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swtxgal66 wrote:
ncray..I am not so sure about these folks being poor. I think the rent money goes on rims and gin & juice! I was in line behind a lady at Fiesta and we both walked out of the store at the same time. She paid with WIC and the Lone Star card and got into her Mercedes. Just because they live in a run down area doesn't make them poor, just foolish with their money.
http://www.chron.com/disp/commnts.mpl/front/5113282.html?plckCurrentPage=4Personally, I think she's lying through her teeth!