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I was shopping the other day and next to me was a customer with a cart full of high-priced products like prime rib, salmon, king crab legs and six types of poke. To my surprise, the customer with three Hawaiian bracelets on each arm used an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. She did not appear to be on a budget like I was, shopping for hamburger, stew meat, spaghetti, vegetables, tuna and mayonnaise.
Maybe the EBT card should be able to scan what you can or cannot buy, such as high-priced foods. It was obvious that this person was not on a budget and was taking advantage of the welfare system. I guess EBT means “Eat Better Tonight” for some of us and not for the hard-working taxpayers.
Tracy Kim
Kailua
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