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awoke_in_2003

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36. Yes...

Reply to SammyWinstonJack (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 12, 2013, 09:21 PM

Jun 2013

It is criminal that we treat our people this way, while the wealthy are trying to outdo each other with yacht size.

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My friend just lost her food stamps. [View all] leftyladyfrommo Jun 2013 OP

does she now make more than she got in food stamps ? JI7 Jun 2013 #1

I don't know. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2013 #7

One of my retired friends uses the Food Bank Hekate Jun 2013 #21

If her take-home is about $120 a week Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #28

I live on$798 a month. I'm disabled and it sucks. undergroundpanther Jun 2013 #57

Do you have subsidized housing? Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #61

Can she appeal? still_one Jun 2013 #2

I'm sure she can, and she certainly should. Hekate Jun 2013 #22

I hope she does and gets it reinstated still_one Jun 2013 #26

Poor old dear. Recommend local food pantries, churches, and Meals on Wheels if txwhitedove Jun 2013 #3

She might be able to do that. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2013 #10

Meals on wheels is intended primarily for No Vested Interest Jun 2013 #82

The meals I saw from Meals on Wheels were pretty terrible. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2013 #83

^^^^Good Advice^^^^^ FSogol Jun 2013 #69

She should look for a food bank wryter2000 Jun 2013 #4

on disability, family of four, on food stamps Half-Century Man Jun 2013 #18

Looking to rent a room in a home from Craigslist might be an option. alphafemale Jun 2013 #5

I posted a room I have for rent on craigslist.... chillfactor Jun 2013 #56

What a rotten country this is. SammyWinstonJack Jun 2013 #6

+1 Sherman A1 Jun 2013 #8

All this wealth. All these hungry people. Ilsa Jun 2013 #29

It is a rotten country timdog44 Jun 2013 #33

Yes... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #36

Yeah, they keep telling us we're broke, CrispyQ Jun 2013 #67

Good grief. We need to feed people. What have we become? Glimmer of Hope Jun 2013 #9

It's hard to try and live on $1200 a month. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2013 #11

Excellent. She's resourceful -- should keep doing that as long as she can. Hekate Jun 2013 #23

Tell me about it. I am collecting $1400 a month in SS benefits. RebelOne Jun 2013 #25

A nation of I got mine so fuck off. That is what this country has become. Sadly people southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #12

that really sucks. mom mom who is no longer with us DesertFlower Jun 2013 #13

Austerity strikes again n2doc Jun 2013 #14

Man, you choked me up! AAO Jun 2013 #31

All the food stamp money goes back into the system again, creating jobs. texanwitch Jun 2013 #15

So ... Nobody actually needs Food Stamps ... Trajan Jun 2013 #32

They are buying food to eat period. texanwitch Jun 2013 #35

I think you misread that post... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #37

I did misread this ... I apologize ... Trajan Jun 2013 #38

That is Ok. texanwitch Jun 2013 #39

Should increase the amount of food stamps people get and also SammyWinstonJack Jun 2013 #44

I know someone who is a checker at at grocery store. texanwitch Jun 2013 #54

That sucks. What state is she in? nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #16

We are in Missouri leftyladyfrommo Jun 2013 #62

I'm really sad to read this- babylonsister Jun 2013 #17

Oh, this could happen to anyone. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2013 #63

So absurd. So wrong. byronius Jun 2013 #19

k&r Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 #20

Where is she at in Missouri? xmas74 Jun 2013 #24

That's a good idea but often there are long waiting lists for senior housing. n/t totodeinhere Jun 2013 #47

The waiting list are long dflprincess Jun 2013 #49

That's why I wanted to know how close she lived to me. xmas74 Jun 2013 #59

That's why I asked where she was at. xmas74 Jun 2013 #58

We are in KC. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2013 #64

Hawthorne in Independence usually has units available xmas74 Jun 2013 #88

Somebody please tell me again . . . Brigid Jun 2013 #27

It's good in some ways and obviously Cha Jun 2013 #55

K&R... midnight Jun 2013 #30

Just got to keep nineteen50 Jun 2013 #34

Well sure, they haven't gotten everything 4 t 4 Jun 2013 #42

She can take comfort in the knowledge that the transnational corporations in the military-industrial Arugula Latte Jun 2013 #40

yep! 4 t 4 Jun 2013 #48

This makes me so angry MadrasT Jun 2013 #41

Who was it a while back that Buffet 4 t 4 Jun 2013 #43

The Senate farm bill that passed this week calls for cuts in food assistance of snappyturtle Jun 2013 #45

again : I'll say "They want it all" 4 t 4 Jun 2013 #50

Not to be making light of her situation, but some people are even worse off than that. totodeinhere Jun 2013 #46

see, so nice of you trying to help 4 t 4 Jun 2013 #52

It wouldn't necessarily have to be a stranger. Perhaps she could team up with a friend. n/t totodeinhere Jun 2013 #53

She needs to find senior housing with Housing Authority graywarrior Jun 2013 #51

Missouri n/t leftyladyfrommo Jun 2013 #65

Try this graywarrior Jun 2013 #68

Poor folks don't get the luxury of itemizing deductions, even charitable donations and medical care. kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #78

If you live in senior housing, you can deduct medical expenses from your rent. graywarrior Jun 2013 #80

Not just older. Same thing happened to my SIL (in her 20's) rucky Jun 2013 #60

I had a weird discussion with a right winger about that. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2013 #66

Here is how it works. Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #70

I wish everyone in Congress had to live for 1 year on $1200 a month. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2013 #71

$931 and $1,200 both seem ridiculously low... penultimate Jun 2013 #73

It is Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #75

The only expenses they count are rent and utilities duffyduff Jun 2013 #77

I always thought it was BS how these services punish people penultimate Jun 2013 #72

She should get an MBA, and become a consultant. They make good $$. closeupready Jun 2013 #74

Honestly, I don't think she graduated from High School. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2013 #84

Damn...it sucks when you have to decide to eat or pay rent.. SummerSnow Jun 2013 #76

have they adjusted the CAP FOR INFLATION YET???? why isn't EVERYTHING TIED TO INFLATION? pansypoo53219 Jun 2013 #79

We are fortunate Worried senior Jun 2013 #81

the Cost of gas is a really big deal leftyladyfrommo Jun 2013 #85

But the government can WASTE billions on NSA surveillance and faked up wars. Enthusiast Jun 2013 #86

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