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Sat Aug 18, 2012, 03:18 PM

JesterCS (928 posts)

21. depends on state my brother married, 5 kids ,and gets $1200/mo

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I took my car in for service yesterday. Had an interesting (brief) conversation... [View all]	truth2power	Aug 2012	OP
I'd bet a sizeable sum	reflection	Aug 2012	#1
Bingo	Berlum	Aug 2012	#9
Yep, he's a liar. He knows no such person.	Ikonoklast	Aug 2012	#12
Good one. I think I'll start asking for names also. n/t	reflection	Aug 2012	#13
man you're quick on your feet	barbtries	Aug 2012	#68
yup, adopting that tactic here, too! brilliant!	pnwest	Aug 2012	#79
There's a regular poster on the Minneapolis Star-Tribune website who claims to be the manager	Lydia Leftcoast	Aug 2012	#38
There is a group of hateful jerks on my local paper site who complain about food stamps	proud2BlibKansan	Aug 2012	#40
It's not that hard...	jmowreader	Aug 2012	#60
I don't look at ANYONE'S card. I don't believe that's any of my business.	proud2BlibKansan	Aug 2012	#61
great observation	backwoodsbob	Aug 2012	#2
The Mythical Welfare Queen Invented By The GOP Back In The Reagan Days, the more things change.....	OverBurn	Aug 2012	#3
Invented long before that - 1930's	unc70	Aug 2012	#30
Thank you for that additional context	JHB	Aug 2012	#34
Yes, god forbid his tax dollars feed American children instead of blowing up Afghan children.	CrispyQ	Aug 2012	#4
Or pumping up Oil company profits n/t	n2doc	Aug 2012	#45
^^^^^^	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#56
I've heard multiple times that every illegal alien got a car, a free apartment,	jsr	Aug 2012	#5
Your words wouldn't have gotten through	Courtesy Flush	Aug 2012	#6
I challenged a couple Facebook friends to give me one example of a conservative that	brewens	Aug 2012	#78
The real 'Welfare Queens' are the Banks, Corporations and Special Interests.	formercia	Aug 2012	#7
I try to frame it differently.	Blanks	Aug 2012	#8
Good one nt	Courtesy Flush	Aug 2012	#14
Childless people might gripe when it's true that	flamingdem	Aug 2012	#10
"unless you have a child - at least for Medicaid in many states. "	dixiegrrrrl	Aug 2012	#16
single adult males with permanent disabilities yes	2pooped2pop	Aug 2012	#17
Max food stamps for family of 7 is $816, not $1,000	Hamlette	Aug 2012	#11
depends on state my brother married, 5 kids ,and gets $1200/mo	JesterCS	Aug 2012	#21
true	Hamlette	Aug 2012	#43
That's a great story and meshes with my multiple experiences. Along those lines,	coalition_unwilling	Aug 2012	#22
"There are none so blind . . ."	CrispyQ	Aug 2012	#46
my dad was just the opposite, he got more liberal	Hamlette	Aug 2012	#57
People like this woman you are referring to	meanit	Aug 2012	#54
she knows you're lying	barbtries	Aug 2012	#70
People like that suck the energy right out of me	lunatica	Aug 2012	#15
It also makes me crazy that people like that	SheilaT	Aug 2012	#18
Geez, now you're sounding like his greedy lazy welfare queen ex-wives...	hunter	Aug 2012	#31
Bravo!	CrispyQ	Aug 2012	#47
A suggestion: sometimes a picture will get through even when people otherwise ignore words.	AnotherMcIntosh	Aug 2012	#19
Should've called him a stupid repig who doesn't belong in a democratic society	just1voice	Aug 2012	#20
i have a question. why is it okay to have	okieinpain	Aug 2012	#23
excuse me?	FirstLight	Aug 2012	#24
so people can just do whatever the hell they want	okieinpain	Aug 2012	#50
When your husband dies prematurely.	IggleDoer	Aug 2012	#25
Welfare queen on the GOP ticket	smaug	Aug 2012	#28
it's nice that everyone is down with taking care of people	okieinpain	Aug 2012	#52
Your words...	YvonneCa	Aug 2012	#55
you're right about finding solutions and throwing	okieinpain	Aug 2012	#59
It is OK because we live in a cicilized society.	Webster Green	Aug 2012	#29
so everyone can just forget about being responsible	okieinpain	Aug 2012	#51
Easy - one happy family, one bad situation, and a single parent is left.	haele	Aug 2012	#73
mom and food stamps..	billky	Aug 2012	#26
I always try to talk about different kinds of "welfare" --an elderly woman	LuckyLib	Aug 2012	#27
Yes, it seems like there's never a good enough reason to be on public assistance	truth2power	Aug 2012	#36
i think you are missing the point...	Green_Lantern	Aug 2012	#32
And yet those who most strongly state that policy are the most adamant against abortion and b/c..	Fumesucker	Aug 2012	#33
you're just assuming that...	Green_Lantern	Aug 2012	#62
Paul Ryan has sponsored a bill to make abortion illegal even in cases of rape or incest..	Fumesucker	Aug 2012	#64
what are you talking about?	Green_Lantern	Aug 2012	#69
Let's just say that this mother is on welfare, which we have no way of knowing,	truth2power	Aug 2012	#35
well I'm an advocate of judging it case by case basis...	Green_Lantern	Aug 2012	#63
Given how our social safety net has been rendered nearly ineffective	truth2power	Aug 2012	#71
why can't we talk about both?	Green_Lantern	Aug 2012	#72
Each child is a tragedy and a hope...	druidity33	Aug 2012	#37
I didn't say any of that...I take a case by case approach..	Green_Lantern	Aug 2012	#65
yes, but	druidity33	Aug 2012	#75
yes I know people on welfare and yeah i realize people can fall on hard times...	Green_Lantern	Aug 2012	#80
So what do you recommend Green_Lantern?	NNN0LHI	Aug 2012	#48
nice hyperbole that ignores the problem..	Green_Lantern	Aug 2012	#66
Right wing talking point	treestar	Aug 2012	#58
it is a right wing thing?	Green_Lantern	Aug 2012	#67
No that people can be certain of their finances for the next 18 years	treestar	Aug 2012	#74
The fascinating thing is Republicans want it both ways.	Amak8	Aug 2012	#39
RW assholes have called me a "welfare queen" because I get an SSI check...	Odin2005	Aug 2012	#41
We own a small retail shop in our local community.	Doremus	Aug 2012	#42
It wouldn't matter ...	GeorgeGist	Aug 2012	#44
So many levels of hypocrisy	BarackTheVote	Aug 2012	#49
As long as the woman is white and middle class, they're all for her staying home	Lydia Leftcoast	Aug 2012	#53
If you could just stuff them all back in the womb he might be willing to double it to	2on2u	Aug 2012	#76
I agree with your calculations, but we should not deny there is a real problem here	BlueStreak	Aug 2012	#77

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