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You're starting to act like that little girl with a crush again.
Interesting fact. Foods stamps have not been around forever.
It was an act of a dimm-o-crap congress back in the LBJ days.
Funny thing, no one starved before they came into being. Yeah,
we had welfare, but that is what it was, welfare, you lined up to
get it. No one starved.
You're starting to act like that little girl with a crush again.
Spitball shot via clambake.
seems you don't know yourself either about the specifics of the program.Scratch that.
Sa210 + 100000
gtown -100000 (from losing every other arguement ever with me)
1st of all, it's not 155 per person, only for the 1st person it's around that. Then about only 100 per person after that. But again you wouldn't really know these things.
And considering that the income they are getting isn't enough to pay anything, you are wrong about that as well.
You know, gasoline cost the same for everyone, no matter how much you make. To fill a tank for some it takes about 1-2 full days of work for that alone, then the other 2 or 3 days of work for other life and living expenses.
Then there are those who don't have transportaion who struggle hours of each day on the bus going and coming alone, trying to make time and to make ends meet along with their work schedule that fits with the daycare schedule to be able to pick the kids up, to even have time to spend for family time, homework, "to raise their kids right so they don't grow up criminals", etc.
I haven't even scratched the surface with what you guys don't know.
Heres the specifics per the USDA website..
8. How is each household's food stamp allotment determined?
Eligible households are issued a monthly allotment of food stamps based on the Thrifty Food Plan, a low-cost model diet plan. The TFP is based on National Academy of Sciences’ Recommended Dietary Allowances, and on food choices of low-income households.
An individual household's food stamp allotment is equal to the maximum allotment for that household's size, less 30 percent of the household's net income. Households with no countable income receive the maximum allotment ($408 per month in Fiscal Year 2007 for a household of three people). Allotment levels are higher for Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, reflecting higher food prices in those areas.
So I guess the solution is to continue ing the hardworking taxpayer in order to support the poor. The least they could do is come over and mow my lawn before stealing my money.
What is your point? They go by giving the 1st over 100, then the rest about a hundred each, when they give the maximium of course. It's less however depending on the income. So I don't get how you think you've told me something I didn't already know. I've personally worked at DHS. Don't talk to me like You know what you're talking about. The life of the poor is something you just don't understand, if you did, you wouldn't act like this.
THis is a free country, and if you can't handle another side then go to the club forum. I don't tell you what to do, so put back the victim card, as far as i'm concerned i was posting here first, so if anything you're trying to tell me what to think.
And another thing, is you also don't know where i'm from, so don't ride a high horse here.
You obviously weren't aware of the policy and you were pulling figures out of nowhere, that's why i provided the link.
Hey G, how do feel about public housing, section 8?
Philosophically, government run charity for the have-nots isn't a great thing to me. But I'm not up at arms about it. Let's take away government granted charity for the haves first.
that would suck .
My point was that I already know this info that You didn't know about, (that you had to go search for). What was your point? That's like you telling me that this is a public forum and we're having a debate. I already know that, but it doesn't make you right or mean that you really said anything.
My point was that I already know this info that You didn't know about, (that you had to go search for). What was your point? That's like you telling me that this is a public forum and we're having a debate. I already know that, but it doesn't make you right or mean that you really said anything.
You obviously didn't know the info, becuase your earlier claim was that you had to work to even recieve stamps, and that was proven wrong.
You also said that everyone else gets 100 dollars, and that was proven false.
Sorry about that.wit??
Yep, kids just happen. This is especially true when were are taking about people who can't afford to have them. They just keep on having them. So now we have to deal with the ones we have now AND the ones they have another nine months down the road.
Is this your opinion, or actually based on some data?
You're right we should throw "the poor" into work camps. That'll teach 'em not to be poor.
they can have a canary, too.You're right we should throw "the poor" into work camps. That'll teach 'em not to be poor.
Excuse me, but you do have to get a job if you are able to work, when recieving foodstamps. Call a local DHS office. You've proven nothing false. You think they just throw out figures on how much to give to families? You think a family of two would just get a thousand dollars in foodstamps? No, it's over a hundred for the parent and about a hundred for the child which would come to 278 for both the adult and the child (a family of two) which may have recently been raised a couple dollars actually. I broke it down on how they arrive at that amount (when it's the maximum), so you continue to be wrong and still don't understand what I'm talking about.
But I do apologize though, it was my fault, because I was speaking in terms that mostly people who know about these things firsthand would understand.
There are households where the parent is legally disabled and cannot work.
This is why I say don't talk to me like you know about this when you don't. Search for all the links you want. Go into a local DHS office and ask questions so you can get a clue.
Last edited by SA210; 05-25-2007 at 10:15 AM.
Work camps? All I want is my yard mowed.You're right we should throw "the poor" into work camps. That'll teach 'em not to be poor.
bustin rocks. that'll learn them.
If anyone knows of people who are on a limited food budget this is a wonderful program and it takes food stamps. There are several locations in San Antonio.
http://www.angelfoodministries.com
Oh and you don't have to qualify either for those of you who are single starving college students.
Flea's Gettin On My Nerves
My family has been living on the food stamp diet for a few years now: My dad was injured in a car accident, and my mom can only find work occasionally. I go to school full time.
We eat pretty well. You can't be stupid with the food stamps. You can't go to a normal grocery store. You have to be smart and go to places like Aldi/Save-A-Lot/Pack'n-Save. You can't have ridiculous brand loyalties. You have to work to find coupons and other sales on things like milk. You have to have a good freezer, so when you do have sales, you can store the perishables for a long time. It is like anything else, save save save, and be smart with your money. Sure, you eat a lot of cottage cheese and vegetables, chicken and ground beef, and you don't get a steak every night, but if you know where to buy the stuff and how to cook, you don't have a problem.
Public housing does not make sense economically. It just lowers the standard of living while creating a shortage of houses, along with a black market of houses that is biased with long, long, long waiting lists.
With that said, some may feel it is better to have something, rather than nothing.
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