Maybe I worded that wrong. I was not saying there is anything wrong with it. I've been on food stamps before when I got out of the Army until I got back on my feet. I see nothing wrong with it, but there are a lot of people on here that complain a lot about government assistance and how they should do away with it. I know people abuse it, but that's no reason to take it away from the people who need it and actually use it the was it was meant to be used.
Maybe I worded that wrong. I was not saying there is anything wrong with it. I've been on food stamps before when I got out of the Army until I got back on my feet. I see nothing wrong with it, but there are a lot of people on here that complain a lot about government assistance and how they should do away with it. I know people abuse it, but that's no reason to take it away from the people who need it and actually use it the was it was meant to be used.
I figured I couldn't just ignore it or not make a useful post
I know I've been fed on food stamps...I know I make too much for any assistance and I don't make much and I have 3 kids +1 I pay child support for.
I did. To Senators Inhoffe and Nickles. I got a reply from Sen. Inhoffe that told me someone had actually read my letter. I'm still awaiting Nickles reply. I'm sure it's just an oversight.
Of course, I'm sure things are still the same.
No I would never complain or gripe about a soldier who got ANY public benefits. They are more than deserving of any benefits. It is a sad thing that our Veterans do not get more than what they get. However when I was stationed at Ft. Drum N.Y. depending on your vehicle and they year it was you could not qualify for any assistance. So there I was a E-1 making $900 a month with a car I had for over two years prior to the service and could not qualify because my car was too new.
I agree whole-heartedly with this. Nor would I ever complain about the working poor receiving benefits. It's the deadbeats who are perpetually jobless, pregnant, "sick" , etc. that wear me thin. Seems they always have money for cigs and drink but never to pay their bills, feed their kids ... you know the drill ... THOSE folks need to be on a chain-gang.
It's never the legitimate need that gets the attention, and I think there is a lot of legitimate need. It's the abusers and flat out leeches that get most of the attention, and ire . All in all, I would guess most of the money goes to people who genuinely need it, now, how they spend may be another matter.
Even though I posted the Super Flamed post about money going to japan, He said it not me!!
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