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Proud Liberal Dem

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97. I had no idea

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 08:30 AM

Apr 2015

That benefits in Kansas were so generous that one could afford a cruise on them? Maybe I should quit my job and move to Kansas and get on the dole since welfare recipients have it quite nice there (or had until now anyway)

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New GOP Lie: Food Stamps on Cruise Ships [View all] DonViejo Apr 2015 OP

disgusting liars cali Apr 2015 #1

If it never happened then all the Governor is doing is wasting yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #21

wrong. this myth,like the bullshit welfare queen cali Apr 2015 #36

Well your are right but I haven't seen it reported on yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #37

I'm sure Rush, Beck & the like have turned a blind eye Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #52

Maybe I haven't heard them in years but even so that makes 3 percent. yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #53

give it a week cali Apr 2015 #59

You can be sure this myth is spread far and wide on RW blogs, sites and Fox. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #70

It's not a myth, far from it... DesertDawg Apr 2015 #85

Are these often the plural wives? Maru Kitteh Apr 2015 #96

they do not Hamlette Apr 2015 #100

While the plural wives DesertDawg Apr 2015 #107

I don't think your observations are necessarily true. Hamlette Apr 2015 #99

A "quick" visit DesertDawg Apr 2015 #106

how can you tell they are paying with food stamps? Hamlette Apr 2015 #109

WIC isn't on a MasterCard DesertDawg Apr 2015 #113

There are not many cruise ships in Kansas liberal N proud Apr 2015 #2

Riverboats jberryhill Apr 2015 #3

Everyone has a laser focus on the "cruise ship" but ignore the rest of the list 7962 Apr 2015 #12

The point being - you don't know if the card was used by the recipient jberryhill Apr 2015 #24

JP Morgan Chase underpants Apr 2015 #50

not the whole story Hamlette Apr 2015 #101

I'm offered EBT cards almost every month. And you're right, they offer it half price 7962 Apr 2015 #105

$69 million is less than 1% of what CA spends on welfare Hamlette Apr 2015 #108

should be .6% not .06% Hamlette Apr 2015 #111

Were the Katrina RobinA Apr 2015 #14

The other layer on this... jberryhill Apr 2015 #26

And, equally, a convenient excuse for killing welfare jmowreader Apr 2015 #77

Katrina Roy Rolling Apr 2015 #34

You are supposed to show your card and sign for it when you buy groceries. If they are not doing jwirr Apr 2015 #30

I've never seen any store ask for an ID, they just use it like a debit card 7962 Apr 2015 #44

I think the ID thing is in the food stamp law but you are correct. I have never been asked for mine jwirr Apr 2015 #45

If someone stole (or found) an EBT card, they'd have to know the pin number to use it. (nt) PotatoChip Apr 2015 #47

That is not correct. Glassunion Apr 2015 #78

No, there are not. tazkcmo Apr 2015 #58

Why not just restrict them to sackcloth robes and early astronaut toothpaste food ck4829 Apr 2015 #4

Hmmm used or new sackcloth? Takket Apr 2015 #8

Used, of course ck4829 Apr 2015 #11

Fashionistas Roy Rolling Apr 2015 #35

Toga! Toga! Toga! n/t Calista241 Apr 2015 #40

Used. And make them sleep in used body bags. 47of74 Apr 2015 #86

Derilicte by Mugatu. Monk06 Apr 2015 #91

Don't say that too loud. Eom Blanks Apr 2015 #10

Catapulting the propaganda once again. riqster Apr 2015 #5

Brownback and ilk, having totally failed at running the state... TreasonousBastard Apr 2015 #6

While we're at it, restrict them to gruel Adrahil Apr 2015 #7

That's probably even LESS likely Shadowflash Apr 2015 #9

The GOP have to demonize the poor Gothmog Apr 2015 #13

Food is included in the price of the ticket HockeyMom Apr 2015 #15

In Ohio and FL, you can only buy food Strat54 Apr 2015 #16

This is the Case RobinA Apr 2015 #19

Agreed. jwirr Apr 2015 #31

How 'bout we trust these people to spend their meager benefits wisely jeff47 Apr 2015 #41

agree hibbing Apr 2015 #43

This is an easy fix Cosmocat Apr 2015 #33

That is/was the case in Kansas, too. tazkcmo Apr 2015 #60

I was unemployed for 16 months.... Strat54 Apr 2015 #82

This Article RobinA Apr 2015 #17

In Kansas, the TANF cash assistance range is $224 to $497 per month. (edited) PotatoChip Apr 2015 #20

