle until you do. Thank you Costco for allowing people like myself, to shop in your stores. It really does make a difference. Wow….I can not believe how much ignorance there is in this world. I am not a crack addict, or trailer park trash. And my children are not illegitimate . I am a single mom of 3, I hold a full time job and take care of my family. Unfortunately, we suffered a tragedy and Im doing whatever I can to make sure I keep a roof over my children’s head and food on their table. I have every right to shop at Costco. I split the membership with another family member. In the long run, it is cheaper for me to shop there than at my local supermarket.
It is really heartbreaking that there are so many people out there who would look down on those less fortunate. What if it happened to you…..or a family member….you dont know what it is like to struggle until you do.
Thank you Costco for allowing people like myself, to shop in your stores. It really does make a difference.

]]> By: Dave http://addictedtocostco.com/2009/05/29/costco-to-accept-food-stamps-in-new-york-stores/#comment-5272 Dave Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:25:42 +0000 http://addictedtocostco.com/?p=1046#comment-5272 "Taxpayers come first" just shouldn't mean changing the agreement after it was agreed to IMO. That isn't right and doing so will set back everyone's willingness to trust the gov't in future contract negotiations. i.e. in the long run, the people and government will lose with this strategy. I also think that maximum benefit is not always clearly financial. i.e. drawing people into a community is hard to correlate to any certain source because too many things are changing every day, but it certainly does happen and it certainly helps, but only some of which is immediately visible financially, especially over any short periods of measurement. “Taxpayers come first” just shouldn’t mean changing the agreement after it was agreed to IMO. That isn’t right and doing so will set back everyone’s willingness to trust the gov’t in future contract negotiations. i.e. in the long run, the people and government will lose with this strategy.

I also think that maximum benefit is not always clearly financial. i.e. drawing people into a community is hard to correlate to any certain source because too many things are changing every day, but it certainly does happen and it certainly helps, but only some of which is immediately visible financially, especially over any short periods of measurement.

]]> By: Clue http://addictedtocostco.com/2009/05/29/costco-to-accept-food-stamps-in-new-york-stores/#comment-5270 Clue Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:25:25 +0000 http://addictedtocostco.com/?p=1046#comment-5270 It should be a great learning experience for taxpayers too. When our money is used to enhance corporations, We The People should reasonably expect to get maximum financial benefits from that money. And certainly expectations should be clearly stated to all sides and all sides should go into such deals knowing that the taxpayers come first. It should be a great learning experience for taxpayers too. When our money is used to enhance corporations, We The People should reasonably expect to get maximum financial benefits from that money. And certainly expectations should be clearly stated to all sides and all sides should go into such deals knowing that the taxpayers come first.

]]> By: Dave http://addictedtocostco.com/2009/05/29/costco-to-accept-food-stamps-in-new-york-stores/#comment-5269 Dave Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:10:00 +0000 http://addictedtocostco.com/?p=1046#comment-5269 Hi Clue, I think we'll just have to agree to disagree. Your use of the term "welfare" shows exactly where you're coming from. I prefer to think of the situation as NYC "paid" Costco as part of a contracted agreement to locate store(s) within given region(s). Given there was a contract, I think it is patently wrong to imply there is an expectation of strings being attached. Though with the US Gov't changing the laws, after the fact, that apply to bondholders in Chrysler's bankruptcy, I guess it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that NYC politicians would try the same thing. I think we both agree that this has been a learning experience for Costco. :-) Hi Clue, I think we’ll just have to agree to disagree. Your use of the term “welfare” shows exactly where you’re coming from. I prefer to think of the situation as NYC “paid” Costco as part of a contracted agreement to locate store(s) within given region(s). Given there was a contract, I think it is patently wrong to imply there is an expectation of strings being attached. Though with the US Gov’t changing the laws, after the fact, that apply to bondholders in Chrysler’s bankruptcy, I guess it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise that NYC politicians would try the same thing.

I think we both agree that this has been a learning experience for Costco. :-)

]]> By: Clue http://addictedtocostco.com/2009/05/29/costco-to-accept-food-stamps-in-new-york-stores/#comment-5266 Clue Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:16:24 +0000 http://addictedtocostco.com/?p=1046#comment-5266 The best way for Costco and other companies to avoid these kinds of of issues at all is simply not to take public money in the first place. Welfare for citizens comes with strings, I really don't know why Corporate Welfare shouldn't too. If a company has a truly viable business plan for a given location, then it should be able to succeed without taxpayer money. If not, it's on their plate, not the taxpayers'. Then the companies will be far less beholden to taxpayers and politicians alike. The best way for Costco and other companies to avoid these kinds of of issues at all is simply not to take public money in the first place. Welfare for citizens comes with strings, I really don’t know why Corporate Welfare shouldn’t too.

If a company has a truly viable business plan for a given location, then it should be able to succeed without taxpayer money. If not, it’s on their plate, not the taxpayers’. Then the companies will be far less beholden to taxpayers and politicians alike.

]]> By: Kimberly http://addictedtocostco.com/2009/05/29/costco-to-accept-food-stamps-in-new-york-stores/#comment-5255 Kimberly Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:12:06 +0000 http://addictedtocostco.com/?p=1046#comment-5255 I actually think that the for the majority of Costco shoppers this isn't an issue one way or the other. However, I do think that people are concerned that Costco will still be able to operate efficiently and that all shoppers will still have to pay for the membership since that is how Costco is able to maintain low prices. Personally, my disgust is with the politicians that didn't have a problem with Costco's business model when they extended them a deal for a $55 million tax incentive to build and provide jobs in the area, but do now that they are up for elections or think that they can gain some political points by getting in on this. I actually think that the for the majority of Costco shoppers this isn’t an issue one way or the other. However, I do think that people are concerned that Costco will still be able to operate efficiently and that all shoppers will still have to pay for the membership since that is how Costco is able to maintain low prices.

Personally, my disgust is with the politicians that didn’t have a problem with Costco’s business model when they extended them a deal for a $55 million tax incentive to build and provide jobs in the area, but do now that they are up for elections or think that they can gain some political points by getting in on this.

]]> By: Salina http://addictedtocostco.com/2009/05/29/costco-to-accept-food-stamps-in-new-york-stores/#comment-5254 Salina Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:47:10 +0000 http://addictedtocostco.com/?p=1046#comment-5254 Wow.. I didn't realize there were so many heartless people among myself at Costco... Anyone ever consider that maybe someone was laid off, and needs to stretch their $170 for a family of 4? Why is it automatically assumed that low-income equals low morals, bad behavior, etc. If we know what causes poverty, then lets fight the cause not the result. Only the "elite" should have access to money saving? It's like the Nazis all over again... "THOSE people are the problem". "Those people" are fellow human beings trying to save a buck after job loss / recession / accepting 55% pay cuts / etc. Oh, but that couldn't be possible right? Because you only support American based business with your oodles of cash... Money certainly doesn't mean your mother raised you right. Yeesh... Wow.. I didn’t realize there were so many heartless people among myself at Costco…

Anyone ever consider that maybe someone was laid off, and needs to stretch their $170 for a family of 4? Why is it automatically assumed that low-income equals low morals, bad behavior, etc. If we know what causes poverty, then lets fight the cause not the result. Only the “elite” should have access to money saving?

It’s like the Nazis all over again… “THOSE people are the problem”. “Those people” are fellow human beings trying to save a buck after job loss / recession / accepting 55% pay cuts / etc. Oh, but that couldn’t be possible right? Because you only support American based business with your oodles of cash…

Money certainly doesn’t mean your mother raised you right. Yeesh…

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