[upchuck]

We have a rule at the food bank where I'm a triage interviewer: if you're on food stamps, you must supply a Department of Social Services (DSS) Household Summary Report. This report details unearned income (SSI, FI, etc.), other programs where the client may be getting benefits (WIC for example), etc.

I look at lots of these and can verify the article. Food stamp payments have exploded!

Of course food stamp fraud has also exploded. I've had folks admit during the interview to food stamp fraud, even explain how they do it. And they'll never get caught as there's no oversight.

IMHO, a waste of our tax dollars.

The entitlement mentality is strongly embedded in most folks I speak with. Many of them have an obamaphone (that's what they call it), a free cell phone with 250 minutes of free calling per month. Of course, when they get their free phone they disconnect their pay-for telephone line. Why should they pay $30-50/month for that when they can talk for free courtesy of nobama?

[nascarnation]

Very interesting insights you have.

I’ve always wondered when I hear the constant MSM drone of “there are so many hungry people, kids are going to bed hungry, we need to take care of hungry people”

And we’ve had WIC and food stamps for decades, and these programs just keep expanding.

[No Socialist]

Let’s not forget about the people who get paid under the table and then collect welfare, food stamps, medicaid, etc..... It’s disgusting. The only way to stop this is to stop government assistance at the Federal level. Let’s stop the disability fraud as well.

[Revelation 911]

there were kids as young as 10 at our inner city church that had these phones - Obammaphones - they called them

[hosepipe]

Duuugh pretty much everything has gone up since Zero took office..
Thats the way he wants it..

Killing the american economy is what Zero does..
Its not an accident its on purpose..

America does not want a conservative President..
Thats why Myth Romney was chosen..
They actually CHOSE HIM..

Looks like America needs another DOSE of Barry Half-White in a second term..
They have not had ENOUGH YET!!!..

[ridesthemiles]

Why are Food Stamps part of Agriculture & blended in with crop payments to farmers??

Seems to me it should be part of HHS.

Where does Welfare get handled?? Section 8 housing??
Free “Obamaphones”???

[ridesthemiles]

Obama today: “The private sector is doing fine”.......

The Food Stamp program has more than doubled under Obama.

Cannot both be correct.