02-26-2013, 12:57 AM
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Heisman Finalist
Join Date: Mar 2010
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For those who say food stamp benefits are small...
From a Texas television station:
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A gas station clerk, who wants to conceal his identity over fears about losing his job, is fed up.
"Bob" as we're calling him rings up a customer paying with a Lone Star card.
"There are times I see customers come in and they've got thousands," Bob said.
The numbers he said, just don't add up.
The balance was more than $7,000 in tax payer funds.
"You would think that it would red flag in the system," Bob said.
Bob claims he got short changed when trying to report it.
He claims the local SNAP office told him they couldn't doing anything about it.
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http://www.valleycentral.com/news/st...0#.USxOQDCG0Qr
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02-26-2013, 08:14 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Estero, Fl
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Family of 4 gets $700 per month. More kids more money. Bet that there are more kids being claimed than actually exist
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02-26-2013, 08:24 AM
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This kIds are the future labor force and tax base of America
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End the FED
Become debt free!
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02-26-2013, 08:28 AM
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Heisman Candidate
Join Date: Apr 2007
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Black market...many sell stamps for .50 cents on the dollar for cash...drugs, cigs, booze...
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02-26-2013, 08:30 AM
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Sub-optimal Poster
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Orlando, FL
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Well, if an anonymous gas station clerk in Texas says it ....
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02-26-2013, 08:41 AM
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Heisman Finalist
Join Date: Apr 2011
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As with most goverment programs fraud is rampant. Wait until Obamacare kicks in as fraud will be king!
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02-26-2013, 08:47 AM
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Premium Member
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Location: Estero, Fl
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wgbgator
Well, if an anonymous gas station clerk in Texas says it ....
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They posted a picture of the receipt showing the balance. Ignorance is bliss
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02-26-2013, 08:49 AM
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Gator Country's Ring of Honor
Join Date: Apr 2007
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And Tom Harkin wants minimum wage raised to $10.45 and hour!
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02-26-2013, 08:55 AM
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Sub-optimal Poster
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Location: Orlando, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by G8trGr8t
They posted a picture of the receipt showing the balance. Ignorance is bliss
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Did they post a picture of the Mercedes too?
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"The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openess, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meaness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success."
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02-26-2013, 08:59 AM
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Sub-optimal Poster
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Sorry, I'll stop trolling. I realize these stories are like porn for conservatives. Please continue. This one is probably more erotic for you guys than the average "person using EBT had an iPhone 5" post.
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"The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openess, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meaness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success."
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02-26-2013, 09:00 AM
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Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2007
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This article from Action 4 News bases it's exposure of SNAP over payments, abuses, etc. from an interview of a convience store clerk named "Bob" ?
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"But they're driving Mercedes," Bob said.
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Women are angels
and when someone breaks our wings,
we simply fly .....on a broomstick.
We're flexible.
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02-26-2013, 09:00 AM
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Gator Country Diamond
Join Date: Apr 2007
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I think that's a program we need to look hard at. While there are plenty of people who need and deserve the assistance, there are obviously people who don't.
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