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shanti

(21,675 posts)

7. lots more than that demographic

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 01:00 PM

Sep 2012

i know several young, childless college students who are getting the ebt card. it's only about $200 month.

back in the 80's, i got food stamps for me and my three sons. you couldn't get them without having children then, but it seems times have changed. people are hungry, no jobs, they have to eat! unbelieveable that some would begrudge the hungry their pittance!

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Who are the people using "food stamps" anyway? [View all] madaboutharry Sep 2012 OP

Your son would be correct. Fawke Em Sep 2012 #1

In Nebraska 72% of food stamp recipients do work. justice1 Sep 2012 #4

Actually he did, because was a bishop in the Mormon church, and would have been Blue Meany Sep 2012 #2

the people using food stamps include onethatcares Sep 2012 #3

And Willard Mitt Romney was one of them. Egad. nt nc4bo Sep 2012 #6

I think it's the very rare person who thinks "whoopee, I'm on food assistance. How clever am I?" Chorophyll Sep 2012 #5

lots more than that demographic shanti Sep 2012 #7