How far is too far when following the law?

If you were applying for food stamps and were told you needed to report all extra income, even income from collecting cans, how often would you update your case worker about the money you made?

Read how one Redditor’s extra income becomes a burden for the caseworker who requested the info.

Food stamps caseworker blues

About 20 years ago, I was applying for food stamps, and during the process, I informed the caseworker that I made a few bucks a week collecting and returning 5-cent soda cans.

She informed me that I had to call her and report this as it was extra income.

And you’ll never believe what the OP did next.

So the next day, I did, 9:30 a.m. “Hi, this is me, I found a nickel can.”

10:00 “Hi, this is me, I found another can.”

11:00 “Hi, I found another can.”

That ended quickly!

That afternoon when I made my [fifth] call, she told me I no longer had to report my “extra income.”

I never heard anything more about it.

Was OP taking the law too literally? Let’s see what Reddit has to say about all of this.

Redditors had firsthand experiences with caseworkers before.

They also knew of situations where people really tallied up cans.

One user recalled a frustrating experience with their caseworker.

And finally, one commenter had to make a joke.

One thing’s for sure — no one can say this person didn’t follow the law!

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