The Department of Transitional Assistance released the information to Michael Morisy after he made a records request.
Very interesting blog with interactive map of the state and every store that reimbursed with backup docs.
You know the grocery stores have to be just loving this! I wonder what effect all of these ‘free shoppers’ has on prices. It certainly can’t cause prices to be LOWER.
Extend the numbers and abuse to all 50 states and you begin to get an idea of why the average worker and taxpayer is about to go under. If it were just this program it would be bad enough, but add Medicaid and other programs and it’s a wonder we haven’t capsized and sank long before now.
I guess one reason have been able to sustain this pace, until now, is that we’re not talking about real money in all of this. Just paper with ink on it, and notes that are printed about as fast as the presses can turn them out.
In the end it will be inflation that does us in. The hidden tax.
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Whole Foods? I can’t afford to shop at Whole Foods!
Wonder if there is a break down between US Seniors who for the most part qualify for $10-30 in food stamps and illegals who get hundreds of $$ in food stamps.
I know the community center where I quilt is the staging area for food commodities...and the number of US Seniors going there for commodities has nearly tripled in the past 18 months. It was rising well before the May floods in TN. I could see a temporary rise because of the flood, BUT NOT to continue to climb 6 months later. We are talking very frail 70+, most in wheel chairs, walkers, funky canes etc.