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Niceguy1

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28. some people make

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 08:08 PM

Aug 2013

Poor choices.. I have ssen on many occassions people on assistance buying expensive food. I think it has more to do with a lack of nutritional knowledge or not wanting to cook from scratch.

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Where did the "poor folks buying crab legs with food stamps" thing come from? [View all] Ken Burch Aug 2013 OP

I think it has something onethatcares Aug 2013 #1

Stuart Varney....Fox News? snappyturtle Aug 2013 #2

Yes, but only because they can't afford prosthetics jberryhill Aug 2013 #3

HEH brucefan Aug 2013 #17

Isn't that old school Reagan shit? SomethingFishy Aug 2013 #4

Yep PD Turk Aug 2013 #6

Grapes HockeyMom Aug 2013 #5

So, if you're on food stamps, you should have scurvy? Ken Burch Aug 2013 #9

Apparently. kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #56

It is poor bashing, but you have some details wrong. Jenoch Aug 2013 #7

ok...what do frozen crab legs go for in Twin Cities groceries? Ken Burch Aug 2013 #12

It's been a while since I have bought any crab legs. Jenoch Aug 2013 #20

Even then, spending 8$ for a pound of protein wouldn't be the choice most poor folks would make. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #25

Probably true, but if they chose to spend part of their allocation on a few crab legs, who the hell Ed Suspicious Aug 2013 #27

You're right, of course. It's about this country's "Puritanism-on-bath-salts" social values. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #30

"Puritanism on bath salts" --- Wow, that's a great phrase. factsarenotfair Aug 2013 #52

feel free to spread it. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #53

Thank you. :) factsarenotfair Aug 2013 #67

some people make Niceguy1 Aug 2013 #28

maybe...although you can't buy pre-cooked food on most assistance programs. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #39

you have more leeway with snap Niceguy1 Aug 2013 #40

Thanks for the info. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #44

lol Niceguy1 Aug 2013 #45

Lots of places exploit loopholes Lee-Lee Aug 2013 #46

Canned food and hot dogs have always been allowed purchases under the Food Stamp program. Gormy Cuss Aug 2013 #72

you seem to miss the point of the story hfojvt Aug 2013 #73

my understanding is... handmade34 Aug 2013 #8

So...it was one guy in Michigan buying steak and LOBSTER(not crab legs) to resell for profit. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #13

since the roman empire. and where you find people, you'll find cheating, so there's HiPointDem Aug 2013 #10

very true. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #14

i think it will be more that people will stop believing, since real conditions will no longer HiPointDem Aug 2013 #29

it's not the poor people buying them alc Aug 2013 #11

There ought to be some simple way to stop that. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #15

It would be pretty easy. I saw the abusers when I was a deputy, but nobody wanted to bother Lee-Lee Aug 2013 #34

Do doctors who scam Medicare give ALL physicians a bad reputation? Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #18

they don't help medicare's image alc Aug 2013 #42

Hard to say, but everyone knows poor people have no right to good food. 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #16

...or ANY food, for that matter... Ken Burch Aug 2013 #26

Vocal people abusing the system madville Aug 2013 #19

Did she have any other income? TANF of self-employment or part time work? Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #21

You're assuming that she meant it. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #22

The math doesn't work. hay rick Aug 2013 #31

Yea. This has been bothering me... I posted similar above and edited it. But yes Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #37

I have no idea madville Aug 2013 #48

I call her story bullshit Marrah_G Aug 2013 #58

Yeah this meme got some extra mileage around me. TheMightyFavog Aug 2013 #64

The balance does not reset. bravenak Aug 2013 #81

My niece, on food stamps teenagebambam Aug 2013 #23

I agree, it's her business... TeeYiYi Aug 2013 #75

The right just makes things up. I seldom see people use food stamps where I live, but when I bluestate10 Aug 2013 #24

It's the Reagan's fictitious welfare cadillac story recycled. hay rick Aug 2013 #32

Everyone should get food stamps. Rich and poor alike. killbotfactory Aug 2013 #33

The idea is Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #35

From our old friend......Ann Ecdotal. SoCalDem Aug 2013 #36

Articles like this one don't help much either Lee-Lee Aug 2013 #38

just an educated guess . . . fox snooze? eom ellenfl Aug 2013 #41

Inspired by Ronnie Reagan war against the working class. Dawson Leery Aug 2013 #43

So what if they do buy crab legs with them? It's food. nyquil_man Aug 2013 #47

That's true...but it was used for right-wing rabble-rousing purposes Ken Burch Aug 2013 #50

Gohmert's an idiot. nyquil_man Aug 2013 #51

It's the first time I've ever heard of it, really jasond54231 Aug 2013 #49

And the response you'd get from the Right is "YES...and they should die A.S.A.P.". n/t. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #54

It's because of anecdotal information. Glassunion Aug 2013 #55

Some a--hole made it up. truebluegreen Aug 2013 #57

I used to buy crab legs when I was poor Generic Brad Aug 2013 #59

If someone wants to splurge on crab legs or whatever and live on rice and beans the rest of the time Retrograde Aug 2013 #60

similar to the person who takes "welfare" and drives a Cadillac steve2470 Aug 2013 #61

Fox News today: "People on food stamps buy alcohol and drugs not food." RW talking point du jour anneboleyn Aug 2013 #62

It crawled out of Ronnie RayGuns Welfare Queens Cadillac . Autumn Aug 2013 #63

From the same orifice as the Cadillac-Driving Welfare Queen meme. Hekate Aug 2013 #65

Crab legs are very expensive. gulliver Aug 2013 #66

$10 says that's Heritage Foundation "logic". Initech Aug 2013 #68

Actually, I know someone who did this theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #69

And according to Limbaugh sorefeet Aug 2013 #70

Guilty as charged, and fairly frequently, here. Decoy of Fenris Aug 2013 #71

Wow. Newest Reality Aug 2013 #82

Food stamps are an unneeded, but welcome, luxury. Decoy of Fenris Aug 2013 #84

Here is a salon.com article about hipsters on food stamps, buying expensive artisanal/local, organic DeschutesRiver Aug 2013 #74

This is merely the latest version of the Reagan "welfare queen" Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #76

My daughter works as cashier in a supermarket and it is true katmondoo Aug 2013 #77

Welfare Queens with Canteloupe Thighs holding Anchor Babies while eating Crab Legs Blue Owl Aug 2013 #78

Straight from the sick mind of Louie Gohmert. JeffHead Aug 2013 #79

Baby with bathwater trick jollyreaper2112 Aug 2013 #80

Sniff it rock Aug 2013 #83