Man tries using EBT card for bail: your hard earned tax dollars put to good use

[Run L1ke H3LL]

Please ignore the fact that this video is from Fox News. The point of the video is the same.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/155986616...ylist_id=87937

And this is not an isolated incident. I spoke to a man in the city the other day who told me that while he was on unemployment (two years) he was able to fund 7 cruises to the Caribbean. If it doesn't anger you that people can fund vacations, drug habits and bail with you and your families hard earned money then I lost all hope for the US.

[winstonsmith84]

I bought weed with my unemployment check*. Come at me.

*allegedly

[dubraycer36]

[ValveCoverGasket]

If it doesn't anger you that people can fund vacations, drug habits and bail with you and your families hard earned money then I lost all hope for the US.

im super angry.... that one exceptional incident is used to suggest that an entire system is broken.
but hey, thats what faux news is for

urine pic

they tried that in florida. it didnt really work as well as the anti-welfare crowd would have hoped.

[JettaGT8V80]

LOL i have seen people use them for everything, when i worked at a grocery store this lady would come in in her brand new mercedes wearing a fur coat and large gaudy rings and buy lobsters with her EBT card

the system is such a joke it should only work for food at grocery stores

[Jesse]

im super angry.... that one exceptional incident is used to suggest that an entire system is broken.
but hey, thats what faux news is for



they tried that in florida. it didnt really work as well as the anti-welfare crowd would have hoped.

It's not an isolated incident. Abuse of government aid is abundant. I know someone who is the landlord for several section 8 houses, where the tennents also get free utilities (heat ain't cheap in the winter), food stamps, etc.. and yet they're able to afford giant flat screens, brand new kicks, nice cars, etc. Something is broken.

[ValveCoverGasket]

It's not an isolated incident.

i realize that, was mostly being sarcastic.

but seriously, so what? lets get everyone foaming at the mouth about how poor people are wasting their government checks while we turn a blind eye to all the other (much more significant) wastes of your tax dollars...

whats the answer? cut them all off? the economy doesnt work like that...

[Run L1ke H3LL]

i realize that, was mostly being sarcastic.

but seriously, so what? lets get everyone foaming at the mouth about how poor people are wasting their government checks while we turn a blind eye to all the other (much more significant) wastes of your tax dollars...

whats the answer? cut them all off? the economy doesnt work like that...

Did you watch the video?
The first step is to start by not allowing EBT cards to issue cash from ATMs.
Next would be to be more stringent with who can receive the cards (criminals).
Then they could set up some form of electronic system where only the essentials are allowed to be purchased. (food, water, clothing).

Not seven cruises in the passed two years. I don't know any hard working American that has the time to take 7 cruises!

[backinthegame]

i realize that, was mostly being sarcastic.

but seriously, so what? lets get everyone foaming at the mouth about how poor people are wasting their government checks while we turn a blind eye to all the other (much more significant) wastes of your tax dollars...

whats the answer? cut them all off? the economy doesnt work like that...

It does if you know what to "cut them off" with.
Scum like this is a bigger problem to the economy than the 1% problem.

[ValveCoverGasket]

Scum like this is a bigger problem to the economy than the 1% problem.

no doubt. poor people ruin everything.

[B3sat16v]

There goes our money......... Something need to be done in this country about things like this. These people feel entitled to things they do not deserve.

[Run L1ke H3LL]

no doubt. poor people ruin everything.

GTFO and go troll some other thread.

[20DYNAMITE07]

And this is not an isolated incident. I spoke to a man in the city the other day who told me that while he was on unemployment (two years) he was able to fund 7 cruises to the Caribbean. If it doesn't anger you that people can fund vacations, drug habits and bail with you and your families hard earned money then I lost all hope for the US.

[ValveCoverGasket]

GTFO and go troll some other thread.

i didnt see your post above his, but i agree with what you wrote earlier. i actually looked up my states rules and for some reason i thought you couldnt use them at ATMs here, but i guess you can.

the thing im most amused by is the folks who treat this as the biggest problem our nation has ever faced or some other such nonsense, while ignoring the other much more costly abuses of "the system" because its easier to point the finger at poor people.

[Robstr]

It does if you know what to "cut them off" with.
Scum like this is a bigger problem to the economy than the 1% problem.

Except, just by the numbers, this stuff is actually tiny compared to the amount of wealth concentrated in the 1%.

(not to say it isn't a problem at all, just a reminder that things are relative)

[backinthegame]

no doubt. poor people ruin everything.

I feel bad for people in a bad situation as long as they didn't put themselves there by dropping out of school or something of the like, and am more than willing to help my fellow man. I do however have no compassion for the lazy and ignorant. If you can afford beer/cigarettes, drugs, chrome wheels, etc.. GTF off of public assistance.

