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Hydra

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11. My disabled relative gets it with her SSDI

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 08:54 PM

Sep 2013

$150. If I wasn't providing for her, she would have starved years ago.

I'm pretty sure that's the whole point. It makes me furious when RWers and Gov't people talk about how people like her are making us broke. SNAP and other programs are chump change to what the Dept of War and NSA are getting.

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Anyone here (besides me) on Food Stamps? [View all] Archae Sep 2013 OP

Average per-person monthly SNAP benefit by state... PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #1

Interesting. madamesilverspurs Sep 2013 #13

Thank you for the info. That puts a lot in perspective. I just read that in Ohio pnwmom Sep 2013 #2

Sounds like we're in much the same boat. madamesilverspurs Sep 2013 #3

Great post and thanks for that last paragraph especially. nt raccoon Sep 2013 #5

I am my family were on them for 11 months gopiscrap Sep 2013 #4

I remember before my husband found his current job we were getting $322 a month in food stamps SummerSnow Sep 2013 #6

I was a few years ago bhikkhu Sep 2013 #7

about 160 a month.. madrchsod Sep 2013 #8

I'm disabled with multiple sclerosis. I get $16 a month. nt silvershadow Sep 2013 #9

$200 Lady Freedom Returns Sep 2013 #10

My disabled relative gets it with her SSDI Hydra Sep 2013 #11

I am on social security and am thinking about it. RebelOne Sep 2013 #12

We do Tree-Hugger Sep 2013 #14

I also have SSI, Jamaal510 Sep 2013 #15

I was, about 10 years ago Shampoobra Sep 2013 #16

My disabled wife and my 15k a year do not qualify ...but there's money for war. n/t L0oniX Sep 2013 #17