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John2

(2,730 posts)
3. I bet most of those
Sun May 26, 2013, 02:35 PM
May 2013

complainers are in the minority and probably racists, which think those benefits mostly go to minorities. One of the complaints were they don't work and are lazy. These same people probably also complain about raising the minimun wage. They also probably don't hire people.

The Government monitors people that get this assistance. I also can't imagine people stalking people that get this assistance. How do they know what people do with their EBT cards? Do they follow them around or something? It is like a Debit card with your own secret pin number. Low income people that work can also qualify for food assistance. I know a person that was in management was layed off and lost most of their income. He needed assistance because he couldn't find another job but he had Bills to pay and a family. My point though is, how do someone that is a stranger, know about anyone's circumstances, or are they just stereotyping people by something the heard? Do they actually know people who receive or need assistance? Do they have actual evidence of wide spread abuse?

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