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Originally Posted by mineistaken
LOL, I am not talking neither about 2 different prices, nor about literally doing 7>5>3>2 thing.
My point is that EBT dollars have real dollar value in the black market. So lets say going rate is 75%.
So when you have $7 in your ebt you actually have $5.25 of real money.
Lets say going rate for slice in normal gas station is $2 (random guess).
So you would be buying 2 pizza for 5.25.
Ok, lets say you are traveling so you would grab a slice if you really want it, but would you go for that slice for the second time? No.
While it sounds like people actually buy those slices on a constant basis, that what is not a smart way to cash out your ebt.
On the other hand - you can not expect all of ebt holders to be smart  |
In theory the EBT dollars have a real cash value to someone. But you need to know someone who will buy that food from you in order to get that cash value out of it. We are also talking about a reasonably small amount of money, and many of these places that allow people to buy pizza (or other non-EBT food) with their EBT card also often let them buy booze. So some guy is in the mood for a beer and pizza so he walks to the nearby store that will let him buy a 40 oz and a slice on his EBT card. He's not worried about the few real dollars he might have wasted. He is just happy to have his booze and slice.