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Old 02-25-2012, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by buggyone View Post
Yes, there are some people who do take advantage of foodstamps. I, too, have seen all the television lawyers advertising they will get you disability from the government (for a price).

However, have you seen first-hand the poverty around the outside of The Villages? I do a little volunteer work at a food pantry in Lady Lake. There are even some Villagers who need food - mostly older, single people living in the historic section - where they subsisting on $600 per month in Social Security payments. Do you want to cut these people off from food? Is that breaking your back?
I don't think anyone's decrying the support of the truly needy. But there are far too many able people who are able to adjust to the government payments, and give up trying for a better life through the results of their own labor.

I'll say my favorite line again, "The safety net should never become a hammock"