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gollygee

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2. And an awful lot of that 1%

Reply to liberal N proud (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 09:09 AM

Dec 2013

goes to "other items besides food" rather than liquor. Gas I can see too. People need soap, toilet paper, etc. and if they don't have cash for it fraudulently use food stamps to get it. It is fraud but I understand why it's happening.

So it's only 1% and that 1% is largely for stuff people are desperate for and truly need.

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Food Stamp Fraud, Rare but Troubling [View all] liberal N proud Dec 2013 OP

They don't care Notafraidtoo Dec 2013 #1

And an awful lot of that 1% gollygee Dec 2013 #2

I don't care if it's 50%, it feeds at least some people... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #3