One night I got a passenger who needed a carseat. She was at her kid's state-subsidized daycare, had missed the last bus home, and was too exhausted to walk her

One night I got a passenger who needed a carseat. She was at her kid's state-subsidized daycare, had missed the last bus home, and was too exhausted to walk her infant home. After the preliminary questions, I thought to ask, "Are you on food stamps?" Passenger: "No, cash assistance." Me: "What? Everyone says that food stamps are much easier to get than cash assistance. You should really look into that again." I only charged her $2, instead of the $9 that was on the meter. As I drove away I got a txt message, "Thanks, I appreciated that." Aww... Some time later she told me that she originally wasn't eligible for food stamps because the women's shelter who got her set up on public assistance provided meals. After she got her apartment, she was eligible. In Arizona, cash assistance is barely anything at all. The government's outlay for the apartment is certainly substantial... Probably better that they pay the bill, rather than just give her a bigger pile of cash. I have lots more to say about this one, when I figure out how to say it gracefully.