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i have had a similar experience. i once had a guy come in my shop bragging about accepting food stamps for drugs.
hamdoguhoh
reply to post by Drezden
Food stamps were intended for hard working folks like you, don't be ashamed!
That being said, I have seen how food stamp fraud works first hand. My former manager was hooked on drugs and was involved in the food stamps program. Before he went to jail, I saw him altering pay stubs on his computer. All he did was use MSPAINT to change his paychecks to say that he made less than what he really made. This sounds so easy to catch, but the food stamps program does not even check pay stubs against IRS tax returns. He told me he had been doing it for years. He also told me where to buy food stamps for .5 per dollar and named several different people. There is no real oversight for the folks on food stamps. I even anonymously reported everyone I knew to be involved and they didn't even check in on it.
Because of bad guys like this, people associate all food stamps users with fraudsters. That is unfortunate.
yamammasamonkey
reply to post by Drezden
Move to a better state and take care of yourself.
solongandgoodnight
reply to post by Drezden
at one time i considered myself a libertarian, but now after looking at all the evils of capitalism and people in general, i'm not sure what i call myself. the word is probably "disappointed".