eliza61
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- Jun 2, 2003
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No kidding!
I'm thinking I'd rethink my relationship with people like that.
I think it depends on the people you know. Our town was hit hard by an industry closing. 23% unemployment, can't sell their homes to move, etc. unemployment benefits stopped 6 months ago. Our food bank went from serving 100 a day to 500. :/ these are the people the system was set up to help. Short term, hard working folks, who have, as someone mentioned at some point, put their time and money into the system.
LOL.
I've always question where the heck people here hang out at. I volunteer in ?Camden NJ, one of the poorest towns in the USA and I've never seen all these examples of people living high on the hog, go to disney, driving esclades all off of food stamp abuse.

Personally if it was that easy and life was that great, I'm surprised everyone's not doing it. Always makes me go "hummmm" especially since human nature being what it is, folks tend to hang out with "like minded" individuals.
45.8 million folks on snap and the perception is that "I saw them all at the supermarket, with manicured nails, buying steaks driving a benz"
I totally acknowledge that there is fraud going on in our entitlement programs. I have yet to see any proof that it is anymore prevelant than the abuse going on in the Farm act bill, in the military spending or foreign aid assistance. all of which is tax payer funded.
I stand by my original comment. Along with obese people, it's still socially acceptable to blame them for all of our financial problems.
Ok, I'm done.