I spotted this headline in the Seattle Times here which I thought was appropriate for the final days of the food stamp challenge.
Apparently Costco will begin accepting food stamps in at least half their stores by Thanksgiving.
Previously Costco said they didn't think their customers were using food stamps and didn't want to invest in the equipment to process food stamps.
The change in policy resulted from 1) opening a Costco store in East Harlem, 2) pressure from politicians representing Queens and Brooklyn AND 3) the general state of the economny (a 30% jump in food stamp usage in WA state alone).
Wow! That's awesome! It will really help big families.
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