Welfare

[menotyou]

I am at the point that if you want the state to pay for your food, you will shop at a set-up like the food pantries run by state in some fashion or form. Your allotment of food shall consist of a balanced diet based on the government's own guidelines. Should you need ho-ho's, ding-a-ling's or Lobster- buy it yourself. If you need toilet paper, work.

 

[moreluck]

Definition of Irony: The food stamp program, part of the Dept. of Agriculture, is pleased to be distributing the greatest amount of food stamps ever. Meanwhile, the Park Service, also part of the Dept. of Agriculture, asks us "please do not feed the animals" because the animals may grow dependent and not learn to take care of themselves.

 

[moreluck]

Government runs ads to get more people on food stamps - Jun. 25, 2012

 

[Babagounj]

Every person who gets an EBT card should be required to listen to every speech that the current flotus has made about proper food consumption.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Every person who gets an EBT card should be required to use coupons

 

[toonertoo]

I agree Upstate. I use them and I certainly dont have to, but I dont have to shop at goodwill either I want to. Just this eve, I got 3 bottles of 81 mg bayer, and 2 bottles of Pantene shampoo and conditioner for 1.61. I saved 18.00. I coupon every time I go to the store. Its not hard, it takes time, but if you are on relief, you have more time than me. Spend 5 bucks on sunday papers instead of lottery, and OMG there is also a classified section with JOBS.
Just yesterday, I was delivering to the local store. The lady at the register, with the most finally manicured 2 inch nails I had ever seen was having a hard time completing her transaction for her purchase, while she was on her i phone. The she switched to her other fancy phone, and finally found her IBT card. She was complaining bacause there was only 24 bucks left on it, and she had to come up with another 10 bucks. She didnt understand how she is suppose to feed her family on what she gets. As I was driving away I watched her load her car, a not new but very nice Grand Prix. I feel for her.

 

[Babagounj]

Those reports of EBT users buying steaks and lobsters, etc. is easy to explain.
Under the current rules prepared foods are a no-no.
Thus buying uncooked foods is their only option.

 

[toonertoo]

Those reports of EBT users buying steaks and lobsters, etc. is easy to explain.
Under the current rules prepared foods are a no-no.
Thus buying uncooked foods is their only option.

Well when I grew up my Mom made us meatloaf with cornflakes, and so sparse of meat I wasnt sure whether to use milk, or ketchup. Sugar or salt. I never had a steak til I was 16. I never had lobster til I was in my late 20s. We never had a phone and when I got one, I thought I was high on the hog. And a color TV, I had arrived. My parents were poor, but they didnt get "relief" as it was called then. They were just poor.
And worked and raised 5 kids. Imagine that.

 

[Babagounj]

Only 5 kids ?
I'm one of 13 and only 1 working parent .

 

[moreluck]

I have one brother, but there's so much age difference that I always said I was an only child! And I believed it!

 

[toonertoo]

Only 5 kids ?
I'm one of 13 and only 1 working parent .

And I would just bet, that one working parent did it all, and enough to survive. 13 OMG love your parents! Lol

 

[Babagounj]

I just found the perfect job for Zeituni Onyango, bhos' welfare collecting aunt.
[h=1]Obama’s ambassador to Kenya steps down[/h]

 

[moreluck]

Food only !! Food Only !! Food Only !!

It was so much better when food stamps were used like monopoly money. You could only buy food. It was for surviving. You don't need cigarettes to survive or booze. Stop the abuse of this program that was made to help.

Free ObamaDollars: The EBT Card for Cigarettes and Alcohol - Ann-Marie Murrell - Townhall Finance Conservative Columnists and Financial Commentary

 

[The Other Side]

Only 5 kids ?
I'm one of 13 and only 1 working parent .

Are you a Romney?

I didnt know that.

Peace

TOS

 

[moreluck]

Exactly when did self-sufficiency and hard work became bad traits?


Via Daily Caller:

One in seven Americans are on food stamps, but the government is pushing to enroll more — in many instances working to overcome Americans’ “pride,” self-reliance or failure to see a need.

“Our common goal is to increase participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,” the United States Department of Agriculture explains on its “Outreach Toolkits” page. “Our purpose is to ensure that those going through difficult times can feed their families healthy, nutritious food. By working as a team, we can accomplish these goals.”

The USDA has adopted a range of strategies and programs designed to bring more people to SNAP, including taking on “pride.” A 2011 Hunger Champions Award document reveals that local assistance offices have been rewarded for “counteracting” pride and pushing more people to sign up for benefits.

The Ashe County Department of Social Services in Jefferson, N.C., for example, received a “Gold” award for confronting “mountain pride” and increasing food stamp participation by 10 percent.
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[toonertoo]

I think I will apply, and see what happens..............just for sh**s and giggles.

 

[moreluck]

I think I will apply, and see what happens..............just for sh**s and giggles.

I actually told my hubby we should go down and apply for food stamps because we want to look fit and eat right just like the commercial says!!

 

[moreluck]

Romney campaign reacts to Obama welfare waiver | The Daily Caller

 

[moreluck]

Gingrich: Obama’s welfare reform rewrite ‘almost certainly illegal’ | WashingtonExaminer.com

 

[moreluck]

USDA moves to end questionable food stamp ads after criticism | Fox News