Food Stamps for the (somewhat) Poor

 

1. MR C.  i commend you on your raising......as oldest son i started HVAC work at 12 yrs. old, grew up with a sawzall in my hand. Joined the Marines [1966], after i got my 4-f deferral reversed to 1-A, other guys were wearing pink panties to get out of draft. They said i was prone to get a hernia!!!! [never happened]. Jet engine [J-79] mech., e-5 w/1 yr. in grade after 4 yrs. active, 19 months in Chu-lai.  Never have drawn unemployment..........could never get thru the waiting period. But we went from 9-11 flags every where to this?? How in the hell did we get from that world to this............

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   WTF!!!  ...............®

   Posted by Rancino       10/02/2007  at  09:59 PM  



2. Did religious work in inner city Baltimore. Saw lots of little kids whose breakfast was ‘tatah chits an’ ahnge soda. Misnurished, but not starving. What a croc of crap.

   Posted by Rickvid in Seattle       10/03/2007  at  09:01 AM  



3. Here is a good read called Deprivation in America He is a self described Democrat but really he is a conservative.  He is great with facts and figures.  He states quite boldly (with facts) that, fully one quarter of the poorest among us are obese. More importantly, he quotes several reports:  Truong and Sturm (2005, American Journal of Public Health, Vol 95, No. 9, 1602-1606),

   ”While large segments of the American population are either overweight (body mass index [BMI] > 25) or obese (BMI 30), disparities exist in the prevalence of overweight and obesity across population subgroups defined by race/ethnicity, gender, age, or socioeconomic status.1­3 A larger proportion of individuals are overweight or obese among lower-educated groups, Blacks, and Mexican Americans than among other sociodemographic groups, and socioeconomic differences in obesity rates tend to be larger for women than for men.1­3”

   as well as Drewnowski stated,

   “It’s a question of money,” Drewnowski said. “The reason healthier diets are beyond the reach of many people is that such diets cost more. On a per calorie basis, diets composed of whole grains, fish, and fresh vegetables and fruit are far more expensive than refined grains, added sugars and added fats...People are not poor by choice and they become obese primarily because they are poor.”

   Posted by Ecolihapns       10/03/2007  at  01:43 PM  



4. Interesting blog, Larry.
   I agree completely. I received benefits ONCE due to a health problem for one month ($55).
   I left 30 of it on the card, which I destroyed.
   I know a person who lives in a house (inherited) has 4 kids, and collects stamps. He works a decent job, but his ‘wife’ isn’t married to him (yes, the kids are his) and collects food stamps and welfare, utility assistance, and other little perks. He installed a pool this summer. Meanwhile, I work 60 hours a week, scrimp and shuffle for my cash, and can barely make ends meet. (I rent, since my credit was destroyed by ex-wife) It boils my buttons.
   
   -Bill

   Posted by Doctor DETH       10/09/2007  at  05:12 AM  

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