Community > Politics, Current News & Events

Topic: Hit the Jackpot with your Food Stamp Card!
Seakolony Joined Fri 11/07/08 Posts: 11968	Sat 06/26/10 03:29 AM
I don't know a whole lot about how this system is set up. I do know of one who gets 'welfare' right now and with her 2 children I know she receives 799.00 per month in cash. Her rent alone is 600,00 so I don't know how people think those who receive this are living so well. I've known her for 10 years and she always worked, received her child support and did ok...wasn't living in the lap of luxury by any means. I do know that she struggles and would much rather be back to work (she lost her job 8 months ago) and receiving her child support. When her ex lost his job he stopped the child support. She never has any money to play, go out or do anything but take care of her children. If she was able to find a way to take a weekend and go to a casino I wouldn't have any problem with it. She could use a break. But with housing and medical institutted, and utilities taken care of she could survive without cash.....I was stating taking cash away instituting housing utilities and food and creating a larger margin for more people to have medical in US. Collectively cash/welfare could be enough to institute that happening.........no check no rent of 600.00, and no utilities medical and food handled. What she worked for would or should be able to handle all else.....from gas to movies etc. And this is what I believe may be called socialism or communism. So is Welfare, FSP and Medical called socialism.....the US instutited a multi-dimensional government.....we are no longer what they call a capitalistic government......where have you been that you do not recognize these programs as socialism? Civics, Political Science 101, student learn the difference between Socialism, Capitalism, and Communism......the US remains the only country with a multi-dimesional government coinciding together of Capitalism/Socialism. And anything given and not earned is Socialism....and everyone on SSI (Supplement Security Income) has not ever worked....therfore it was not earned....it is a disabled person never worked in the US but has been determined unable to work ever and therefore entitled to SSI max benefit of 674.00........ I have a friend on SSI that has worked in the past. She's also working here and there while on SSI too. She got severe rheumatoid arthritis at a young age. Some days she can't work. She has Section 8 and food stamps. She still tries her damnedest to work. Also, people that receive Social Security and make less then SSI are given SSI until their income level is raised up to the SSI level. Then it is not SSI but OASDI - disability and death benefits come from OASDI if an individual worked.

markumX Joined Wed 06/03/09 Posts: 677	Sat 06/26/10 03:55 AM
dear republicans, if you don't like people on welfare either employee them or tell your senators to give them unemployment which they try and block time and time again. Nice to see these christians refusing to help the unemployed for politics sake.

Seakolony Joined Fri 11/07/08 Posts: 11968	Sat 06/26/10 04:10 AM
dear republicans, if you don't like people on welfare either employee them or tell your senators to give them unemployment which they try and block time and time again. Nice to see these christians refusing to help the unemployed for politics sake. No one is saying people should not be helped...........what is being said remains the fact that once upon a time in this country it was not on government to help people and people did not believe they were "entitled". That was we have is enough but needs eveen stricter laws regarding the programs so that people actually do feel they must take care of their own. If you a mentality of doing the minimum to scrape by then you should be targeted......and this is not everyone.....we have had voluteers at Social Services......and they work really hard when they are there.......I love the voluteer program and most that voluteer go to college or something to improve their lot.......I am speaking of the ones that voluteer or work the very minimum never seeking to anything further than meet the requirements and collect what they can........

boredinaz06 Joined Sun 10/15/06 Posts: 22764	Sat 06/26/10 07:02 AM
What needs to be done is create a card you cannot withdraw money with and create it so you can only use it to pay bills, buy gas, food etc and not use it to visit the dope man.

