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In reply to the discussion: "If Obama wins, I will shutdown my business and go on every govt assistance program I can find" [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)223. He owns his car and house, those are assets. He can't get food stamps without agreeing to pay back.
AFAIK, having never qualified but seen the forms they have. They demand bank account numbers and assets to be declared and when the income goes up again they must pay the state back.
Or if they never work again but need help, when they die, the state will take the assets. At least that's the way it used to be for people that ended up in nursing homes on Medicaid, and to be eligible for one you would be eligible for the other, I'm thinking.
Also, if he is able bodied he will have to show he is looking for work, or if he claims he is sick, he has to prove it, and then prove he is getting treatment to get better and return to work. Being poor is not a carefree vacation, nor is being on disability, etc..
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"If Obama wins, I will shutdown my business and go on every govt assistance program I can find" [View all]
apples and oranges
Jul 2012
OP
And, remember ketchup counts as your second vegetable. Good luck to ya, TeaPartier.
leveymg
Jul 2012
#4
At the intersection of Loser St. and Jebroni Ave,, A block fron the Smackdown Hotel.........
Mopar151
Jul 2012
#70
Naw, he probably had his mother sign over the house, then kicked her out in Tea Party style. n/t
progressivebydesign
Jul 2012
#27
Meet her? I wanna vote her into congress! Please tell me she's at least thinking...
Moonwalk
Jul 2012
#110
I'm going to say it's construction-related, with 70% of his income in government contracts.
Marr
Jul 2012
#49
Go get 'em Duchess! That was righteous! Everything we say to ourselves, is right there. n/t
progressivebydesign
Jul 2012
#23
She's telling that 'teabilly fuckstick' where to go! That's DUzy material right there!
freshwest
Jul 2012
#32
re:"If Obama wins, I will shutdown my business and go on every govt assistance program I can find"
allan01
Jul 2012
#40
That's a great retort! They usually make a big deal of 'supporting the troops,' but..
freshwest
Jul 2012
#216
Congratulations. That's great if you're not behind a proxy server that blocks Facebook. n/t
markpkessinger
Jul 2012
#124
Whatever site it was, it was blocked -- but i'm home now, so I can see it. n/t
markpkessinger
Jul 2012
#174
That guy is so stupid that he doesn't know that if he did shut down his business
Lydia Leftcoast
Jul 2012
#48
Dw should go out and beg the .10 a day to feed himself that he would have paid into Food Assistance
patrice
Jul 2012
#60
We would be on permanent Jury Duty every night, but I'd welcome it just for the laughs eom
Submariner
Jul 2012
#163
'Rich Fucks of America Club' and he left that there? Whoa, he must be pissed off!
freshwest
Jul 2012
#144
if you want welfare, stay in business--corporate welfare beats social services by millions!
librechik
Jul 2012
#65
I know one of those. Never competed for work his ENTIRE life & is FREAKED out about
patrice
Jul 2012
#112
I know vets who are champions for all peoples' social safety net. But run into the others, too.
freshwest
Jul 2012
#147
I know several fine vets. They are not negated by this jerk. It's just that he's a HUGE jerk.
patrice
Jul 2012
#175
Definitely. They come from all walks of life. It just seems so clueless, though. I think hate radio
freshwest
Jul 2012
#178
I know you're right. & This guy might just be the same even if he weren't a veteran.
patrice
Jul 2012
#176
A statement like that says more about the person making it than it does about Obama's policies.
craigmatic
Jul 2012
#69
Just liked and shared it to my FB page and to Mrs. C_U's FB page - n/t
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#73
The Duchess is aware we're in love with her and is posting and linking back to us.
nolabear
Jul 2012
#100
Teabaggers simply need to be publicly beaten down the way that reply on Facebook did.
meanit
Jul 2012
#158
I'll keep my graphics arts business open to help you make a sign begging for money on the corner of
Coyotl
Jul 2012
#127
If people on facebook could win a Duzy I would nominate this person for one. nt
cstanleytech
Jul 2012
#152
Those people are nuts but, there are alot of liberals posting there and giving them crap.
jillan
Jul 2012
#164
harsh -- but well-deserved. those people are so surprised when their business goes bust that
HiPointDem
Jul 2012
#189
That's fantastic. Unfortunately, if that were posted here, someone would alert on it as being
MADem
Jul 2012
#196
He owns his car and house, those are assets. He can't get food stamps without agreeing to pay back.
freshwest
Jul 2012
#223