Similar numbers in NYS, it is pretty much impossible to pay rent and utilities Dragonfli Apr 2015 #49

My usual response to people with such anecdotes jeff47 Apr 2015 #42

This will piss off the red state people. Madmiddle Apr 2015 #18

Oh me,,,,,, Cryptoad Apr 2015 #22

Good lord underpants Apr 2015 #23

They love to solev nonexistent problems, ignore or exacerbate catastrophic problems, tblue37 Apr 2015 #25

I heard it was not about solving any problem but enshrining integrity HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #95

How many cruise ships operate in Kansas? Moostache Apr 2015 #27

DU is distracted by the sensational when the nastier danger within this bill is overlooked LonePirate Apr 2015 #28

Very good point. (nt) PotatoChip Apr 2015 #39

"How do you pay rent when you can only withdraw $25 a day" Dragonfli Apr 2015 #51

Good catch. They are very, very good at this... Whiskeytide Apr 2015 #56

ATMs catchnrelease Apr 2015 #67

Boom! More raping of the poor. nt valerief Apr 2015 #76

agreed. I don't know how they justify the $25 limit Hamlette Apr 2015 #102

Jeeez, Brownback and his cronies really love kicking poor people. No one uses food stamps on Hoyt Apr 2015 #29

The 1.5 years I was on food stamps, I couldn't even afford to go to a local pool, Myrina Apr 2015 #55

Exactly... this was just another shot at the supposed "takers" SomethingFishy Apr 2015 #79

How many cruises has he taken on the taxpayers dime? Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #32

FREEDUMB!!! nt ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2015 #38

as if poor people can ride on cruise ships . allan01 Apr 2015 #46

Hasnt USSC already said that "money is speech"? Gov. Fuckstick can't restrict what money/foodstamps fob Apr 2015 #48

Sorry Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2015 #98

How Christ-like! MoreGOPoop Apr 2015 #54

We should add our own banning of "The Four Seasons" One_Life_To_Give Apr 2015 #57

That's it! I will ne'er cruise Kansas again! redwitch Apr 2015 #61

Okay, had to chuckle at that one Maynar Apr 2015 #90

Propaganda Cosmic Dancer Apr 2015 #62

Can their chauffeurs still park the Rolls outside the Welfare Office? Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2015 #63

Lingerie shops? So the poor aren't even supposed to wear underwear now? Erose999 Apr 2015 #64

And no food stamps at any Wolfgang Puck restaurants. None! Vinca Apr 2015 #65

He doesn't ban them from owning "Obama phones"??? Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #66

Brownback's a genius. You gotta hand it to him. jmowreader Apr 2015 #68

I had this situation come up.... Scruffy Rumbler Apr 2015 #69

No there isn't but since the trip was gifted yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #72

"Is there any place on a cruise ship where one can legally use an EBT card?" red dog 1 Apr 2015 #73

Republican. Mother. Fuckers. n/t SpankMe Apr 2015 #71

Probably started their list with Casinos and everyone piled on after that tomm2thumbs Apr 2015 #74

They can still use food stamps to fly on the Concorde? MannyGoldstein Apr 2015 #75

Republican policy embraces the truthy conviction that: LTX Apr 2015 #80

But only if they used their SSI benefits to buy a ticket. What dunces. libdem4life Apr 2015 #81

The ban on seafood purchases should be treated as an attack on religion Mnpaul Apr 2015 #83

Oh hell yeah! I can move to Kansas and use my food stamps to buy a Maserati! Bossy Monkey Apr 2015 #84

And all these reich wing f--ksticks always see what everyone else is using to buy groceries with. 47of74 Apr 2015 #87

it's a propaganda move: it reinforces the "welfare = luxury cruises" linkage MisterP Apr 2015 #88

Umm, Sam, you don't buy food on a cruise ship. MindPilot Apr 2015 #89

Here in Maryland..... wolfie001 Apr 2015 #92

these people, the GOPers, heaven05 Apr 2015 #93

Hard to believe how many people believe the right-wing propaganda. The average B Calm Apr 2015 #94

I had no idea Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2015 #97

There are cruise ships in Kansas? notadmblnd Apr 2015 #103

Michael O'Donnell is a spineless little prick Koch Sucker demtenjeep Apr 2015 #104

Apparently it did happen in California: Freddie Stubbs Apr 2015 #110

Brownback has to blame someone for the failure of the Kansas economy. The poor are always in jwirr Apr 2015 #112