[Fester Chugabrew]

nerves are frayed these days. too bad the fed *encourages* dependence as opposed to independence.

[MestaMachine]

There are exceptions to every rule. This lady SEEMS like maybe one of them. Leave it to the lsm to single her out as ‘typical’. She isn’t. Although in this day and at this time, there mmight be more of these than meets the eye thanks to obama and his job killers.

[hole_n_one]

Cindy Nerger

[Vermont Lt]

My 90 year old MIL was telling my niece the other day about getting in line for clothes back in the depression. She was talking about how embarrassing it was. She told her about how no one got paid when they were on welfare—they worked and got paid in food. No work.. No food.

It did not hurt her dignity. But once she could start working, she never went without a job. She was never going to stand in line for a welfare dress again.

My niece’s jaw just about hit the table.

That tells a story in itself.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Humiliation and stigma should always be assigned to taking public handouts. It should be a disincentive to continued taking of handouts and an incentive to work and provide for yourself.

A big reason we have multiple generations on the government dole is because people used to be embarrassed to take handouts, while now they believe they deserve free handouts.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Of course the article refuses to print what she wanted to buy for $10 that was not eligible for food stamps. Candy? Soda?

[kcvl]

Cindy Nerger

[kcvl]

Brick home & nice bicycle...poor ain't what it used to be!

[ExxonPatrolUs]

I’ve piled up a bit of credit card debt helping out relatives in the downturn. I decided to cut back spending in the only category possible, food. If this chubby mother and daughter would live on hot dogs, potatoes, celery and bananas, they could eat healthy for a $1 a day, just like me. And maybe some day we’ll all live on the social security we are all promised. Think about your 90 year old relatives and what they lived through. It’s a piece of cake today - plenty to go around if we’re not hogs about it.

[dalereed]

they shouldn’t have given her the gift card!!

She can turn right around and us it for liquor or cigarettes!

[kcvl]

Nerger said she started receiving food stamps (Supplemental Nutrition Assitance Program) after she fell ill in 2008 and became eligible for Medicare and Social Security Supplemental Income. While she is on waiting list for kidney transplant she cannot work because of daily 12-hr dialysis treatment. According to Nerger, her husband runs a carpentry business but does not make enough income to sustain the family without assistance.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/333621#ixzz27e3u2LL0

[ExxonPatrolUs]

Georgia Food Stamps
General Program Requirements In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the State of Georgia and fall into one of two groups: (1) those with a current bank balance (savings and checking combined) under $2,001, or (2) those with a current bank balance (savings and checking combined) under $3,001 who share their household with a person or persons age 60 and over, or with a person with a disability (a child, your spouse, a parent, or yourself). For either group, you must also have an annual household income of less than $14,079 if one person lives in the household; $18,941 if two people live in the household; $23,803 if three people live in the household; $28,665 if four people live in the household; $33,527 if five people live in the household; $38,389 if six people live in the household; $43,251 if seven people live in the household; or $48,113 if eight people live in the household. For larger households, add $4,862 for each additional person in the home.

[ExxonPatrolUs]

WHAT IS PURCHASED WITH FOOD STAMP BENEFITS?
Benefits may only be used to buy food and plants or seeds that grow food, for your household to eat. Certain food supplements such as Ensure may be purchased with food stamp benefits. Ice, water and cold or room temperature foods, which are not designed to be consumed in the store(Deli Meats?), may be purchased with food stamp benefits.
WHAT IS NOT PURCHASED WITH FOOD STAMP BENEFITS?
Food stamp benefits cannot be used to buy alcoholic beverages, cigarettes or tobacco, household supplies such as soap and paper products, medicines, vitamins, pet foods, or any non-food items.
WHERE CAN YOU SPEND FOOD STAMP BENEFITS?
Food stores which are authorized by the Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture may accept EBT transactions to purchase food. Most stores provide signs to indicate that food stamp benefits may be used to purchase food products.

[Secret Agent Man]

Manager was not professional. She may also be working and still be on food stamps if she has kids so the comment may not be on-target.

I can relate to the overall sentiment though.