Interesting article......

lilwing88

Food Stamp Recipients at Record 41.8 Million Americans in July, U.S. Says By Alan Bjerga - Oct 5, 2010 3:46 PM CT

The number of Americans receiving food stamps rose to a record 41.8 million in July as the jobless rate hovered near a 27-year high, the government said.

Recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program subsidies for food purchases jumped 18 percent from a year earlier and increased 1.4 percent from June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said today in a statement on its website. Participation has set records for 20 straight months.

Unemployment in September may have reached 9.7 percent, according to a Bloomberg News survey of analysts in advance of the release of last month’s rate on Oct. 8. Unemployment was 9.6 percent in July, near levels last seen in 1983.

An average of 43.3 million people, more than an eighth of the population, will get food stamps each month in the year that began Oct. 1, according to White House estimates.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-05/food-stamp-recipients-at-record-41-8-million-americans-in-july-u-s-says.html



My favorite part of the article is this little fact here: "Participation has set records for 20 straight months."

Things that make you go, "Hmmmmmmm".

sightunseen

And somewhat related to this...

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013082480_snap06m.html

lilwing88

aw SNAP!

Millions that the tax payers will never see again...... Sad to say that this sort of thing probably happens in almost every major urban area. Here in Chicago, it's pretty well known that Welfare fraud is rampant. Anything from faked disabilities to the runner type of scenario in your article. Food stamps aren't supposed to be used for anything other than groceries, formula and diapers etc. But the geniuses have figured out how to trade LINK cards (what they call food stamps in IL) for cash to buy booze and cigs. So many scams out there.

sightunseen

Yea, when there's a will there's a way. Perhaps this is an example of what greed represents.

Vulchor

Let the lazy f*ckers starve, their kids too. Leaching off the system, burdens----and they love the life they have too.....Too bad we cant just find a "solution" for this unmentionable group.

fla-gypsy

Vulchor:

Let the lazy f*ckers starve, their kids too. Leaching off the system, burdens----and they love the life they have too.....Too bad we cant just find a "solution" for this unmentionable group.

Vulchor I thought you would support helping the poor and less fortunate. You surprise me sometimes. I'm disappointed. LOL

Lasabar

I still like the addage of "If I have to take a drug test to get a job, YOU should take a drug test to get foodstamps"

Always thought that was sane thinking

I worked in ghetto grocery store for 5 years and saw too many times a line full of Crab legs, Steaks, Chops and Sodas... MAXING out their foodstamp cards, and then having a separate transaction for Booze, Beer and Cigarettes...

lilwing88

Vulchor:

Let the lazy f*ckers starve, their kids too. Leaching off the system, burdens----and they love the life they have too.....Too bad we cant just find a "solution" for this unmentionable group.

Can always count on Vulch to take it to the extreme........ Why do you always jump to conclusions, dude? You don't think the system is broken? You think it's perfect and properly managed? Or maybe you like the fact that you fork over money to the government every two weeks to see it just evaporate into thin air?

No one wants anyone to starve. I would just like to see our government run more efficiently. Or is that too much to ask?

fla-gypsy

Almost 42 million Americans got food stamps. That is not taking into account all the other free food/meals paid for by taxpayers through dozens of other Govt programs. Somehow I have to think there is a significant amount of waste, abuse, and fraud in this. On 2nd thought, I know there is, because the Federal Govt is administering it.

Vulchor

How long have you been alive Wing? Has the govt. ever run efficiently in that time? Let that be your guide if you want an answer to "if its too much to ask"

Krieg

lilwing88:

Food Stamp Recipients at Record 41.8 Million Americans in July, U.S. Says By Alan Bjerga - Oct 5, 2010 3:46 PM CT

The number of Americans receiving food stamps rose to a record 41.8 million in July as the jobless rate hovered near a 27-year high, the government said.

Recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program subsidies for food purchases jumped 18 percent from a year earlier and increased 1.4 percent from June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said today in a statement on its website. Participation has set records for 20 straight months.

Unemployment in September may have reached 9.7 percent, according to a Bloomberg News survey of analysts in advance of the release of last month’s rate on Oct. 8. Unemployment was 9.6 percent in July, near levels last seen in 1983.

An average of 43.3 million people, more than an eighth of the population, will get food stamps each month in the year that began Oct. 1, according to White House estimates.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-05/food-stamp-recipients-at-record-41-8-million-americans-in-july-u-s-says.html



My favorite part of the article is this little fact here: "Participation has set records for 20 straight months."

Things that make you go, "Hmmmmmmm".

So in Other words the moocher class is growing while the productive class is shrinking.

lilwing88

Vulchor:

How long have you been alive Wing? Has the govt. ever run efficiently in that time? Let that be your guide if you want an answer to "if its too much to ask"

Boy I'm glad you asked that question........

