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Food stamps for fast food - REALLY???????
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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 459283" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>According to all the paperwork we filled out, and the BOE here... We don't qualify - because ALL INCOME is counted: Paychecks from <em>every working member of the household including children</em>, any Social Security including retirement, disability, and death benefits, child support, alimony, yada yada yada. The <em>only</em> income that isn't counted, per the lady I talked to... Is monetary welfare assistance.</p><p></p><p>We actually <em>did</em> qualify at one point - sort of. The amount of child support we were <em>supposed</em> to receive put us - get this - not quite $1 <em>per month</em> over the threshold for reduced price lunches. husband tried to explain that we didn't actually get that much - but as long as we were getting <em>something</em>, they counted the full amount.</p><p></p><p>There are deductions they take, of course. My income alone would disqualify us if not for that. (I don't really make that much, honestly.) We muddled through, just like I would expect any other hard working family to do.</p><p></p><p>But - you're right, I don't know everything from inside the system. It seems to be as complicated and (in some ways) nonsensical as the tax code.</p><p></p><p>I think free/reduced price lunches, medicaid, food stamps, and so on are great. As Jo pointed out though - great - for the <em>truly needy</em>. I have no issues with those who cannot work, or are trying to work, receving assistance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 459283, member: 6705"] According to all the paperwork we filled out, and the BOE here... We don't qualify - because ALL INCOME is counted: Paychecks from [I]every working member of the household including children[/I], any Social Security including retirement, disability, and death benefits, child support, alimony, yada yada yada. The [I]only[/I] income that isn't counted, per the lady I talked to... Is monetary welfare assistance. We actually [I]did[/I] qualify at one point - sort of. The amount of child support we were [I]supposed[/I] to receive put us - get this - not quite $1 [I]per month[/I] over the threshold for reduced price lunches. husband tried to explain that we didn't actually get that much - but as long as we were getting [I]something[/I], they counted the full amount. There are deductions they take, of course. My income alone would disqualify us if not for that. (I don't really make that much, honestly.) We muddled through, just like I would expect any other hard working family to do. But - you're right, I don't know everything from inside the system. It seems to be as complicated and (in some ways) nonsensical as the tax code. I think free/reduced price lunches, medicaid, food stamps, and so on are great. As Jo pointed out though - great - for the [I]truly needy[/I]. I have no issues with those who cannot work, or are trying to work, receving assistance. [/QUOTE]
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