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***Harry Boy*** · 07-04-2011, 10:13 AM

Moonbat Liberal Dip *****s started out years ago by changing "Dumps" to "Land Fills" now the ass holes in Cambridge (my home town) have changed the name for "Food Stamps"

Why do Liberals feel the need to "change names" is that one of their little "acts of defiance"

Food stamp usage doubles in Cambridge in recent years - Cambridge, Massachusetts - Cambridge Chronicle

.........."SNAP"

***IcyPatriot*** · 07-04-2011, 01:53 PM

I just found out that EBT cards can be used for gasoline. There is a huge market for EBT cards ... you get 1/2 the value in cash. How many people really need this and why can't we toughen the standards for getting assistance?

***DarrylS*** · 07-04-2011, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by IcyPatriot

I just found out that EBT cards can be used for gasoline. There is a huge market for EBT cards ... you get 1/2 the value in cash. How many people really need this and why can't we toughen the standards for getting assistance?

Not supposed to.. EBT is used for food exclusively. If you are aware of fraud, it is your duty to report it.

What can you buy with food stamp benefits?

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What can I buy with SNAP/food stamp benefits?

You can buy any food except alcohol, pet food, or heated foods. You can also buy seeds and plants to grow food, as long as you are buying them from a store that accepts SNAP/food stamps (like a grocery store).

You cannot use your EBT card to buy soap, toothpaste, toilet paper, tobacco, or anything else that is not food.

You have to keep in mind that the Food Stamp Program(SNAP) is a Department of Agriculture Program intended to benefit the farmer as well as the person who receives food stamps(SNAP).. it is administered by the local welfare programs.

Eligible Food Items

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Households CAN use SNAP benefits to buy:

Foods for the household to eat, such as:
-- breads and cereals;
-- fruits and vegetables;
-- meats, fish and poultry; and
-- dairy products.
Seeds and plants which produce food for the household to eat.

In some areas, restaurants can be authorized to accept SNAP benefits from qualified homeless, elderly, or disabled people in exchange for low-cost meals.

Households CANNOT use SNAP benefits to buy:

Beer, wine, liquor, cigarettes or tobacco;
Any nonfood items, such as:

-- pet foods;
-- soaps, paper products; and
-- household supplies.
Vitamins and medicines.

Food that will be eaten in the store.

Hot foods.

***Harry Boy*** · 07-04-2011, 02:44 PM

They sell their food stamps for cash then buy their booze

***DarrylS*** · 07-04-2011, 02:46 PM

There was an article in the paper this morning that there are currently 400 Billion dollars of uncollected taxes, and Congress cannot figure out what to do about it...

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WASHINGTON -- At a time when higher taxes or deeper government spending cuts seem to be the only options available to close the gaping federal deficit, going after more than $400 billion a year in uncollected taxes should be a no-brainer.

But in the nation's capital, the so-called "tax gap" hardly rates a mention in the official discussion of America's fiscal woes.

In government parlance, the "tax gap" is the difference between the taxes owed and what's actually paid on time. In their most recent analysis, from 2001, the Internal Revenue Service estimated that only about 84 percent of federal taxes were voluntarily paid on time that year, leaving a gross tax gap of $345 billion, or roughly 16 percent, uncollected.

Late payments and IRS collection efforts brought in another $50 billion, which cut the net tax gap to $290 billion in 2001. But similar estimates point to a gross tax gap of $410 billion to $500 billion in 2010, said Benjamin Harris, a research economist at the Brookings Institution, a center-left research group.

"You could go a long way toward solving our budget mess by closing the tax gap, but the problem is, it's not easily closed," Harris said
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Read more: Government not going after estimated $400 billion in uncollected taxes

***DarrylS*** · 07-04-2011, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Harry Boy

They sell their food stamps for cash then buy their booze

Probably some cheat, but many support their families and the farmers who this is intended to support....

People cheat on defense contracts, on their taxes, companies cheat on their taxes.. but most do not fortunately.

If you are aware of someone cheating it is your duty to report it..