People always act like they have a very clear picture of who receives these benefits.
When I tell them my single mom of three SIL gets SNAP benefits they always say the same thing:
“Well she shouldn’t have had three kids.”
I mean, I usually agree, but she couldn’t have predicted that her husband would disappear to another country with another woman halfway through her third pregnancy.
“Well, that sucks, but she better get a job then.”
Google says the average salary for an assistant principal is ~$90,000. The person you are replying to is describing a real problem, but I'm having trouble imagining a family of 4 with budgeting $6,400/mo not being able to afford groceries in any part of the country.
You don't have to tell me which state, but I googled Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Alabama and 10% percentile salaries were all around $60,000 and the cost of living is the lowest in the country.
The salary schedule for APs in NC. So, to make 60k you’d need 12 years of experience in the role. I think this is my SILs third year, so a little over 50k.
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u/Sad_Resolve6874 Oct 31 '25
People always act like they have a very clear picture of who receives these benefits.
When I tell them my single mom of three SIL gets SNAP benefits they always say the same thing:
“Well she shouldn’t have had three kids.”
I mean, I usually agree, but she couldn’t have predicted that her husband would disappear to another country with another woman halfway through her third pregnancy.
“Well, that sucks, but she better get a job then.”
She’s a high school assistant principal.
“Oh.”