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Time To Celebrate The Recovery: Food Stamp Usage Hits Fresh Record
Zero Hedge ^ | May 31, 2011 | Tyler Durden

Posted on 05/31/2011 8:27:47 AM PDT by Zakeet

That average monthly benefit of $133.24 for 44.199 million people will help with the purchase of one third of a very edible iPad. Food stamp participation chart presented without further commentary.



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KEYWORDS: economy; food; foodstamps; jobs; obamanomics; obamaville; snap; welfare
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To: Buckeye McFrog

IMHO I’d go farther.If you are collecting any benefits you forfiet your right to vote.I also think when it comes to cuts that Foodstamps should be one of the first looked at the eliablity amounts are much too high judging by what I see most of them buying in the store.


61 posted on 05/31/2011 11:08:50 AM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: PittsburghAfterDark

I have never seen a cell phone be cheaper anywhere than a landline. Even the trackphone cost mre than muy landline does.


62 posted on 05/31/2011 11:10:34 AM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Here in Ohio they used to offer landlines to welfare recipiants for something like $12 a month.Not sure if they still do but that is much cheaper than any cell phone is.


63 posted on 05/31/2011 11:15:04 AM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: Zakeet
On an earlier thread, it was reported how sooooo many people dislike the job Rick Scott is doing as Governor of Florida.

Then this thread reminded me of an item on today's morning news shows:

Governor Rick Scott is calling for mandatory drug testing for anyone and everyone receiving government assistance. And they pay for the test.

And if they fail the drug test, they no longer receive assistance.

And if they pass, they will be reimbursed for the test.

64 posted on 05/31/2011 11:15:04 AM PDT by N. Theknow (The MSM is to 0bama what the Broom-n-Scoop Detail is to a circus parade.)
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To: Pan_Yan

Have you not been in th grocery store watching a woman with a cart full of Mt Dew checking out and using kher EBT card? They are easy to spot they are usually the ones with a separate cart of nothing but cases pop.


65 posted on 05/31/2011 11:19:48 AM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: Founding Father

“I think anyone who receives welfare should not be allowed to have cell phones.”

You’ve got to be kidding! The GOVERNMENT (aka American taxpayers)give them the phone and minutes every month for FREE. You take that entitlement away and there will be a lot of mad mamma’s running around!


66 posted on 05/31/2011 11:52:46 AM PDT by Bluebeard16
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, ping

Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list

http://www.nachumlist.com/


67 posted on 05/31/2011 11:57:26 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

“You’ve hit on a real sore spot of mine...absolutely beautiful young girls, 18, 20 yrs. old, who go and mutilate themselves with tattoos and multiple facial piercings. What on earth could they have been thinking?”

In another 10 or 20 years down the road those tat’s look anything but nice. I see old ladies with them in stores and it looks like pure trash.


68 posted on 05/31/2011 12:04:41 PM PDT by Bluebeard16
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To: PittsburghAfterDark

My cell phone costs $7/month. Seven. If I use more than that for calls, I just have to add funds, but seven is the minimum. Pretty sure the surcharges and taxes of a land line cost more than that per month.


69 posted on 05/31/2011 2:56:10 PM PDT by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (Please sir...permission to protest?)
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To: RandallFlagg

I did a search and several people have asked if this receipt is real. Do you know if it is real? Thanks in advance.


70 posted on 05/31/2011 3:17:23 PM PDT by LuvFreeRepublic (Support our military or leave. I will help you pack BO!)
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To: LuvFreeRepublic
I have no clue. I remembered it from another thread:
Lobster, Steak, Food Stamps; Grocery Store Receipt
71 posted on 05/31/2011 3:24:41 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (Let this chant follow BHO everywhere he goes: "You lie. You lie. You lie.")
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To: Grunthor

I agree 100%. Been sayin’ for years that this would go a long way towards fixing many things!


72 posted on 05/31/2011 4:17:10 PM PDT by notatard?
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