Cashier shames customer for not having enough food stamps l What Would You Do?

sorry, it says you're $12 short, maybe try again. Oh, this is a

food

stamp card. No, the card says $30. Your total is 4201. What's wrong? You didn't get

enough

free

food

this month. One in seven Americans qualifies for SNAP benefits. known as food

stamps

, but the merits of the program provoke heated debates aggression The Albertsons

cashier

is at the center of controversy tonight accused of making inflammatory comments to a mother who uses the Oregon WIC program WIC, similar to food

stamps

food, is one of several federal assistance programs intended to help low-income individuals and families I really need all of this Do you have any other coupons?

Oh, don't look at me for more gifts. He is in line at the supermarket when he sees this. A client is being criticized for relying on government assistance. Using food stamps you are short 12 dollars, but the

cashier

shows no sympathy and, in fact, he is quite insulting. Do you confront the cashier, try to help the

customer

, or just move on and mind your own business? What

would

he do? Is there a problem? The problem is that my hard-earned money is paying the grocery bill. We have placed our hidden cameras on the shelves of the Superfresh supermarket and this first woman is ready to pay.

Is this a food stamp card? Yes, sorry, you're short twelve dollars. Here is a coupon you can use. No, not right away. She summarizes the situation. She comes out of my pocket. I don't think it's correct. I'm trying. Yeah, well, how hard do I mean? You have a job? to have a job i lost my job i had to get help from the government there is nothing you can do she offers to pay the difference you think it's okay but she is using thank you but our cashier doesn't make it easy i don't agree with this it's just I don't agree with this either, I don't know I don't know or it's not time to complete this transaction, how are you?

I'm John, can you be honest? What

would

you do to me, friend? hard times You also know I was on welfare, you've been there so I know how she feels. She couldn't leave knowing that then the news for Newsday would have broken my heart knowing that she had the money and that she could have helped them a lot. at the core of why some people get involved I could have sworn she had the $50 on Sorry, don't try it, try it one more time, really, yeah, why would you do that? Why do you have a lot? of money together I mean, do you have a lot of money to give me?

You don't have

enough

for me and you still want to help. It's exactly

what

happened at the Albertson's grocery store we mentioned above, except when a

customer

offered to pay, she refused. The cashier only knows that she has a free hand when she got her groceries for the free shift. She needs someone else to support her. Albertsons issued a statement denouncing the reaction of her cashiers and today many customers are doing the same. All these other people work. Why would you help her? This all happens. the moment when people take advantage of the system. I don't know why this woman denounces class disparity.

I think people are taking advantage of a lot of rich people, but you don't feel like she's coming out of your pocket. I would rather have done it. my money goes to and this shopper can relate very well thank you our setting is close to home for this store you know the show yes Johnny Kenny honest I grew up on public assistance and my parents are still on disability my dad has MS . I can't work or if it's the only fun way and not everyone is destroying the system, eh, no, that's a very ignorant and mean thing to say and it's a blanket statement for a lot of people who are going through a lot of bad things on their feet.

Additional coupons are only $12. I won't give you anything else during the day. Almost every customer here offered to help. I mean, I can, but I don't want to. I'm sick of people coming here and paying. food stamps, although some understand where our cashier is coming from. I'm sorry, but one thing is unanimous. Okay, you'll help her if the cashier doesn't want to help. Well, why would you pay him? Because that's all. you should allow the clients the freedom to do so if you want to help her that's easy it's hard you can arrest someone for hurting someone just because you think

what

they do is wrong you can't come between them and there isn't a team like Mary John Van ESCO and Vanessa Johnson figures you can't keep counting your money.

I'm sorry, what is government money? So figure you can't follow it. I think it needs elections. Sorry, I'll pay. she gets enough help as she is she. She wanted to argue with you, that is very denied, but this does not bother you. I'm a nurse I take your people all the time they're healthy and then they get diagnosed with cancer they lose their job they don't have health insurance they need to eat they have families and the government doesn't help as much as you really think so take that $6 it won't do anything to me no They'll ruin me Are you sure Starbucks coffee, come on, spying on us? us and I can't give you $5 and it's not the only life advice this newly formed sisterhood has to offer, it's what would you do on the TV show.

I know what it's like to come and I hope you have enough. I am happy to have done it. a good job and good benefits and I serve I can't say it so I can help someone else and if we don't help each other you know it's not nice to suffer in silence what's the moral of the story love is the answer real love we love each other mutually amen above all in everything else Hello everyone, George Stephanopoulos, thank you for visiting the ABC News YouTube channel. For more videos, highlights and live event coverage, click to the right.

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