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An Expert Panhandling dog
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| 2/17/2014
| jespasinthru
Posted on 02/17/2014 7:56:56 PM PST by jespasinthru
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An Expert Panhandling Dog
To: jespasinthru
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posted on
02/17/2014 8:03:08 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: jespasinthru
His spiel was that he only got 500 dollars a month in Social Security, and most of it went for the rent of his kitchenette apartment.He's eligible for $190 a month in food stamps. Good spiel, though.
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posted on
02/17/2014 8:06:15 PM PST
by
Zhang Fei
(Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
To: jespasinthru
I’ve seen that trick before. All I can say is if they cant afford to take care of themselves, why keep a dog?
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posted on
02/17/2014 8:08:52 PM PST
by
Redcitizen
(When a zombie apocalypse starts, Chuck Norris doesn't try to survive. The zombies do.)
To: jespasinthru
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posted on
02/17/2014 8:09:11 PM PST
by
Zhang Fei
(Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
To: jespasinthru
After several trips to the dog pound, I finally found a dog that most people can’t seem to resist.
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posted on
02/17/2014 8:09:31 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: Redcitizen
Ive seen that trick before. All I can say is if they cant afford to take care of themselves, why keep a dog?
Just the other night on our local news, they had an emotional story about a woman and her children (no father around, of course) who needed help for the basics of life. I noticed they had 3 dogs in their apartment. I thought - how much does it cost to keep 3 dogs?
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posted on
02/17/2014 8:11:52 PM PST
by
PGR88
To: jespasinthru
As of July 1, 2010, there has been a significant change to Florida’s SNAP (food stamps) eligibility policy that (1) eliminates the asset test and (2) increases the gross income limit as long as the household does not contain a “disqualified” member (most won’t).
http://www.gladesinitiative.org/downloads/7.12.10/SNAPUpdates.pdf
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posted on
02/17/2014 8:12:18 PM PST
by
Zhang Fei
(Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
To: jespasinthru
You think “mid 60’s” is elderly?
Gads! You would probably label me as ancient!
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posted on
02/17/2014 8:17:37 PM PST
by
basil
(2ASisters.org)
To: Redcitizen
Maybe the dog was his best friend before they fell on hard times. And when they started shooting bad, the doggie was up to the game.
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posted on
02/17/2014 8:24:07 PM PST
by
jespasinthru
(Proud member of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy)
To: basil
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posted on
02/17/2014 8:24:58 PM PST
by
depenzz
("Winning and grinning")
To: jespasinthru
Sad to say, but the typical panhandler is a drug addict looking for cash for drugs.
Yes, there are drug addicts that are old (or look old).
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posted on
02/17/2014 8:26:10 PM PST
by
PieterCasparzen
(We have to fix things ourselves)
To: smokingfrog
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posted on
02/17/2014 8:38:55 PM PST
by
Navy Patriot
(Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
To: Paladin2; jespasinthru
Link? In this case, I think you will just have to take jespasinthru's word for it.
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posted on
02/17/2014 8:40:20 PM PST
by
RobinOfKingston
(Democrats--the party of Evil. Republicans--the party of Stupid.)
To: RobinOfKingston
No pic of the dog = no buy of the story.
QED.
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posted on
02/17/2014 8:45:34 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: Paladin2
Link?? This happened to me yesterday. It ain’t nowhere but here. But you can steal it and spread it around if you want to. After all, plagiarism is the sincerest form of flattery.
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posted on
02/17/2014 8:48:11 PM PST
by
jespasinthru
(Proud member of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy)
To: Redcitizen
“All I can say is if they cant afford to take care of themselves, why keep a dog?”
Perhaps because the owner has compassion and the dog may be his only friend.
A lot of homeless people in the Long Beach CA area keep dogs and cats because a-holes dump their pets along the riverbeds and freeways. People I know will often drop off pet food for them and I carry extra leashes and collars in my vehicle in case they need one.
To: PGR88
Just the other night on our local news, they had an emotional story about a woman and her children (no father around, of course) who needed help for the basics of life. I noticed they had 3 dogs in their apartment. I thought - how much does it cost to keep 3 dogs?The woman was jerking us around. Dogs require food and shots and occasional vet visits. She had the money for three dogs....she had money for the "basics of life." Food is CHEAP in this country, especially if one buys in bulk.
This country doesn't know REAL poverty. Our poorest of our poor are BETTER OFF than the "middle class" of most third world countries.
My husband and I lived in the middle east and we saw poverty in India, China and Africa.
I saw it in Mexico when I lived there for two years. I left Mexico finally because of the four P's: poverty, pollution, politicians and police. No place like HOME.
To: jespasinthru
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posted on
02/17/2014 8:49:49 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: jespasinthru
I’ve gotten a similar spiel, albeit this guy dressed down and out and had the dog on a cord. He basically says he has to sell his dog he is so down on his luck and do you want to buy him?
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