So I went to the grocer today to get supplies to make some apple pies, and when I got in line to check out, the cashier told me in an exasperated tone "I don't know how long this'll take. These people don't have enough to pay for their stuff and they don't speak a word of English".
I asked how much. $1.13. Their SNAP card was just over a dollar short.
When I used to work as a cashier, I was regularly a few bucks short at the end of the day for this exact reason.
I told them to just go have a good day and that I'd pay for their stuff. It was only $16 in total.
The indifference in society today makes me so sad. They needed food more than Safeway needed a dew more dollars of profit.
When I went to pay, the kiosk offered to have me round up or donate $5 to feed the hungry.
I think direct action made a bigger difference today.
Edit: to make the moral more explicit. I posted this so the next cashier who finds themselves in that situation might look the other way, or the next person in line might make it their problem *instead of* looking the other way.
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