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Woman Denied Public Assistance Because of Her New Car
KTRE-TV ^ | 7/27/06 | Ramonica R. Jones

Posted on 07/29/2006 6:14:17 AM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32

Stephanie Drinkard is a single stay-at-home mom with two little girls. She moved back to Nacogdoches a month ago from Louisiana. There, she was on Section 8 housing, food stamps, and Medicaid, but she can't get that help in Texas because of a contest she won back in October.

"I went online and entered," said Drinkard. "I didn't know I was gonna win it. Only like two people won - it was me and somebody else - but it's a 2006 Limited Edition Toyota Avalon and it's like a $40,000 car."

And $40,000 exceeds the limit the

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KEYWORDS: govwatch; jobs; lazystupidignorant; nowaytogothroughlife; welfare
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To: GeorgiaDawg32
And the problem with this is...? Sell the damn car,welfare queen,and buy a six year old Ford and use the balance of the proceeds to support your lazy hindquarters.

If the money runs out,just dance on over to the welfare office and announce..."I's back,now hand over the Benjamins".

21 posted on 07/29/2006 6:23:54 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative
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To: GeorgiaDawg32
Stephanie Drinkard is a single stay-at-home mom with two little girls.

I'd like to introduce her to my friend Jesus Martinez, because if they get married she can claim, "I was a Drinkard, until I met Jesus."

22 posted on 07/29/2006 6:24:07 AM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: GeorgiaDawg32

Why did she move and who paid for it?


23 posted on 07/29/2006 6:26:04 AM PDT by em2vn
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To: MineralMan

The extreme cynic in me is thinking that she's already beaten and abused the car to the point that it -is- a beater.

One requirement for wealth that we all take for granted is responsible care & management of our possessions, and it seems a lot of poor people simply lack this concept entirely. Just ask my relatives who were landlords to low income housing.


24 posted on 07/29/2006 6:26:33 AM PDT by Seamoth (Kool-aid is the most addictive and destructive drug of them all.)
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To: cardinal4
She could sell the car and take the money and put a down payment on a house!

She could prolly Buy a home in Nacadoches for 40K. At that point a walmart job would probably be enough to keep her going

25 posted on 07/29/2006 6:26:42 AM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: mylife

They will also be getting free HDTV converters soon.


26 posted on 07/29/2006 6:27:28 AM PDT by satchmodog9 (Most people stand on the tracks and never even hear the train coming)
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To: cardinal4
If she sells that car won't that be considered "income" and she will be required to pay "income" taxes.

Either way she sounds 'publicly' screwed.

If she has no money for food HOW can she afford to put gas and insure this vehicle, let alone license the thing.

I think we need a NEW government program helping navigate through a "winning". -sarcasm-
27 posted on 07/29/2006 6:27:29 AM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: ladyjane
Maybe her husband could get a job.

That's presuming a great deal. No such individual was mentioned in the article, and cannot be proved to exist any more than Harvey the rabbit.

28 posted on 07/29/2006 6:27:42 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim (Crazier than a rattlesnake at a Thai wedding)
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To: GeorgiaDawg32
"Her kitchen cabinets are bare and her kids are now behind on their immunizations. That leaves her with two options.

"I either have to sell the car and not have any transportation or just live off what we're living off of, which is like rice, basically, we have rice."

And what is this stay at home Mother using for gas money? She can't afford to buy food FGS!

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29 posted on 07/29/2006 6:30:39 AM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: GeorgiaDawg32
She could sell her new car and spend down the cash... its funny how welfare discourages self-sufficiency. Its a good way to stay poor permanently.

(Go Israel, Go! Slap 'Em Down Hezbullies.)

30 posted on 07/29/2006 6:30:52 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: txroadhawg

It makes perfect sense to me, too. Waaaahhhhh.


31 posted on 07/29/2006 6:31:17 AM PDT by bboop (Stealth Tutor)
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To: GeorgiaDawg32
Stephanie Drinkard is a single MORON.

She's also gonna be extra p*$$ed when the IRS comes after her for $10,000 in taxes on her 'income' of $40,000. Just like those Oprah studio fans found when she 'gave' them all new cars a year ago.

So when she sells that car she better keep $10K handy for the tax man.

32 posted on 07/29/2006 6:32:22 AM PDT by Condor51 (Better to fight for something than live for nothing - Gen. George S. Patton)
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To: satchmodog9

I see it all the time.
Our poor are some of the most well off people in the world.
Fat and lazy, wathing one of 2 tvs and playin xbox while munching on delivered pizza.

I feel sorry for them they are paralysed with gubmint hand outs, and it is a miserable existence in that it has no honor


33 posted on 07/29/2006 6:32:48 AM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: GeorgiaDawg32

We have a family in a Habitat house on our street. The father in his 20's, doesn't work. Looks able bodied to me. He now wants to raise goats in his yard for tax abatement and yesterday I noticed his has a satellite dish.

Something is wrong with this picture.


34 posted on 07/29/2006 6:32:53 AM PDT by bonfire
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To: silverleaf

And I know many single mom's on welfare that play the lottery regularly. Charity needs to come from the family or a religious community, the Gov't doesn't know WHO or WHEN. Andrew Carnegie said Money could sometimes help the poor, but many times HURT them.


35 posted on 07/29/2006 6:32:53 AM PDT by rovenstinez (,)
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To: GeorgiaDawg32

Well, now she has a car to go to find a job and go to work.

35 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go Dawgs, sic em!!!!


36 posted on 07/29/2006 6:33:16 AM PDT by panthermom
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To: ladyjane
Maybe she could get a job.

A job would cut into the time she spends online entering contests.

37 posted on 07/29/2006 6:33:53 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: Just mythoughts

Winning the car is already considered income. She wouldn't be taxed twice on that. But a sales tax may be in order.


38 posted on 07/29/2006 6:34:20 AM PDT by mountn man (Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.)
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To: GeorgiaDawg32

How can this welfare mama afford a computer??
Whadda ya want to bet the two girls don't have the same daddy??


39 posted on 07/29/2006 6:35:10 AM PDT by taillightchaser (!)
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To: GeorgiaDawg32

as in all things financial, we must consider the tax consequences of every transaction.

If she's on welfare welfare and sells the car does the gain mean she will lose her earned income tax credit?


40 posted on 07/29/2006 6:38:32 AM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. 48 year BSA member)
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