Mabus
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Mon Aug-31-09 12:04 PM
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but I have no problem with it.
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| -Low-income families use taxpayer money for crab legs and more |
Roon |
Aug-31-09 10:15 AM |
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If only the "news" ever investigated ways the rich are ripping off our tax money |
villager |
Aug-31-09 10:17 AM |
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truer words. nt |
LaydeeBug |
Sep-01-09 03:40 PM |
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If you give people money, it's their right to spend it as they do. |
knitter4democracy |
Aug-31-09 10:17 AM |
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and so begins the right wings retreading of the "welfare queen" story. nt |
Javaman |
Aug-31-09 10:18 AM |
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Can't believe anyone would attempt to drag this filthy malignancy back again. |
Judi Lynn |
Aug-31-09 12:09 PM |
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It never went away, sadly. I hear "welfare queen" all the time... |
OneGrassRoot |
Aug-31-09 12:37 PM |
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+1 |
nadinbrzezinski |
Sep-02-09 12:10 AM |
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Corporations not paying taxes. U.S. starting expensive Wars against countries who didn't attack us. |
Lex |
Aug-31-09 10:19 AM |
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Exactly |
AndrewP |
Aug-31-09 10:21 AM |
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They forgot to mention |
Turbineguy |
Aug-31-09 10:19 AM |
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..with HUGE spinner wheels! Gotta have those too. |
n2doc |
Aug-31-09 11:31 AM |
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this sounds suspiciously like |
JitterbugPerfume |
Aug-31-09 10:19 AM |
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You forgot her fur coat |
SoCalDem |
Aug-31-09 10:36 AM |
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and don't forget her welfare babies |
JitterbugPerfume |
Aug-31-09 11:58 AM |
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and she rounds up neighborhood kids to pose as her own |
SoCalDem |
Aug-31-09 12:01 PM |
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Their "report" is based on some receipts saved by ONE grocery checker. |
Gormy Cuss |
Aug-31-09 12:27 PM |
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And the whining clerk probably qualifies for food stamps! |
SOS |
Aug-31-09 07:53 PM |
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Poor People Smoke? |
CBGLuthier |
Aug-31-09 10:20 AM |
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you can't buy cigarettes with food stamps. not unless you trade them under the table for cash, |
Hannah Bell |
Aug-31-09 01:08 PM |
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I don't know about where you live, but up here the money is |
Maine-ah |
Aug-31-09 01:21 PM |
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yes, & you can't buy cigarettes with the card, either. not unless the merchants cheat. |
Hannah Bell |
Aug-31-09 01:33 PM |
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Gotta divide the middle class from the lower class... |
redqueen |
Aug-31-09 10:20 AM |
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Corporate welfare . . . |
tilsammans |
Aug-31-09 10:20 AM |
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+1 nt |
SammyWinstonJack |
Aug-31-09 10:59 AM |
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Yeah those crab legs are so expensive |
Johonny |
Aug-31-09 10:21 AM |
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Yes, let's pick on the poor |
blogslut |
Aug-31-09 10:21 AM |
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Yes, isn't it? The problem can't be those jet-setting CEOs seeking bail-outs in the billions. |
Lex |
Aug-31-09 10:25 AM |
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Yeah! They certainly don't deserve a little joy in their lives. |
GreenPartyVoter |
Sep-01-09 02:21 PM |
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All of those purchases stimulate the economy. So, what difference |
Kahuna |
Aug-31-09 10:24 AM |
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Let me know when they give themselves million dollar bonuses |
charlie |
Aug-31-09 10:25 AM |
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How dare they - everyone knows that the poor should just eat swill and drink water! |
merh |
Aug-31-09 10:26 AM |
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Unless things have changed, you can't buy cigarettes /fs's. |
napi21 |
Aug-31-09 10:28 AM |
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The cigs are bought with cash benefits |
Roon |
Aug-31-09 10:38 AM |
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You can't use food stamps to buy toilet paper or laundry soap or shampoo |
Sal Minella |
Aug-31-09 11:09 AM |
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And the 'crab legs' are more likely that imitation crab which is about the cheapest fish |
havocmom |
Aug-31-09 12:33 PM |
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What BS |
SOS |
Aug-31-09 10:37 AM |
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The corner store in my neighborhood got busted for accepting |
