On Sunday, September 7, 2014 11:14:15 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
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> > > On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 20:14:46 -0600, Mayo > wrote:
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> > >> On 9/6/2014 5:40 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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> > >> > Here, you have to be pretty darned poor to qualify for free or reduced
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> > >> > lunches.
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> > >> So you have private sector assist and public?
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> > > No. Standards are high, but it's the honor - system so people can lie
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> > > about income and get a free meal. The question is why do they do it?
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> > > I remember when one of the wealthiest families in my city did that and
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> > > they got away with it on a yearly basis.
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> > How can they lie? I think here we have to submit proof of income. I am not
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> > positive on that as I have never tried to do it.
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> Talking about unemployment and food stamps now. I worked with a guy
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> that always went for that free stuff. He would lie about his income
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> and get unemployment insurance often and also the food stamp thing.
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> The unemployment claims were weekly but the food stamps (a card now)
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> were good for 6 months once you got approved, no matter how much you
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> made later.
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> I told him that he could go to jail for this but he thinks, "No. they
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> will only make you pay them back if you get caught." I don't agree.
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> Problem is though that they don't have the funds to check up on all
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> these claims so there are many that take advantage of the free money
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> and many get away with it.
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> This common abuse makes it bad for the people that really need the
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I would have reported him. I was in a grocery line, I think 2 or 3 years
ago, and some guy offered to pay for my food with his card, then have me
pay him only half what it cost. I outed him in front of everyone around,
and he left the store.

The way I feel about SNAP is that foods should be restricted to disallow
soda pop, candy, etc. but that the program should be well funded. Fraud
should be treated as theft of Government property, and carry jail time
for a 2nd offense.

--Bryan