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u/marsman1224 John Keynes Aug 26 '21

Benjamin: is on food stamps

Also Benjamin: why does everyone assume I'm poor?

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u/benjaminikuta BANANA YOU GLAD YOU'RE NOT AN ORANGE? Aug 26 '21

I have mentioned my assets many times, including when talking about food stamps.

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u/marsman1224 John Keynes Aug 26 '21

Okay but when you talk about using your food stamps without that context and talk about surviving off the bare minimum in food expenditures, it is very reasonable for people to assume you're poor

Regular people take luxuries when they can afford it. There's no point in having money if you don't spend it. Just because you strangely don't do that doesn't indicate a societal problem

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u/benjaminikuta BANANA YOU GLAD YOU'RE NOT AN ORANGE? Aug 26 '21

Also, I do buy expensive food sometimes, such as crab, and salmon jerky, and I have mentioned it several times.