Roon |
Aug-31-09 10:40 AM |
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Yeah, this is crap journalism at its worst |
prolesunited |
Aug-31-09 10:42 AM |
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I'd bet money that my trusty ole neighbor will be sending me this |
madokie |
Aug-31-09 10:38 AM |
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Fruit and fresh vegetables can be expensive, too. |
LuvNewcastle |
Aug-31-09 10:39 AM |
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bwahahahaha comedy at it's best |
spanone |
Aug-31-09 10:39 AM |
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I used to be a cashier at a grocery store |
Mabus |
Aug-31-09 10:40 AM |
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+1 |
moriah |
Aug-31-09 10:56 AM |
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I noticed this in the older customers |
Sylvarose |
Aug-31-09 11:00 AM |
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Wasn't there a thread a while back debating whether it was |
hedgehog |
Aug-31-09 11:35 AM |
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I don't know |
Mabus |
Aug-31-09 12:04 PM |
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Spot on! |
Mopar151 |
Aug-31-09 01:37 PM |
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Well...I hope this doesn't get me flamed but... |
Sylvarose |
Aug-31-09 10:46 AM |
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No flames from me. Poor urban people today aren't... |
TreasonousBastard |
Aug-31-09 11:05 AM |
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+1 |
Blue_Tires |
Aug-31-09 12:10 PM |
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Free support classes to teach |
TransitJohn |
Aug-31-09 11:14 AM |
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The New Haven Food Co-op in the 1970s offered classes in cooking on a low budget |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Aug-31-09 01:08 PM |
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Exactly right. |
lumberjack_jeff |
Aug-31-09 11:21 AM |
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It's very probable that those people you noticed buying premade food |
Matariki |
Aug-31-09 11:37 AM |
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I hope the cashier loses her job for either keeping the sales receipts or printing duplicates.. |
Blue Diadem |
Aug-31-09 10:48 AM |
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Shellfish are a good source of healthy protein. |
Demoiselle |
Aug-31-09 10:52 AM |
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Yum! Now I'm hungry. n/t |
moriah |
Aug-31-09 10:55 AM |
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Um... crab legs and shrimp are far more healthy than the crap |
Kalyke |
Aug-31-09 11:13 AM |
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besides, depending on what part of the country, crab legs can be cheap. |
Matariki |
Aug-31-09 11:34 AM |
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Some buying expensive Kosher foods no doubt! |
LeftHander |
Aug-31-09 11:15 AM |
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Ewwww.... |
Kalyke |
Aug-31-09 11:18 AM |
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what? no cadillac escalades? |
madrchsod |
Aug-31-09 11:26 AM |
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One time in Miami, I was at a supermarket and saw a lady |
RebelOne |
Aug-31-09 11:49 AM |
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Brand new or well-kept older Caddie? |
haele |
Sep-01-09 02:42 PM |
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My family is on food stamps right now. Here's what I buy: |
lildreamer316 |
Aug-31-09 11:31 AM |
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What did you have to do to apply for food stamps? I tried some years |
hedgehog |
Aug-31-09 11:40 AM |
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I PM'd you. |
lildreamer316 |
Aug-31-09 11:58 AM |
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It's personal, and I won't repeat what you've sent, but if you give |
hedgehog |
Aug-31-09 12:09 PM |
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I ended up not being eligible, in spite of my low income |
hfojvt |
Aug-31-09 12:19 PM |
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Applying for food stamps is like applying for Medicaid for a nursing home; |
hedgehog |
Aug-31-09 02:50 PM |
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My Grandparents are signing everything over to their kids |
Roon |
Sep-01-09 02:04 PM |
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Your grandparents should talk to a elder law professional first. |
Habibi |
Sep-01-09 04:15 PM |
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Holy Shit!!! |
Roon |
Sep-02-09 12:05 AM |
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Here's the online USDA's Food Stamp Pre-Screening Eligibility Tool |
Melinda |
Sep-02-09 12:34 AM |
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If you receive public assistance you should live on gruel |
Matariki |
Aug-31-09 11:31 AM |
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And only one bowl of gruel per meal at that. |
Gormy Cuss |
Aug-31-09 01:42 PM |
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Since home ec has become obsolete in school, nobody knows how to prepare dinner from |
