tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280390706862225283.post3886905156108815177..comments2023-09-28T08:17:39.547-07:00Comments on What if IT is today? - A Survivalist's Blog: Gas and Food prices are up - Breaking News?What if it's today? - A survivalist's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291866801645327324noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280390706862225283.post-51452223257716939322012-01-26T20:27:52.330-08:002012-01-26T20:27:52.330-08:00I agree, these entitlement programs need to be for...I agree, these entitlement programs need to be for a set time, and under strict circumstances, the rules and procedures to apply and receive are too easily circumvented and fraud is so easy. I've suggested to our local food stamp/WIC office to allow me to teach people how to shop, what to buy, how to really cook. I think it would be great if only basic staples and hygiene products were allowed to be purchased. Way too much crap is allowed to be purchased.Amy Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13791794778608236210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280390706862225283.post-42671055700171597312012-01-24T15:54:35.329-08:002012-01-24T15:54:35.329-08:00I think food stamps and welfare are great programs...I think food stamps and welfare are great programs. I wouldn't mind using either if I needed to for the SHORT TERM. If you are on benefits you need to figure out a plan to get off them! That's the problem with many people who are on these benefits. They expect them to be permanent and all they need. The benefits should be there to provide the bare minimum. Otherwise what's the incentive for many to get off them?What if it's today? - A survivalist's bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291866801645327324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280390706862225283.post-61969407429809912042012-01-24T15:23:08.322-08:002012-01-24T15:23:08.322-08:00It's very easy to have a car while having thos...It's very easy to have a car while having those government benefits. 20 years ago, I did. I had the car from when I was a teenager that I worked for, and paid cash. Then when I got married and had my first baby, I had to quit my job because he was disabled and a daycare wouldn't take him. I hated using the food stamps and WIC, but I did because his welfare was at stake. Being 20 years old with a baby, and your husband working 60 hours a week at minimum wage ($3.35 at the time), we made enough to pay our rent and cash for him to work. Now 24 years later, I am a stay at home mom, we have four paid off vehicles, two we paid cash for after saving for awhile, one was gifted to us, and the other has been in my husband's family since 1964. We don't have food stamps now, but it isn't outside the realm of possibility for people to have a car. Not everyone feeds off the system, though many do.Amy Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13791794778608236210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280390706862225283.post-90432911772082237882011-03-22T10:37:38.893-07:002011-03-22T10:37:38.893-07:00Ask yourself how anyone on welfare and food stamps...Ask yourself how anyone on welfare and food stamps and HUD housing has a car. Between the cost of the car, the upkeep, gas, etc. and insurance a car costs $200-300 a month, maybe more. I can feed a family of four on that much money. I don't have sympathy for the people who feed off the system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280390706862225283.post-2250168655573322862011-03-21T18:26:34.620-07:002011-03-21T18:26:34.620-07:00Great ideas. How come the people that can benefit...Great ideas. How come the people that can benefit the most think outside the box the least? Or even use some common sense? You intrigued me so much I looked up the article, and your thoughts are spot on.<br /><br />"The definition of a fool is someone that does the same thing over and over, but expects a different result."Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202410717147326787noreply@blogger.com