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Joined: Jan 6, 2008
Comments: 2774
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“I love Wentworth Miller, ok!!!”
Joined: Oct 15, 2007
Comments: 3264
Durban
ISP Location:
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Judged: 1 |
“Mean Machine in Red & Black”
Joined: Mar 13, 2008
Comments: 6434
Meat is Tasty Murder
ISP Location:
Atlanta, GA
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Judged: 2 1 1 That would anger me too. We were having a discussion about EBT the other night. I was told if you go to certain gas stations they will sell you cigaretts on them too! |
Joined: Jan 6, 2008
Comments: 2774
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Funny you say that. I am a smoker, I go to this 7-11 almost everyday for 7 years so I know all the clerks. I had to ask what an EBT was. I made a joke about getting smokes and she said they try but no sell. I am just amazed. Keep working hard, don't want anyone to go without their slurpies. |
“Front Toward Enemy”
Joined: Jul 24, 2007
Comments: 996
Nashville, Tennessee
ISP Location:
Clarksville, TN
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Judged: 1 1 I, too, love steak and shrimp, but I can't afford to eat it EVERY NIGHT. Every time I'm in line at the grocery store and I see someone with food stamps, they're STOCKED with items like steak and shrimp |
Joined: Jan 6, 2008
Comments: 2774
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Judged: 2 2 1 Has anyone ever seen a skinny person on food stamps? I am all for a helping hand for a limited time but no one who I am paying for should be eating better than I am. |
“Front Toward Enemy”
Joined: Jul 24, 2007
Comments: 996
Nashville, Tennessee
ISP Location:
Clarksville, TN
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Judged: 2 1 They showed one family on the news who got over ONE MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR in welfare (this is extended family - cousins, etc.). They asked one of them if they thought they should be getting over one million a year in welfare, and they said, "We've got a lot of people to feed." |
Joined: Jan 6, 2008
Comments: 2774
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Judged: 1 1 1 Betcha everone had nice hair and nails. Easy to afford when you don't pay for food and medical. Even wors a lot of them have jobs that get paid under the table. So they contribute nothing to what they recieve. But hey mamma needs a new grill. |
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Judged: 1 1 1 the beer industry is now trying to get the FDA to classify beer as food, go figure. |
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“Mean Machine in Red & Black”
Joined: Mar 13, 2008
Comments: 6434
Meat is Tasty Murder
ISP Location:
Atlanta, GA
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Judged: 1 lol. I smoke too... But, cigs should be a "luxury" item. They are a freedom, not a right. lol |
“Play Nice”
Joined: Sep 26, 2007
Comments: 8942
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Judged: 3 2 1 On that note, The only time I ever used public assistance was WIC. My husband hurt himself at work, work comp wasn't paying, no more vacation/sick/emergency illness pay and I wasn't working. Desparate I went & applied for WIC. By the time my first appoint to renew came up he was back to work, I told my caseworker I didn't qualify anylonger. She asked I use the last of the checks and then thanked me for being honest. I used to get SERIOUS dirty looks at the store when I used my WIC checks, people that knew me before knew we weren't poor, but at the time, we were SO POOR I felt the need to apply. We had to borrow money to pay bills and buy food, WIC just helped with some of it. |
“Goin' Fishin'”
Joined: Jun 13, 2008
Comments: 842
Madison, Wisconsin
ISP Location:
Janesville, WI
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Judged: 1 1 1 |
“Our beautiful grandson!”
Joined: May 17, 2007
Comments: 12465
FTC's :o)~
ISP Location:
Seattle, WA
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Judged: 8 6 6 I was on welfare for four years and one month while my boys were toddlers. I got $452 a month and about $87 foodstamps. This was in 1982-1986. I paid over half my cash for rent, and the rest had to stretch for utilities, bus passes, laundry soap and all that kind of stuff. And I ususally had to supplement the $87 in food stamps I got because no matter how wisely I shopped, it just didn't buy milk, fruit and vegetables that last week. As for what we buy, I had lovely little old ladies peer into my shopping cart and loudly discuss what I bought with food stamps. "Look at that! She's buying frozen pizza with OUR money!" Yep, when frozen pizza was $1.00 a piece, you bet I bought them! I was able to feed all three of us for $1.00! Not bad! I seldom was able to buy steak. Only if it was on a really good sale, and even then, I'd run out of food stamps earlier than I usually did. I probably bought it twice in that four years. I realize it rankles when we work all day and someone is staying home in their jammies and watching TV and slurping junk food. BUT...we don't know the whole story. There a dozens of possibilities there. No one makes a bundle on welfare. My guess is the Ford Endeavor was someone else's vehicle. And maybe she's on break from school. Maybe she really is a leech. Who knows? |
“Goin' Fishin'”
Joined: Jun 13, 2008
Comments: 842
Madison, Wisconsin
ISP Location:
Janesville, WI
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Judged: 1 1 1 There is no asset 'test' for food stamps. You can have $10K in the bank, own your own home, have whatever car you want, etc. It doesn't matter. What matters is your monthly income. Simple as that. I see people who have purses that cost $800, nails that obviously need to be maintained biweekly, and designer clothes. They choose to quit nice paying jobs to go to school full-time and then want to know how much in food stamp benefits they are going to get. People can no longer be 'sanctioned' for quitting a job or for not looking for work. |
Joined: Apr 11, 2008
Comments: 2128
ISP Location:
Grand Rapids, MI
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Judged: 3 1 1 There's no way anyone on Food Stamps is eating steak and shrimp every night. The only way they could get away with this is if they are lying to receive benefits. Nobody gets that much in Food Stamps a month. |
Joined: Apr 11, 2008
Comments: 2128
ISP Location:
Grand Rapids, MI
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Judged: 1 Maybe it depends on what state you leave in. Here in MI you are not allowed to buy cigarettes or alcohol with the card. |
“Goin' Fishin'”
Joined: Jun 13, 2008
Comments: 842
Madison, Wisconsin
ISP Location:
Janesville, WI
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Judged: 1 1 For a family of four, maximum benefits are $542 per month. All you need are names and socials. A "note" from someone saying you live there and pay rent, course, if you have no income, it doesn't even matter. Not to mention you don't pay tax on items paid with stamps. |
“Front Toward Enemy”
Joined: Jul 24, 2007
Comments: 996
Nashville, Tennessee
ISP Location:
Clarksville, TN
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Judged: 1 Several years ago, I went to New York City. Because I didn't know anyone there, I wound up on the street (briefly). The other people there told me that they could help me get on welfare, foodstamps, and the whole nine yards. I told 'em I didn't want any part of it, and left. |
“Summer at last...”
Joined: Oct 26, 2007
Comments: 6132
FTC!
ISP Location:
Waukegan, IL
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Judged: 2 1 1 |
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