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Halloweve  2 stars
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Registered: 2004-3-6 10:19:02
Just saw this in the news...

http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?id=727706
Yukishiro1  4 stars
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Registered: 2002-9-20 23:52:57
Story posted:

Food stamp eligibility is based on gross monthly income and lottery winnings are considered liquid assets and do not count as income.



That seems stupid. Eligibility should take into account assets as well as income.
Lyken-P  2 stars
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... wait a government program is terribly flawed? Say it ain't so!
Ashmaele  4 stars
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Yukishiro1 posted:

Story posted:

Food stamp eligibility is based on gross monthly income and lottery winnings are considered liquid assets and do not count as income.



That seems stupid. Eligibility should take into account assets as well as income.



But this logic should only apply to the poor imo.

 

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Yukishiro1  4 stars
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P.S. There are way more rich people who take advantage of this than poor people who won the lottery who take advantage of it.
Halloweve  2 stars
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I was surprised she spoke on camera..she was defending her need for it because she has bills to pay and TWO houses.
IMHO  4 stars
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Yukishiro1 posted:

P.S. There are way more rich people who take advantage of this than poor people who won the lottery who take advantage of it.


QFT

food stamps are on CC now. no stigma easy peasy.

 

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Rosaria  2 stars
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Halloweve posted:

I was surprised she spoke on camera..she was defending her need for it because she has bills to pay and TWO houses.

 

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Yukishiro1  4 stars
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There are quite a few people with millions of dollars of inherited wealth who collect food stamps.
Afio  3 stars
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Registered: 2002-3-19 16:18:03
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2111060/Amanda-Clayton--1m-lottery-winner-STILL-collecting-welfare.html

She is 24.
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