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Old 12-28-2013, 11:31 AM
 
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In theory, great. Everyone should eat nutritiously.

But are you really going to hold the poor to a standard that tens of thousands of middle class and upper middle class folks will ignore tonight at Cheesecake Factory? Lobster is a great low calorie, low fat food. Purchased in the supermarket it's not that much more expensive than chopped beef.

In practice, who makes these decisions? What about exceptions for religious observances? Cultural diets? Lobster is cheaper than meat in Maine....
So now we should pay so they can eat lobster, go to the cheese factory, pay for their tattoos, cigs and booze. Do you want to add a mansion and mercedes?

 
Old 12-28-2013, 11:34 AM
 
Location: New London County, CT
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So now we should pay so they can eat lobster, go to the cheese factory, pay for their tattoos, cigs and booze. Do you want to add a mansion and mercedes?
Who's saying this? Separate what people are saying from Rush Limbaugh's voice echoing in your head and then you can have genuine debate instead of your mean, hysterical, hyperbole.

I want poor children fed as nutritiously as possible... I see serious implementation problems in a 'small government' telling anyone what to eat... Do you disagree?
 
Old 12-28-2013, 11:37 AM
 
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Who's saying this? Separate what people are saying from Rush Limbaugh's voice echoing in your head and then you can have genuine debate instead of your mean, hysterical, hyperbole.

I want poor children fed as nutritiously as possible... I see serious implementation problems in a 'small government' telling anyone what to eat... Do you disagree?
They are eating but as expected they want more free stuff. What do you want them to eat Lobster. By the way, I don't listen to Rush
 
Old 12-28-2013, 11:41 AM
 
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Do me a favor. Go ask Wal Mart workers how many of them have EBT cards...they work but they ain't making enough to make ends meet. Do you really believe that ANYONE that get's EBT isn't working?
Would you believe many people who are unemployed do not qualify for food stamps or get much less than workers on food stamps? I know someone who is unemployed and hungry who gets only $15 a month in food stamps. Why? They have no children.

Food stamps are all about destroying the family (and oh has it ever worked as intended!). It encourages and rewards lower and lower middle class women to have the unwed children of men who won't or can't help support their children. Find a woman on food stamps and you will discover her baby daddy more than likely fits the "bad boy" profile.
 
Old 12-28-2013, 11:48 AM
 
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You are just too nosy for your own good, that girl could have been purchasing food for her mother sitting in the car. You have no idea what the story or circumstances were. She may have have been temporarily on food assist because of having children and an emergency situation. And that is one case out of millions, get a life.
Or …… maybe was one of the new class of folks that are now addicted to EBT cards - College Students.

Food stamps: Once associated with the poor, now commonly used among college students - Washington Post

Colleges and Universities are even recruiting the students into SNAP programs.
Universities encourage students to enroll in food stamp program

From the website of Portland State University:
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This is from the school’s site:

Here are some additional SNAP facts:
• Over half of all U.S. citizens will use SNAP at least once during their lifetime.
• SNAP is not a charity. As a taxpayer, you are paying into this program and, when needed, you can reap the benefits.
• There are enough SNAP dollars for everyone that needs them. As a matter of fact, about 20 percent of Oregonians who are eligible for SNAP do not apply.
• Students receiving SNAP can defer their student loans while they are receiving benefits.
• Applying for SNAP is easy. In most cases, you will not have to apply more than once a year.
Read that web posting a couple of times - plenty of money, taxpayers are footing the bill, don't worry about it, it's easy-breezy and they don't check on you. Stay of Federal benefits and you don't have to worry about your Student Loans. This is what they teach college kids now - how to game the system.
 
Old 12-28-2013, 11:50 AM
 
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If your income is below a certain threshold, which is calculated by the number of people in the household, you can qualify for SNAP. You don't have to be working at all.

The income threshold to qualify for SNAP is higher for those who work than for those who don't work.
 
Old 12-28-2013, 11:51 AM
 
Location: New London County, CT
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They are eating but as expected they want more free stuff.
And many more want opportunity, jobs and the ability to be self-sufficient.
 
Old 12-28-2013, 11:52 AM
 
Location: Dallas
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You certainly can work two jobs and be poor.

Do a little research.
I have. There is a direct correlation between hours worked and income. Poor families average less than one full time job. Upper income families average more than two.
 
Old 12-28-2013, 11:52 AM
 
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Or …… maybe was one of the new class of folks that are now addicted to EBT cards - College Students.

Food stamps: Once associated with the poor, now commonly used among college students - Washington Post

Colleges and Universities are even recruiting the students into SNAP programs.
Universities encourage students to enroll in food stamp program

From the website of Portland State University:


Read that web posting a couple of times - plenty of money, taxpayers are footing the bill, don't worry about it, it's easy-breezy and they don't check on you. Stay of Federal benefits and you don't have to worry about your Student Loans. This is what they teach college kids now - how to game the system.

Colleges want people to enroll and to PAY THEM. A dollar paid in SNAP benefits frees up a dollar that a student can pay the college.
 
Old 12-28-2013, 11:53 AM
 
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I have. There is a direct correlation between hours worked and income. Poor families average less than one full time job. Upper income families average more than two.

Low wage jobs average less than one full time job.

Upper income families average more than one earner.
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