The professional welfare collectors we have these days would laugh at you if you only offered them some gubmint cheese.They have been milking the system for generations now and many live better than us working idiots.

Yea I watched some clown buy $75 worth of energy drinks with his free cheese card down at the dollar General, glad our tax dollars are going for a good cause

I’ve about had my fill of welfare thrash, thanks to Obama care my health insurance is 1800 a month for myself and family. We would be better off staying home and playing video games. At least I would get free cable, cell phone, health insurance and a meal ticket. Then again I couldn’t imagine being a leech on society, I guess I have to much pride.

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Better listen to Meat Eater about eat'n song dogs.

What did he say about it?

Sounds good in theory but the cost to administration the test compared to the benefit of reduced numbers would make it prohibitively expensive.

Also most people receiving SNAP are employed.

They should do more to prevent fraud though.

Wish they'd put similar restrictions on it like they do WIC.

Is your state one of those with a super high tax on soda but SNAP purchases are tax free?

its time to end it. people receiving it are being harmed not helped

When it first started it was a discount program rather than straight free food.

You still needed cash (either from part time work or maintaining social connections) . I'd like to see that. Instead of $400 flat monthly, you get 50% off of qualified purchases.

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When you see them go through the checkout with an abnormal number of one item like energy drinks, soft drinks and meat they are trading it for drugs or cigarettes. I see it daily. Many just sell their welfare food EBT for 50 cents on the dollar for drugs. If ever there needed to be another govt. agency it should be a force to individually weed out the ones that are drawing a check and are on drugs.

I could have drawn disability for a few health reasons since the day I turned 18- Im 56 now and never did sign up. The army rejected me because of them. My dad was a hard working man and gave me that sense of pride. I figure its no one elses problem but my own and I dealt with it. I will admit its tough right now with the economy as it is/ive slowed down a lot but I keep struggling through.

Another thought- you sure wouldn't want me being the one that decides who gets it and who doesn't...…….Too many times I have "walked it off" and kept pushing on. Back in the early 80s I remember a young girl stacking feed outside the local farm store- she was missing her arm from the elbow down. She was my hero from that day on..

Disability fraud reform is long overdue.

Every county should hire investigators that talk to all benefit collectors, could be paid for by the people that lose their benefits from the food stamp funds. Be a good job and fun all at the same time.

Too late for that.

Yes pike River they are also tax free in our state

Im not sure what it would have been, probably ssi. I was working since I was 16, either way at that point I didn't pay much at all into either...….

Last year for the first time in my working career I was in a spot where I was having to sign up for un-employment bennies.

Was not happy about it, did the forms on the computer, it was amazing how it's so easy to twist the questions to your needs, the whole program is geared to be abused. It seemed to good to be true to have some cash finally coming in.

I was given two months help, $400.00 each which would cover gas money to find work and some food or small bills, people live on this stipend, and figure out how to work it for more life after the time period is up.

I messed up one week filling out the form and they shut my assistance down until I paid it back, which one can't do until your working again, had to go through a phone court system, and they fixed it when they found out it was their mistake, I told them I would never go on it ever again, I would sell every thing I owned rather than be a party to the guilt system they put on you to partake of it. Their response was it works for those who need it, like I was just there to take it for free.

Those who abuse it have a system working and know every move around that court deal, the whole thing needs serious revamping, once you learn how to work it, you never will leave it. I'd advise every one just stay away from it, it's an octopus you can't get free from.

I to use to have to pee in the cup as I had a CDL and the company paid for the physical when it came due. I was the go to tester and did not hold a CDL job with the company anymore and was tested monthly threatened if I did not pee in the cup within 1 hour I would be pulled out of service and investigated. Torqued me cause it is an hour drive to work and I would pee as soon as I arrived only to come out of bathroom and have supervisor tell me during safety briefing I had to give another sample. Then sit there and chug water for an hour pee just enough for a sample then (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) every 15 minutes the rest of the night. I had enough and now pay for my own physical and the company can go pack sand as they have no rights to my CDL.....

Another thing I see mentioned is health care for illegals paid by US. I go to the doctor and if I have no insurance they won't see me ( But I have company paid insurance ) BUT for instance there is a meth head in the local community that either shot himself or his girlfriend shot him (in the face) he has NO insurance has had multiple costly operations and many more to come at the least they say he will be in the hospital for a year if he doesn't die first. The bill for all that will be over a million- Who pays for that ?

My health care denied my daughter (handi-capped) her monthly infusion because her secondary insurance didn't pay the co-pay of $20 a month for four months totaling $80. We have to pre order the infusion meds and have them sent to the infusion center. AND her secondary unknown to us cancelled her primary insurance and made themselves the primary then said she didn't need that medicine any longer and NEVER even seen her ! Been a nightmare figuring this out but with a lot of heated phone calls we finally ironed it out.

One needs an advocate to get thru all the GOVT. BS.