Food stamp cards
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Be serious. You've never seen, or known someone who has never held a job? You were never aware of "families" when you grew up who were on the government tit, and passed it on down the line? Perhaps I live in a more impoverished area than I thought? You've never seen career criminals who get SSI, and stamps? I guess it's like a lot of things in life. If you don't look at it, it isn't happening.
I think a more serious problem than those who never held a job getting welfare is those that do have jobs, some running a business and paying themselves a poverty wage just so they can get food stamps. These are the people we have to crack down on first.
It's how FDC works. What's it been? One decade and the same shit every time. When he doesn't have an answer to the question posed he resorts to personal attacks that have zero to do with the thread. It all comes back to not being hugged enough growing up. Sorry FDC.
Saint and KOD,
15 hours and that's the best you two dolts can do? You're really stuck on the whole helmet thing aren't ya Scotty boy? Maybe you two can get together and hash up a plan to give me another red card, that would really show me.
I get it from Saint, he's never been a smart person nor particularly witty. I expect less from him, but Scotty, you're a horrible troll. Why you suddenly decided to be one is beyond me, you VersionTracker suck at it, but hey, you keep trying big boy.
I don't know about you two idiots but nothing goes better with a bowl of cheerios than yet another unprovoked attack from a dead horse owner. When you two are done giving each other handys into Scotty's uncle's underwear, try to do better.
Hope this helps,
FDC
15 hours and that's the best you two dolts can do? You're really stuck on the whole helmet thing aren't ya Scotty boy? Maybe you two can get together and hash up a plan to give me another red card, that would really show me.
I get it from Saint, he's never been a smart person nor particularly witty. I expect less from him, but Scotty, you're a horrible troll. Why you suddenly decided to be one is beyond me, you VersionTracker suck at it, but hey, you keep trying big boy.
I don't know about you two idiots but nothing goes better with a bowl of cheerios than yet another unprovoked attack from a dead horse owner. When you two are done giving each other handys into Scotty's uncle's underwear, try to do better.
Hope this helps,
FDC
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to fatdaddycool again.
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well just sit on your white helmet sonny
you didnt say anything about joker's dead horse and he had a field of dead horses.
Nothing actually. With saint you have to be very deliberate and dry otherwise he won't understand what you're saying. For instance, he said when I don't know the answer to a question I give him shit about being a dentist. The sad part is, he never asked a question. He just posted his much he dislikes me and how smart and awesome a dentist he thinks he is and how much he hates black people and their kids. That's not a question, and he's always hated black people. So rather than hear the bullshit story about his one black friend he hasn't seen since fifth grade, I go with what's easy. He's like a single sugar ant. You don't call an exterminator for one ant on your window sill, you just squish it with your fingertip and go on with your day.
The Joker isn't deliberately trying to be a dick to me for no reason other than to be a dick like you are either.
if your willing to say one bad thing about joker we could be good
come on you can do it.
anything ................
what will it really matter ?
kinda like you and the white helmet jumping in the pool. no one gives a shit except you
Not gonna happen chief. The Joker is a friend of mine and I don't know of anything bad I could or would say about him. He's a solid individual with an easy smile and engaging personality. He's humble, honest, and treats his friends better than most. No man, you can keep fucking with me all you want. I'd rather put up with the nuisance of you than say something shitty and untrue about a friend.
Hope this helps,
FDC
I may be, but I'm a loyal as shit pussychops.
I got to tell ya, I'm not wound nearly as tight as you or saint may think, and that's fine, I just don't want you to worry yourself that you hurt my feelings. You know, because you called me pussychops and all. Just sayin
I was never someone who was afraid to work.
I got my first job at 18, running a cash register at a department store in Chicago. Back then, we had to tally all the sales by hand, rechecking each night to see how much we?d sold.
Since then, I?ve worked for the IRS, at a local hospital and at a Post Office. For several years, I drove a school bus in Crestwood, Ill. No matter what I did though, I couldn?t quite manage to make ends meet and save for retirement. Sure, I saved what I could. But most of my income went toward buying a house and keeping food on my table.
So when I retired at 74, though I?d worked for 56 years, I didn?t have the income I needed to buy food. After all, seniors have lots of expenses. Though I moved into a one-bedroom apartment, my only income was $853 a month in Social Security. After paying rent ($527 per month), utilities (roughly $100 per month) and medical bills (at minimum $104.90 for Medicare Part B Premium), I was lucky to be left with about $100 for all other expenses, including food and transportation.
I had so little left over each month that I never bought clothes or went out for dinner. For a while, I even sold Avon make-up to make a little extra money. Still, I couldn?t afford a diet of healthy, nutritious meals. At the grocery store, I would skip the fresh fruit and vegetable aisle ? to me, produce was a luxury. Instead I would buy bread, milk, eggs, beans, rice and chicken, just the basics when I could.
I had always worked and taken care of my bills; I?d never had to ask for help before. But when I saw the SNAP flyer from AgeOptions, my local Area Agency on Aging, I knew that I would qualify and decided to make the call. I had never heard of this program before, but I thought signing up for benefits would help me make my ends meet each month. The money I spent on food could now be spent toward other bills, such as my light bill, phone bill or even toward rent.
And I?m so glad I did. I remember the first time I went grocery shopping with my food stamps. I filled my cart with chicken, beef, eggs, milk, coffee, bacon, oatmeal, apples, bananas, orange juice, strawberries and grapes. I went home and stocked my freezer with the extra meat that I was now able to afford. That first month, I cooked a roasted chicken with dressing. I made spaghetti and meatballs. I bought fresh fish, not just canned tuna.
Eating better improved my health. I suffer from hypertension, but that?s been lowered now. I?m able to maintain a healthy weight. My skin and hair look better.
I know I?m not alone. One in six seniors faces the threat of hunger, according to the State of Senior Hunger in America. In the last 15 years, the number of seniors suffering from hunger jumped by 45 percent. Food insecurity is dangerous for everyone but for the elderly in particular. Hungry seniors are 60 percent more likely to experience depression, 53 percent more likely to report a heart attack and 52 percent more likely to develop asthma. Those who live alone are at particular risk.
Programs like SNAP can help address this problem. Right now, four million American seniors are enrolled in SNAP. That?s just 41 percent of those who are eligible. On average, the benefits provide $134 a month (or $113 a month for people living alone). Other programs, like Meals on Wheels, provide fresh, affordable food to the elderly, often delivering dishes to their homes.
We can do more. In addition to signing more seniors up for SNAP, we can make the process easier. Now I know that SNAP benefits are not just for the poor; they help everyone in dire need.
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