guess she finally dried up
Posted on 08/16/2015 5:07:46 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
1) basic economics tells us the potential demand for anything free is infinite
2) We are on generation 3 or 4 of the hyper-welfare state. 50 million working-age adult Americans aren’t working, and aren’t looking. Any shame there was in living for free off others, or the government, disappeared 20 years ago. Indeed, many think its their God-given right.
So why is anyone surprised food banks can’t keep their shelves stocked?
Minor point but, what age is the child of a 54 year old woman?
And tell us that child us not getting free meals with milk at least twice a day in school.... And most schools now feed year round.
taxes go up. Negative interest rates. Massive Federal Reserve money printing to fund massive Government deficits. Capital controls. Your money will belong to the Government.
So how did things get so bad?
Stupid decisions lead to stupid results, and very soon we will start to pay a very great price for decades of incredibly stupid decisions.
guess she finally dried up
I sometimes shop at a Chinese grocery. The owner recently installed large tanks for fresh fish, clams, and Alaskan King Crab at $40 per lb. I asked him: "who can afford to buy this?"
His answer: "Its all foodstamps." He then pointed out some Russians who just departed and were getting into a Lexus SUV. "They are EBT too."
Well when you figure the average amount per person is $125/month, and the kids are getting free bk and lunch @ la escuela, there’s plenty of gravy to be spent.
My family did the peanut butter and cheese thing in the 50s. We were Americans. I have a problem with nurturing an invasive slime with a murderous hatred of anything American. Throw them out.
The greatest motivation to man is the inability to:
Eat
Drink
Have shelter
Have transportation
Have medical aid
In today’s society the government provides all!
Here, it’s the 2015’s! Why the hell sould anyone work since the government provides all to the lazy and those who never took the time or effort to improve themselves.
It’s not by accident that this is the way of life today for it was planned many years ago and the seed of Socialism was planted in 1964. Now, it’s time to go out and pick the fruit...Socialists.
She’s 54 and has a child needing milk? BS....
Well......you don’t know that. If she speaks spanish it is entirely possible it could be her 34th child.
Another way around is the parents apply for welfare for an anchor baby, a citizen. That "citizen" gets the full welfare treatment; Section 8 housing, food stamps, cash assistance, utilities, Medicaid and the rest of the family tags along for the ride.
Another scam is the fed gov classifying the illegals as refugees or asylum seekers making them eligible for all benefits. That's the majority of the "unaccompanied minors" and family units coming in the border surges from Guatemala, Hondouras and El Salvador.
middle class hardest hit
Happens here in Phoenix.
Oh please spare me. We have all these campaigns for the supposedly starving blacks here in North Florida, and the whole thing is totally ridiculous and could induce cynicism in even the most politically correct.
Nobody of any color is going to bed hungry...unless they or their parents are totally whacked out on drugs, which does happen and is a completely different question. In that case, take the kids away and feed them...but of course our courts won’t do that.
I'm not buying the basic premise of this article even a little bit.
My daughter used to work as a volunteer in our local Christian food bank. She recently gave it up because 95% of the recipients are illegal aliens who don't speak a word of English.
Kick out the illegals, then private charities and church food banks could easily handle the hunger issues of AMERICANS.
Lifelock has brought this up, as well as the situation of a girl being disabled but denied SSDI because someone with her SSN was working in another state.
We taxpayers are suckers
I live in an area where there are very few illegal aliens. I take my elderly aunt to the food bank at the local Catholic church every month. 90% of the recipients are poor, white trash. Mostly single moms. Almost all of them look healthy and physically able to do some sort of work. Not sure about their mental statuses. The disabled people and seniors who go there have to wait until ALL the regular people get served. The regular recipients are assigned a time range to show up for their pickup. Starting at 7:30-11:30. By the time the seniors get called to pick up their order, most of the fresh produce is gone. Fortunately, the non-perishables are prepacked for them. Every year, you are required to show ID, proof of income, and proof of residence. We are fortunate that the local grocery stores are very generous to the local food banks. But it is getting worse every year. More people are seeking aid, and the resources are limited. There is so much food that is wasted in this country. Especially fresh foods.
The day We the People reelected Obama, I recognized we reached the tipping point and officially became a Socialist nation, one that rewards failure and slovenliness and victimization and penalizes success and productivity and creativity. That very day, I quit donating to anyone/anything that crossed my path needing financial assistance, as they can just get in line like all the rest of them for the inevitable vote-buying government handouts confiscated by you and me. My last contribution to an assistance charity was Salvation Army for the Japan Tsunami. Those people were true victims and are not slovenly by any means.
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