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Afio  3 stars
Title: Belle of the Bull
Posts: 748
Registered: 2002-3-19 16:18:03
Groucho48 posted:

I suspect folks on a family farm might look like they have plenty of assets, on paper, but are really cash poor. Same for an old widow who never worked, but lives in a paid off house that is worth a lot.

I also suspect the number of folks who win a million or more in the lotto and still go on collecting food stamps is miniscule and this is just a politician trying to gin up some /outrage to get a few votes.



I thought about family farms too. Same for the widow, like my mother in law. The house is paid for, but she is on a fixed income. She will not look into food stamps.

 

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Yukishiro1  4 stars
Posts: 3,243
Registered: 2002-9-20 23:52:57
If you're an old widow with a high value paid off house I see nothing wrong with making you take out a reverse mortgage rather than have the state give you food stamps.
Bjorvald  2 stars
Posts: 334
Registered: 2002-4-5 20:51:00
>> Proof of identity (driver's license, etc.), alien status

OMG RACIST!

 

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GrilledCheez  4 stars
Title: The Lord's Balls
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Registered: 2006-3-22 11:06:32
I heard on the op that nobody takes advantage of gov't programs. It's all in your mind.

 

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Urk_VN  2 stars
Title: Orderly Randomizer
Posts: 337
Registered: 2002-10-30 17:31:32
http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/07/us/michigan-lottery-winner/index.html?iref=obnetwork

Looks like they yanked her off the assistance.
Rhint  2 stars
Posts: 268
Registered: 2002-9-17 20:38:54
I love how some people are outraged by this and don't have a problem subsidizing the oil industry.

 

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stevenmeadowsin  1 star
Posts: 63
Registered: 2005-12-13 09:50:27
Yukishiro1 posted:

DemonicXH posted:

Should be easy to do if the state you live in has income tax.

Cross reference your application for assistance with your tax return.



Uh of course they check income. This is about assets, not income.



It may be an asset next year, but in the current year it is income.

 

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