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Rep. Ellison To Go On Food Stamps (MN)
WCCO.com ^
| 9/18/07
| WCCO.com/AP
Posted on 09/18/2007 8:32:59 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
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A whole week, Keith??
Wow, you're my hero!
Keith could stand to lose at least 25 lbs.
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
I used to get by on less than that when I was a lowly Airman.
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posted on
09/18/2007 8:37:14 AM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Hey Keith!!! The purpose of food stamps is to help out....NOT feed them for free!!.....stupid politician vote buying crapola!
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posted on
09/18/2007 8:38:52 AM PDT
by
Jeffrey_D.
(Some people are alive simply because it's illegal to shoot them !!!!)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
A whole week?? I have done whole semesters on less, with a family and a full time job. We never had food stamps..
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posted on
09/18/2007 8:39:45 AM PDT
by
cardinal4
(http://artoriuscastus.blogspot.com/)
To: darkwing104
Yep, I remember those one-striper days. We lived on a lot less.
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posted on
09/18/2007 8:39:47 AM PDT
by
alarm rider
(Why should I not vote my conscience?)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Food stamps are meant to be a supplement to the money you earn. That is even more true for the person getting the average food stamp payment instead of the absolute maximum. These "live on food stamps for a week" stunts are getting tiresome.
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posted on
09/18/2007 8:40:27 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(May the heirs of Charles Martel and Jan Sobieski rise up again to defend Europe.)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
I have a better idea,how about they get the recipients to work for a month and get back to me.
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posted on
09/18/2007 8:40:33 AM PDT
by
linn37
(Phlebotomists need love too.)
To: All
It’s only our money for those of us who work for a living.
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Dried Beans, Rice, Flour, Powdered Milk, enough for a week I believe can be bought for $21..............
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posted on
09/18/2007 8:41:04 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(ALL that CARBON in ALL that oil & coal was once in the atmospere. We're just putting it back!)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
What a joke.
Buy a box of cereal for about $4-$5 and a half gallon of milk for about $2-$3
8 bucks. Next challenge.
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posted on
09/18/2007 8:41:27 AM PDT
by
wilco200
To: Red Badger
I could do it for a week on $21 and GAIN weight......
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posted on
09/18/2007 8:41:53 AM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Tracking The Flyin' Imams Since 11/20/06)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Food stamps are not meant to
"support" an individual, they are meant to
supplement a low income, not replace an income!
So Ellison
GET A JOB!
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posted on
09/18/2007 8:41:59 AM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
I’m just waiting until the wise Democrats have set everything up so that I can get free food, free housing, and free health care so that I can retire.
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
So what’s Rep. Ellison going to do, buy three pistachios a day and buy booze with the change?
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posted on
09/18/2007 8:43:49 AM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
My former church had the great idea to have the Vestry sleep outdoors in cardboard boxes to show concern for the homeless.
I suggested if they wanted to show real concern instead of fake outpourings of "warm-fuzzies" which they could walk away from at any time for any reason, they should house a homeless person or family for a month.
We moved on to the next item on the agenda fairly quickly.
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posted on
09/18/2007 8:44:33 AM PDT
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys: Can't drive, can't fly, can't ski, can't skipper a boat; but they know what's best for us)
To: All
And he’s doing it during Ramadan, so he’s not going to be eating all day, anyway.
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posted on
09/18/2007 8:44:57 AM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Tracking The Flyin' Imams Since 11/20/06)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Grab one of these and earn some beer money.
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posted on
09/18/2007 8:46:11 AM PDT
by
MaxMax
(God Bless America)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
So the avg is $21/week. how much income does the average person make when getting food stamps? I know it’s not $0. So this is so far off it’s not even funny.
Proof that they make more than $21...they can still buy a carton of cigs for the week which is more than $21. And they can still buy a case of beer for the weekend.
If the poor can do that with $21 in food stamps (which aren’t even allowed to buy cigs and booze) they missed their calling...they should have been investment brokers.
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posted on
09/18/2007 8:46:34 AM PDT
by
for-q-clinton
(If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
To: Red Badger
Pinto Beans and a piece of pork salt.
Funny I still love a pot of home cooked Pinto’s 25yrs later.
Spaghetti though uh no.
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posted on
09/18/2007 8:46:43 AM PDT
by
Global2010
( Romney/Hunter 08)
To: cardinal4
Are people who use food stamps allergic to coupons? They seem to be the first people to pay full price for everything at the grocery store, never using coupons or a “plus” card, which also can add up to big savings. These folks need to learn to shop smarter. The problem is is that they won’t because they don’t care.
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posted on
09/18/2007 8:47:17 AM PDT
by
jdm
(I like Chex Mix.)
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