madmom |
Aug-31-09 11:43 AM |
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Most high schools don't teach cooking anymore. |
Jkid |
Aug-31-09 11:52 AM |
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I was a Girl Scout leader and taught cooking using the school kitchens, the boys that where there |
madmom |
Aug-31-09 12:07 PM |
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I would think that Emeril has changed that mentality. |
Occulus |
Sep-01-09 03:34 PM |
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Welsh rabbit (rarebit) |
pipi_k |
Aug-31-09 12:27 PM |
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Probably because you left the beer out |
Retrograde |
Sep-01-09 03:00 PM |
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We got Starbucks coffee for christmas - It sucks. These people |
old mark |
Aug-31-09 12:01 PM |
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I don't think you're allowed to buy cigarettes with food stamps. |
Vinca |
Aug-31-09 12:16 PM |
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My MIL volunteers at a food bank |
AngryAmish |
Aug-31-09 12:19 PM |
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When I worked with the emergency food pantry at our church |
WCIL |
Aug-31-09 12:28 PM |
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If someone is looking for instances where food stamps are abused, they are sure to come up |
Arkansas Granny |
Aug-31-09 12:40 PM |
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During FY 2007, the program served 26.5 million people, with a total Federal cost of $30 billion |
Hannah Bell |
Aug-31-09 01:04 PM |
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I bet none of those bankers ate (mock) crab legs! |
appal_jack |
Sep-01-09 02:21 PM |
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If they're buying cigarettes with EBT, that's a problem |
Recursion |
Aug-31-09 01:08 PM |
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you can't buy cigarettes with food stamps. |
Hannah Bell |
Aug-31-09 01:14 PM |
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The report said some people were |
Recursion |
Aug-31-09 01:20 PM |
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the only way you can buy cigs with stamps (cards now) is if the merchant or clerk cheats. |
Hannah Bell |
Aug-31-09 01:27 PM |
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You can't buy cigarettes on EBT - or hot meals (including Starbucks) |
rucky |
Aug-31-09 01:18 PM |
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An EBT card can contain both a Cash and Food Stamp option |
Melinda |
Sep-02-09 12:42 AM |
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I've been boycotting 9 News ever since their horrific coverage of Obama's town halls. |
DevonRex |
Aug-31-09 01:23 PM |
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Ooh, the welfare queen myth rears its head again. |
BreweryYardRat |
Aug-31-09 04:12 PM |
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Try cooking rice in high altitude.. a mile high.. |
Roon |
Sep-01-09 02:06 PM |
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Ok here is how I cook rice on the stove |
nadinbrzezinski |
Sep-02-09 12:20 AM |
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Thanks Nad!! |
Roon |
Sep-02-09 02:20 AM |
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Took me a couple years to figure the rice trick, but it can be done. |
politicat |
Sep-02-09 01:10 AM |
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Thanks for the advice poli!!! |
Roon |
Sep-02-09 02:22 AM |
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my japanese mother in law: rinse rice to remove rice dust. put in pot. cover with water to one |
Hannah Bell |
Sep-02-09 02:32 AM |
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mmmmm!! |
Roon |
Sep-02-09 02:48 AM |
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What a stupid "Investigation" |
JonLP24 |
Sep-01-09 02:13 PM |
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Texas has lonestar card |
timo |
Sep-01-09 03:09 PM |
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"Error: you can only recommend threads which were started in the past 24 hours" |
NashVegas |
Sep-01-09 03:11 PM |
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can't buy cigarettes, toilet paper, tampons, soap, toothpaste etc. |
Bluerthanblue |
Sep-01-09 03:22 PM |
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poor people taking public money are supposed to suffer & scrimp at all |
Hannah Bell |
Sep-02-09 03:21 AM |
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NO FUN FOR POOR PEOPLE EVER |
renate |
Sep-02-09 03:32 AM |
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Am I supposed to be offended that someone eats something decent? |
TheKentuckian |
Sep-01-09 03:37 PM |
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How is this news? |
Incitatus |
Sep-01-09 04:33 PM |
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and they buy them fancy diapers with the Velcro!!!11 |
omega minimo |
Sep-02-09 12:20 AM |
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Senior citizens use taxpayer money for crab legs and more |
Juche |
Sep-02-09 12:36 AM |
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I was hoping for a video. What a letdown. |
Quantess |
Sep-02-09 01:19 AM |
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