I've been alive 33 years. Not very long, but long enough to learn a thing or two about a thing or two. I've spent 99% of my life living in Chicago. Not the suburbs. Not NW Indiana. But in the actual city itself (maybe that makes me sheltered from the rest of the world, but I would venture to say that a vast majority of the world population live their lives from start to finish in one general area). I don't even want to sit down and attempt the math that would bring me to the total amount of money I've contributed to the system. I'd probably start to cry...... I'm not gonna sit here and whine and moan about how I put into a system that systematically rewards those who have never contributed to anything in their lives. Cuz I know that if I don't like it, I can leave. Honestly, part of me does want to leave. A small part of me wants to get as far away as I possibly can from this God-forsaken hellhole of a city. I've watched a couple mayors, alderman, state reps and local congressmen come and go. Every single one of them more corrupt than their predecessor. I've sat back and watched a mayor of one of the greatest cities in the northern hemisphere systematically sell the city off to the highest bidder and have absolutely nothing to show for it. I've watched over-paid, undereducated "elected" officials squabble over table scraps. MY table scraps. All the while, living a life of luxury among the peons. In fact, I would surmise that if a serf from the 13th century was somehow catapulted into the future and landed in Chicago in the 21st century, he would feel right at home.............

But this is my home...... I kinda like it here. I would kinda like to live here a while longer and see it get better.

Do I think gov't, including local, state, and federal has EVER run efficiently? No. Not even on the 17th of September, 1787 at 6 o'clock pm in the afternoon did our gov't run "efficiently"........

I just want it to run "more" efficiently. To actually improve a little here and there. To actually do what it's supposed to once in a while.

But, I guess even that's too much to ask.

Krieg

lilwing88:

Vulchor:

How long have you been alive Wing? Has the govt. ever run efficiently in that time? Let that be your guide if you want an answer to "if its too much to ask"

Boy I'm glad you asked that question........

I've been alive 33 years. Not very long, but long enough to learn a thing or two about a thing or two. I've spent 99% of my life living in Chicago. Not the suburbs. Not NW Indiana. But in the actual city itself (maybe that makes me sheltered from the rest of the world, but I would venture to say that a vast majority of the world population live their lives from start to finish in one general area). I don't even want to sit down and attempt the math that would bring me to the total amount of money I've contributed to the system. I'd probably start to cry...... I'm not gonna sit here and whine and moan about how I put into a system that systematically rewards those who have never contributed to anything in their lives. Cuz I know that if I don't like it, I can leave. Honestly, part of me does want to leave. A small part of me wants to get as far away as I possibly can from this God-forsaken hellhole of a city. I've watched a couple mayors, alderman, state reps and local congressmen come and go. Every single one of them more corrupt than their predecessor. I've sat back and watched a mayor of one of the greatest cities in the northern hemisphere systematically sell the city off to the highest bidder and have absolutely nothing to show for it. I've watched over-paid, undereducated "elected" officials squabble over table scraps. MY table scraps. All the while, living a life of luxury among the peons. In fact, I would surmise that if a serf from the 13th century was somehow catapulted into the future and landed in Chicago in the 21st century, he would feel right at home.............

But this is my home...... I kinda like it here. I would kinda like to live here a while longer and see it get better.

Do I think gov't, including local, state, and federal has EVER run efficiently? No. Not even on the 17th of September, 1787 at 6 o'clock pm in the afternoon did our gov't run "efficiently"........

I just want it to run "more" efficiently. To actually improve a little here and there. To actually do what it's supposed to once in a while.

But, I guess even that's too much to ask.

I bet you're thrilled that you might get the chance to vote for Deadfish Emmanuel now

lilwing88

Krieg:

lilwing88:

Vulchor:

How long have you been alive Wing? Has the govt. ever run efficiently in that time? Let that be your guide if you want an answer to "if its too much to ask"

Boy I'm glad you asked that question........

I've been alive 33 years. Not very long, but long enough to learn a thing or two about a thing or two. I've spent 99% of my life living in Chicago. Not the suburbs. Not NW Indiana. But in the actual city itself (maybe that makes me sheltered from the rest of the world, but I would venture to say that a vast majority of the world population live their lives from start to finish in one general area). I don't even want to sit down and attempt the math that would bring me to the total amount of money I've contributed to the system. I'd probably start to cry...... I'm not gonna sit here and whine and moan about how I put into a system that systematically rewards those who have never contributed to anything in their lives. Cuz I know that if I don't like it, I can leave. Honestly, part of me does want to leave. A small part of me wants to get as far away as I possibly can from this God-forsaken hellhole of a city. I've watched a couple mayors, alderman, state reps and local congressmen come and go. Every single one of them more corrupt than their predecessor. I've sat back and watched a mayor of one of the greatest cities in the northern hemisphere systematically sell the city off to the highest bidder and have absolutely nothing to show for it. I've watched over-paid, undereducated "elected" officials squabble over table scraps. MY table scraps. All the while, living a life of luxury among the peons. In fact, I would surmise that if a serf from the 13th century was somehow catapulted into the future and landed in Chicago in the 21st century, he would feel right at home.............

But this is my home...... I kinda like it here. I would kinda like to live here a while longer and see it get better.

Do I think gov't, including local, state, and federal has EVER run efficiently? No. Not even on the 17th of September, 1787 at 6 o'clock pm in the afternoon did our gov't run "efficiently"........

I just want it to run "more" efficiently. To actually improve a little here and there. To actually do what it's supposed to once in a while.

But, I guess even that's too much to ask.

I bet you're thrilled that you might get the chance to vote for Deadfish Emmanuel now

Emmanual will be the next mayor. No question. He wouldn't have left the white house if it wasn't already in the bag. The fix is in on that one, for sure.