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I could never afford this but I never tried food stamps

I could never afford this but I never tried food stamps

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by: uneasyrider Active Indicator LED Icon 3 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Nov 3, '15 12:05pm  
I'm glad someone knows how to enjoy my money.  LOLhttp://www.snopes.com/photos/signs/receipt.asp 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 3, '15 12:14pm  
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 3, '15 12:19pm  
This has made the rounds on the net a few times
 
@mm4731: Yes it supposedly happed back in 2011 but as you just proved , things haven't changed. These folks make it tough for the people who actually need help.
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 3, '15 12:21pm  
Maybe I'm crazy but I don't care what food people on food stamps buy. If they choose to spend it on expensive stuff what difference does it make? They will have less to eat because $50 will go farther on cheaper cuts of meat or types of seafood. Lesson learned!  Isn't one of the conservative talking points about less government interference and making responsible choices? One of my kids had to use food stamps at a very hard time in their life and I can assure you she didn't go out of her way to buy expensive things. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 3, '15 12:23pm  
Like almost all of these social engineering programs, very little goes into engineering fraud and waste prevention into them. It would be better to just get rid of them all together. Plenty of food banks and people donating to feed anybody who needs it, plenty!! Even deliver it to people without transportation.     4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 3, '15 12:24pm  
Maybe I'm crazy but I don't care what food people on food stamps buy. If they choose to spend it on expensive stuff what difference does it make? They will have less to eat because $50 will go farther on cheaper cuts of meat or types of seafood. Lesson learned!  Isn't one of the conservative talking points about less government interference and making responsible choices? One of my kids had to use food stamps at a very hard time in their life and I can assure you she didn't go out of her way to buy expensive things.
 
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Well i care when the fatass has two carts. One full of food he uses stamps on and then one full of beer and cigarettes he pays cash for. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 3, '15 12:24pm  
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 3, '15 1:14pm  
He was buying expensive items to turn around and resell for cash.   4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 3, '15 1:37pm  
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 3, '15 2:21pm  
the deal with food stamps is that the amount granted to a recipient is a set amount based on their income. that it is a set amount means that, however they spend the food budget, it won't get larger. in actual fact, the recipient can also lose the food stamps if they misuse them or allow the misuse of them. in the cited case, the guy went to jail for using his gf's card to buy and resell the lobster and steaks. we don't know whether or not the woman was penalized for allowing the misuse. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 3, '15 2:40pm  
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I asked here where he got the shrimp and she said Fiesta. I asked HOW he got the shrimp and she said food stamps
 
I might quit my job and become one of these people[quote-end-tag-mismatch]
 
@mm4731: The other day, I walked in to the Fiesta at West Rd and Airline drive.  Right inside the main entrance, a table was set up with two chairs.  An elderly lady was calling out to people as they entered and gesturing towards the chair.  When someone sat down, she sat across from them,  asked questions and filled out a form.  I asked the check out clerk what that was about, and she told me it was to sign up for food stamps.  I did not see her do any document or identity checking.Talk about creating a dependent population.....
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 3, '15 2:54pm  
Don't blame the people who take advantage of the programs.  Blame the people who implement the programs. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 3, '15 3:11pm  
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 3, '15 3:41pm  

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>> Don't blame the people who take advantage of the programs.  Blame the people who implement the programs.
 
@fcabanski: or how about we blame both
 
@mm4731: that would be the department of agriculture. food stamps were pushed thru to create larger markets for foodstuffs as well as humanitarian motives
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 3, '15 4:17pm  
Like almost all of these social engineering programs, very little goes into engineering fraud and waste prevention into them. It would be better to just get rid of them all together. Plenty of food banks and people donating to feed anybody who needs it, plenty!! Even deliver it to people without transportation.    
 
@beastmode: Food banks are not a solution to that problem, fixing the programs and prosecuting those abusing them is, these programs are necessary and helpful to a great many people and they would be punished undeservedly if they were forced to rely merely on charities. It is never acceptable to let the minority ruin a positive thing for the majority. It's preferable to have the social programs, fraud and all, to not having them.
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