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Vinca

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16. Foster children for profit. How caring.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 09:27 AM

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Foster children removed from home of Oregon militia militant [View all] KamaAina Jan 2016 OP

Maybe they interviewed a few of those boys Warpy Jan 2016 #1

bingo.... mike_c Jan 2016 #4

Or something far, far worse that has been going on for quite awhile without accountability bobthedrummer Jan 2016 #30

*THAT* was my first thought Aerows Jan 2016 #32

That could also be the case Warpy Jan 2016 #33

I wonder if he got government subsidies for the ranch as well. rug Jan 2016 #2

�I hope people are seeing the sacrifices we�re making here,� he said. catnhatnh Jan 2016 #3

Lol! grntuscarora Jan 2016 #6

Definitely a WTF moment!! 7wo7rees Jan 2016 #5

I suspect "LaVoy" is taking in those foster children to collect government support payments... 403Forbidden Jan 2016 #7

#DaddySworeAnOath Brickbat Jan 2016 #18

Look up farm subsidies at www.ewg.org/farm Jim Beard Jan 2016 #35

Aw, poor widdle tarp boy lost his free labor and meal ticket. SwankyXomb Jan 2016 #8

Free room and board Old Codger Jan 2016 #9

Does Arizona provide the same amount Downwinder Jan 2016 #10

So he was using kids as cheap labor geomon666 Jan 2016 #11

Eight kids at a time? CA maxed out at placing six in a home *before* they cracked down, LeftyMom Jan 2016 #12

Foster children as income malaise Jan 2016 #13

And likely as unpaid labor, too. suffragette Jan 2016 #24

Well no one can say they aren't getting a real look malaise Jan 2016 #25

Yep, they put the 'ugh' in ugly. suffragette Jan 2016 #34

My friend's mother in law got $5400 a month SoCalDem Jan 2016 #37

Good effin' grief malaise Jan 2016 #38

Hmm. The deal with foster care is you are supposed to be there to take care of the kids...... yellowcanine Jan 2016 #14

I am sure there is a clause in the foster care agreement somewhere.... yellowcanine Jan 2016 #15

Foster children for profit. How caring. Vinca Jan 2016 #16

And it begins... Javaman Jan 2016 #17

Isn't the money for the purpose of taking care of the kids? treestar Jan 2016 #19

"That was my main source of income." Iggo Jan 2016 #20

Why were they removed? Mendocino Jan 2016 #21

The stuff that meets the eye is bad enough. Iggo Jan 2016 #22

I don't think it necessarily means there is more. I am not sure jwirr Jan 2016 #29

Were they removed Mendocino Jan 2016 #31

"That was my main source of income..." joeybee12 Jan 2016 #23

There was a simple way to avoid this situation, LaVoy maxsolomon Jan 2016 #26

I wonder if Runningdawg Jan 2016 #27

If they go on half-rations on the rice and beans Turbineguy Jan 2016 #28

UPDATE: Removal of kids began 4th day of standoff; Finicum blames 'pressure from feds' pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #36