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Here are the requirements for food stamps:

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Households may have no more than $2,000 in countable resources, such as a bank account ($3,000 if at least one person in the household is age 60 or older, or is disabled). Certain resources are not counted, such as a home and lot. Special rules are used to determine the resource value of vehicles owned by household members.

So? If you have 2,000.00 in your bank account why would someone have to provide your food.

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The gross monthly income of most households must be 130 percent or less of the Federal poverty guidelines ($1,907 per month for a family of three in most places, effective Oct. 1, 2008 through Sept. 30, 2009). Gross income includes all cash payments to the household, with a few exceptions specified in the law or the program regulations.

Yup and if you don't work,it is easy to qualify. Working usually takes care of some of this. Usually the family of three consists of mom and two children fathers unknown or absent. To guard against the dad being there or providing cheap living for boyfriends the rule is a man can only spend 1 night,not consecutive nights. 7 men each one night is not a problem

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Net monthly income must be 100 percent or less of Federal poverty guidelines ($1,467 per month for a household of three in most places, effective Oct. 1, 2008 through Sept. 30, 2009). Net income is figured by adding all of a household's gross income, and then taking a number of approved deductions for child care, some shelter costs and other expenses. Households with an elderly or disabled member are subject only to the net income test.

This proves what to you? I never said those with a consistent income were the problem. It is the able bodied parent that does not

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Most able-bodied adult applicants must meet certain work requirements.

They find ways around this but it is mostly women having babies without being able to care for them

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All household members must provide a Social Security number or apply for one.

Of course there are swindlers but they are in the minority.

Based on a study of data gathered in Fiscal Year 2006:

We weren't talking of swindlers. We were talking of those on welfare that are able bodied and can work. Was a bit of a shock to their system when the five year cap went into effect.

Groups took babies and protested on the capital steps because we were taking away their rights by expecting them to work. What a novel idea

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49 percent of all participants are children (18 or younger), and 61 percent of them live in single-parent households.

Exactly the point,people keep having children they cannot care for. As to the single parent I assumed that was another obvious.

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52 percent of SNAP households include children.

Most of us know that.

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9 percent of all participants are elderly (age 60 or over).

Think this might have been covered under if they need help and are vulnerable,HELP THEM

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76 percent of all benefits go to households with children, 16 percent go to households with disabled persons, and 9 percent go to households with elderly persons.

Note the difference in the percent of special needs family members and the percent going to homes with children.

They keep right on having kids and they keep right on expecting to be cared for

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33 percent of households with children were headed by a single parent, the overwhelming majority of which were headed by women.

Is it okay to say this might be a DUH moment.

How many ways to say single parent household. How many ways to say birth control of your choice on demand?

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{quote]The average household size is 2.3 persons.

[bonnie]

There is absolutely no reason most welfare recipients can't work.

I did not want to leave my babies either. That is why they had a father in the home. I could stay home. I did day care for years so as not to leave them with a sitter.

If they can't be a little more selective in sleeping habits they are the ones responsible for bringing a helpless infant into the world. Having a child does not make them crippled. The five years allowed the mother to be home with her baby and five years to get ready for the workforce.

There are also programs to help the struggling mother as she gets into the business world.

You don't want the responsibility don't do the fun. Sex is not a biological right that others have to pay for.

Maybe like my husband and myself and scores I have known thru the years they might even end up having to work two jobs.

That was our right so we could give them their rights

[there buster]

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it depends on what continuing means.

Where have I heard that before. . . . I know, "It depends upon what the meaning of 'is,' is."

[there buster]

That certainly explains the election.