[stolenface]

It does if you know what to "cut them off" with.
Scum like this is a bigger problem to the economy than the 1% problem.

Occupy the ghetto.

[dubraycer36]

Except, just by the numbers, this stuff is actually tiny compared to the amount of wealth concentrated in the 1%.

(not to say it isn't a problem at all, just a reminder that things are relative)

And Here We Go.

[Run L1ke H3LL]

No lie, my hand to God. I was having the conversation with my mother and the 27 year old man was bragging about it. Yes, I remember it so clearly because my mother made a point to tell him that it's nice that he can go on cruises with her tax dollars while she can't even afford to go on them herself. So yes, the story is true. Now, if he was telling the truth? We will never know.

i didnt see your post above his, but i agree with what you wrote earlier. i actually looked up my states rules and for some reason i thought you couldnt use them at ATMs here, but i guess you can.

the thing im most amused by is the folks who treat this as the biggest problem our nation has ever faced or some other such nonsense, while ignoring the other much more costly abuses of "the system" because its easier to point the finger at poor people.

I never said it was the biggest problem. But for people this is usually the one that pulls closer to home. People work hard for their money. And when they see people leeching off the system buying bail, chrome wheels, gaudy jewelry and new cell phones, that the tax payers can't even afford, it pisses them off.

[Jesse]

You'd be surprised how inexpensive a cruise can be.. you could probably take seven cruises to the Caribbean for less than $4000.. seems plausible.

[winstonsmith84]

Can we separate welfare from unemployment? Have the talking heads got us so confused that we don't know the difference anymore?

[Mike!]

Can we separate welfare from unemployment? Have the talking heads got us so confused that we don't know the difference anymore?

[winstonsmith84]

All benefits INCLUDING CHILD SUPPORT come on the same card in IN. When I see a person using one, I might be able to make a decent assumption as to the source of the benefit. Most people that I know that have a card simply ATM the money out and put it in the bank. Most people using just the card are the non banking sort or the sort that does not get cash benefits. I don't care what you do with your unemployment. EBT simply means you get the benefit on a card.

[nemo1ner]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o64Fz...e_gdata_player

[nemo1ner]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luo40...e_gdata_player

[greychinchilla]

Ah yes, it's always rewarding after a long day at work to stand behind someone at the store and watch them pay for grape drank and cookies (dinner for da keedz) with the ol' EBT, then whip out some cash for a couple packs of Kools and $30 worth of lottery tickets.

If there's any doubt about events like this actually occurring, I invite you to spend 10 minutes in any North Milwaukee convenience store (bringing some sort of weapon to defend yourself wouldn't be a bad idea either).

[ATL_Av8r]

And this is not an isolated incident. I spoke to a man in the city the other day who told me that while he was on unemployment (two years) he was able to fund 7 cruises to the Caribbean. If it doesn't anger you that people can fund vacations, drug habits and bail with you and your families hard earned money then I lost all hope for the US.

In his defense, maybe they were all on Carnival. Then it wouldn't really be like a vacation.

[winstonsmith84]

Kools .

Thats rac.... oh why bother.

[rsj0714]

Thats rac.... oh why bother.

Yea, stupid white people...

[B3sat16v]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luo40...e_gdata_player

Some of the comments on these are funny.....

[dubraycer36]

Thats rac.... oh why bother.

Besides, we all know that they smoke Salem.

[MRVW00]

I say he LOSES ALL BENEFITS FOR LIFE.

That'll teach 'em!

[stolenface]

I say he LOSES ALL BENEFITS FOR LIFE.

That'll teach 'em!

i know this was sarcasm...but .

[A.Wilder]

I think all politicians should submit to urine analysis before receiving their paycheck.

[compy222]

I think all politicians should submit to urine analysis before receiving their paycheck.

why bother...assuming they are high just makes their decisions make more sense to the general public...


seriously, this guy should lose his rights to government benefits indefinitely...the cash assistance programs are just way too easy to abuse. Michigan had to pass a law a few weeks ago to keep people that won the lottery from collecting welfare/food stamps since it wasn't reported income. a guy from saginaw was still getting assistance after winning $2million in the lottery.


it is with great routine that i see people using their EBT/bridge cards to buy food at the store, while i in turn watch their friend/cousin/brother/uncle/whatever get handed cash from their pocket to buy booze/tobacco products. i'm just so glad i bust my ass to earn a paycheck and pay my taxes to these lazy ****s can eat free steak and have spare cash to buy top shelf liquor.

A fine example of this...though I hate judge judy...this is the mindset you're dealing with: