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49. Where do you get the $190 a month? Food stamps are

Mon Sep 14, 2015, 11:11 AM

Sep 2015

determined on household income minus rent, utilities and a few other items. There is no set income level.

Years ago I applied and was supposed to get $10 a month. I told the social worker that I did not want it and why: She made more money approving my application than I got. I was not going to support her income when I only got $10 a month.

I get $71 now but as I am diabetic and need specific foods that does not go far.

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Sanders won't put a number on how many refugees U.S. should accept [View all] riversedge Sep 2015 OP

Rightfully so ram2008 Sep 2015 #1

Agreed Sherman A1 Sep 2015 #4

Wait until the oceans rise 2-3 more feet. Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #46

That's how I feel. 840high Sep 2015 #28

The Statute of Liberty must be weeping at the refused huddled masses as she gazes across the Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #2

"Saudi has over 2 million" oberliner Sep 2015 #3

I think America should accept these regime change refugees equal or same as Germany, per capita, so around 400 000. And you? Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #8

I am asking about the 2 million number for Saudi Arabia oberliner Sep 2015 #12

These 100,000 tents that could house 2 million Syrians, IF they were only Sunni, right? ancianita Sep 2015 #59

No. We can't even 840high Sep 2015 #30

Sure...folks and families are dropping dead of starvation in the streets and football stadiums like flies. Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #31

Look up the 840high Sep 2015 #33

+100 !! (NT) PosterChild Sep 2015 #40

Oh please. We take in the most immigrants in the world yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #15

How about zero? bigwillq Sep 2015 #5

How about America taking responsibility for what it created, show some compassion, and stop the demonization? Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #10

How about we show some compassion bigwillq Sep 2015 #20

.......sigh.......I am on DU?? Right?? Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #21

Hard to tell sometimes Rose Siding Sep 2015 #48

Conservatives certainly are not going to help refugees. The right builds border walls, burns down pampango Sep 2015 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #21

I don't know Fred.... Plucketeer Sep 2015 #24

There are homeless and hungry and poor in Germany and France and Britain, they make no such Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #25

Well, OK Plucketeer Sep 2015 #34

Proximity matters. Igel Sep 2015 #35

Your quote from Pres. Roosevelt is rather pertinent. DRoseDARs Sep 2015 #18

...^ that 840high Sep 2015 #32

Absolutely agree Reter Sep 2015 #36

I think just throwing out a number might be foolish, but I do hope there is an effort underway djean111 Sep 2015 #6

That's a clown question. Major Hogwash Sep 2015 #7

Martin O'Malley Calls for U.S. to Accept 65,000 Syrian Refugees oberliner Sep 2015 #9

I fully support that, but the number should be multiple times higher...a second Peace Prize awaits.. Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #11

You do know many parts of the United States has water problems yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #16

I like O'Malley but ram2008 Sep 2015 #13

I was just gonna say that Plucketeer Sep 2015 #27

It's a reasonable question to ask, but it's also OK to reply "I can't say yet" muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #17

The courageous politicians have thought it through and given actual figures and actual support and Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #23

I'm glad both O'Malley and Sanders are addressing this. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2015 #14

09/09/15, --> Hillary has addressed this issue. Also stated in OP riversedge Sep 2015 #19

That is worth noting. n/t Comrade Grumpy Sep 2015 #39

I agree. How can we know how big the issue is. glinda Sep 2015 #26

I would like to hear PASSION about the issue of compassion....not more somber speeches on this crisis. Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #29

You need emotional drama in order to stay interested? Huh, I would not have expected that. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2015 #54

Don't send them to Detroit unless they have money for water. And be sure to let them know jtuck004 Sep 2015 #37

You cannot eat on $190 a month? FrodosPet Sep 2015 #45

Where do you get the $190 a month? Food stamps are jwirr Sep 2015 #49

Ironically, many people, elected officials, have found they cannot. You, by some privilege, have jtuck004 Sep 2015 #64

"Don't send them to Detroit unless they have money for water." EX500rider Sep 2015 #61

One thing about refugees is that I would guess that some would want to go back if and when davidpdx Sep 2015 #38

I suggest 10 refugees for every bomb we've dropped on Syria or 100 for every civilian death by drone cpompilo Sep 2015 #41

cnn is anti bernie restorefreedom Sep 2015 #42

Maybe because Sanders made news by being asked in a interview? brooklynite Sep 2015 #52

i realize he was asked a question restorefreedom Sep 2015 #53

We took in over 200K Vietnamese in the late 70s TexasBushwhacker Sep 2015 #43

There were no Vietnamese terrorist groups. former9thward Sep 2015 #44

I struggle with the ISIS issue TexasBushwhacker Sep 2015 #47

Refugees go through a lengthy screening process before resettled in the United States, the chances.. Humanist_Activist Sep 2015 #55

Ditto for the Somalis here in Minnesota. geardaddy Sep 2015 #57

A lot of it is the screening process, which I do view as necessary, these are people that get a... Humanist_Activist Sep 2015 #58

I agree completely. geardaddy Sep 2015 #60

Yeah, we have the largest population of Bosnians in the world outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Humanist_Activist Sep 2015 #62

I hope we do have a competition for that. geardaddy Sep 2015 #63

What about Somalis? n/t geardaddy Sep 2015 #56

Yes, you just pointed the real problem out. Many of jwirr Sep 2015 #50