Winx Joined Fri 08/31/07 Posts: 39051	Sat 06/26/10 08:40 AM
I don't know a whole lot about how this system is set up. I do know of one who gets 'welfare' right now and with her 2 children I know she receives 799.00 per month in cash. Her rent alone is 600,00 so I don't know how people think those who receive this are living so well. I've known her for 10 years and she always worked, received her child support and did ok...wasn't living in the lap of luxury by any means. I do know that she struggles and would much rather be back to work (she lost her job 8 months ago) and receiving her child support. When her ex lost his job he stopped the child support. She never has any money to play, go out or do anything but take care of her children. If she was able to find a way to take a weekend and go to a casino I wouldn't have any problem with it. She could use a break. But with housing and medical institutted, and utilities taken care of she could survive without cash.....I was stating taking cash away instituting housing utilities and food and creating a larger margin for more people to have medical in US. Collectively cash/welfare could be enough to institute that happening.........no check no rent of 600.00, and no utilities medical and food handled. What she worked for would or should be able to handle all else.....from gas to movies etc. And this is what I believe may be called socialism or communism. So is Welfare, FSP and Medical called socialism.....the US instutited a multi-dimensional government.....we are no longer what they call a capitalistic government......where have you been that you do not recognize these programs as socialism? Civics, Political Science 101, student learn the difference between Socialism, Capitalism, and Communism......the US remains the only country with a multi-dimesional government coinciding together of Capitalism/Socialism. And anything given and not earned is Socialism....and everyone on SSI (Supplement Security Income) has not ever worked....therfore it was not earned....it is a disabled person never worked in the US but has been determined unable to work ever and therefore entitled to SSI max benefit of 674.00........ I have a friend on SSI that has worked in the past. She's also working here and there while on SSI too. She got severe rheumatoid arthritis at a young age. Some days she can't work. She has Section 8 and food stamps. She still tries her damnedest to work. Also, people that receive Social Security and make less then SSI are given SSI until their income level is raised up to the SSI level. Then it is not SSI it is OASDI.... everything they mail out say social security on it...... Yes, I know that Social Security is called "OASDI". I know as a fact that people on OASDI can apply for SSI to see if they qualify for any SSI.

Winx Joined Fri 08/31/07 Posts: 39051	Sat 06/26/10 08:47 AM
I don't know a whole lot about how this system is set up. I do know of one who gets 'welfare' right now and with her 2 children I know she receives 799.00 per month in cash. Her rent alone is 600,00 so I don't know how people think those who receive this are living so well. I've known her for 10 years and she always worked, received her child support and did ok...wasn't living in the lap of luxury by any means. I do know that she struggles and would much rather be back to work (she lost her job 8 months ago) and receiving her child support. When her ex lost his job he stopped the child support. She never has any money to play, go out or do anything but take care of her children. If she was able to find a way to take a weekend and go to a casino I wouldn't have any problem with it. She could use a break. But with housing and medical institutted, and utilities taken care of she could survive without cash.....I was stating taking cash away instituting housing utilities and food and creating a larger margin for more people to have medical in US. Collectively cash/welfare could be enough to institute that happening.........no check no rent of 600.00, and no utilities medical and food handled. What she worked for would or should be able to handle all else.....from gas to movies etc. And this is what I believe may be called socialism or communism. So is Welfare, FSP and Medical called socialism.....the US instutited a multi-dimensional government.....we are no longer what they call a capitalistic government......where have you been that you do not recognize these programs as socialism? Civics, Political Science 101, student learn the difference between Socialism, Capitalism, and Communism......the US remains the only country with a multi-dimesional government coinciding together of Capitalism/Socialism. And anything given and not earned is Socialism....and everyone on SSI (Supplement Security Income) has not ever worked....therfore it was not earned....it is a disabled person never worked in the US but has been determined unable to work ever and therefore entitled to SSI max benefit of 674.00........ I have a friend on SSI that has worked in the past. She's also working here and there while on SSI too. She got severe rheumatoid arthritis at a young age. Some days she can't work. She has Section 8 and food stamps. She still tries her damnedest to work. Also, people that receive Social Security and make less then SSI are given SSI until their income level is raised up to the SSI level. Then it is not SSI but OASDI - disability and death benefits come from OASDI if an individual worked. Yes, it was SSI. The key word is that words are "work is not a requirement" for SSI. It's also an income based program.