Now this is what I call trolling!

[pmacdaddy]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

My friends kid turned one on saturday and they had a picnic in the park. There was a converstion between the all of the adults at the party. apparently I was the only one at the damn birthday party that is not on foodstamps. The convo went something like this.

"hey did you know you can buy hot food on your stamps now? pre made chicken and ribs"
"there's a store in town that will sell you beer and cigarettes on your food stamps now"
"this is all changed because of Obama.. he needs to stay in office, we need to vote for him. Whatever that other guys name is will try and take our food stamps and Obama gives it to us and expands it"

When I walk into a Bodega to get coffee and see folks ringing up $10 prepared specialty hero's and specialty pizza slices, single serve haagen-daz ice creams, red bulls, maybe a Starbucks canned cappuchino all on their "card". Step 2 is to pay cash for beers, smokes and lottery tix. Makes my head want to explode.

I get providing nutritionally sound staples to families that need that kind of help, but how we got to this current point is really beyond me...

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by pmacdaddy

When I walk into a Bodega to get coffee and see folks ringing up $10 prepared specialty hero's and specialty pizza slices, single serve haagen-daz ice creams, red bulls, maybe a Starbucks canned cappuchino all on their "card". Step 2 is to pay cash for beers, smokes and lottery tix. Makes my head want to explode.

I get providing nutritionally sound staples to families that need that kind of help, but how we got to this current point is really beyond me...

exactly!!!!!

it basically conditions people to stay lazy.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

exactly!!!!!

it basically conditions people to stay lazy.

So you think people are on food stamps becuase they are "lazy"?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by jms62

So you think people are on food stamps becuase they are "lazy"?

not all of them, but i'm sure there are some. let's be realistic, not everyone on the dole is there because they are suffering a temporary setback.

my sister is applying for, and will mostly like get disability. her medical issue? stress. i have stress, who doesn't? that's what pills are for...

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Danzig

not all of them, but i'm sure there are some. let's be realistic, not everyone on the dole is there because they are suffering a temporary setback.

my sister is applying for, and will mostly like get disability. her medical issue? stress.

"Stress" isn't a currently allowable condition for being placed on Social Security disability, nor Medicaid. Which "disability" are you talking about, specificially?

If you think it's "easy" to get approved for either one, you are mistaken.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by jms62

So you think people are on food stamps becuase they are "lazy"?

you apparently did not read my post right before the one you quoted

[Antitrust32]

the broodmares I was hanging out with on saturday who were praising Obama because they can now buy cooked Ribs and beer on their foodstamps, fucl< yeah they are lazy. Lazy is probably the nicest way to describe them.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

the broodmares I was hanging out with on saturday who were praising Obama because they can now buy cooked Ribs and beer on their foodstamps, fucl< yeah they are lazy. Lazy is probably the nicest way to describe them.

So I'm sure you spoke your mind and set them straight..

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by jms62

So I'm sure you spoke your mind and set them straight..

hell no.

I bit my tongue. Being most likely the only taxpayer there, it was not a battle I wanted to get involved in.

I just silently hoped they would be too lazy to vote.

Living in an area as poor as the one I live in, so many on stamps, you can tell who really really needs it and who is milking the system after talking to people.

I'm all about people, especially children, not starving when situations become dire. What I cant stand is people who choose to live off the system and not help themselves

Might not all laziness... some folks just want to take advantage of a system that is ripe for being taken advantage of.