Cigarettes on welfare

[williamrights]

Clerk loses job over stand - SentinelSource.com: Local News: electronic benefit transfer, ebt, debit card, cigarette, jackie whiton

This is great it sums up my feelings. If you are on welfare and are so desperate for basics that my money is stolen from me to pay your way how can you afford cigarettes. IE that money is obviously to much if you can afford luxuries in it.

 

[Bunnykid68]

Glad to see some people are willing to make a statement

 

[KLB]

They are entitled to those cigarettes! You are just mean.

Sadly, I am not surprised by any of it, except that the clerk made a stand. Good for her. Too bad the .gov won't make that stand.

 

[VikingWarlord]

Alright, let's back this bus up for a second. I see something in this article even worse than buying cigarettes with unemployment money.

"Whiton said a young man came in to the store to buy two packs or cigarettes on May 29. When she asked him for his ID, he handed her his EBT card."

First, she asks for ID, he hands her that? That isn't ID. Let's look down farther.

"The next day Whiton said the customer’s foster mother came to the store to complain."

If he was old enough to buy cigarettes, WTF is the kid's guardian doing butting in? If he's not old enough, it's illegal to sell him smokes and WTF is the kid's guardian doing butting in?

 

[strahd71]

Alright, let's back this bus up for a second. I see something in this article even worse than buying cigarettes with unemployment money.

"Whiton said a young man came in to the store to buy two packs or cigarettes on May 29. When she asked him for his ID, he handed her his EBT card."

First, she asks for ID, he hands her that? That isn't ID. Let's look down farther.

"The next day Whiton said the customer’s foster mother came to the store to complain."

If he was old enough to buy cigarettes, WTF is the kid's guardian doing butting in? If he's not old enough, it's illegal to sell him smokes and WTF is the kid's guardian doing butting in?

i thought it odd that he would have a foster mother fighting his battles too.

either way the kid, company and the systems are douche bags

jake

 

[strahd71]

on a side note i got pretty ticked one time when i saw a woman try to use her EBT to buy 5 hour energy drink..... like 5 of them and then she got snotty with the cashier who didnt want to do the transaction

jake

 

[gunman41mag]

This is freaking crazy " EBT cards in the cash phase could be used for any items, including alcohol, tobacco and gambling" You can even use it to gamble

 

[strahd71]

This is freaking crazy " EBT cards in the cash phase could be used for any items, including alcohol, tobacco and gambling" You can even use it to gamble

sure lottery tickets and scratch offs, and i think but not certain you can go to an ATM and pull out cash and then do whatever you want

jake

 

[Cavman]

This system is so abused.

 

[gunman41mag]

sure lottery tickets and scratch offs, and i think but not certain you can go to an ATM and pull out cash and then do whatever you want

jake

And those free loafers don't even thank us

 

[strahd71]

And those free loafers don't even thank us

they should be cleaning our houses and making us sandwiches

jake

 

[Bunnykid68]

And those free loafers don't even thank us

Why would they? They are just getting what they deserve, nothing more

 

[wizard_of_ahs]

This is freaking crazy " EBT cards in the cash phase could be used for any items, including alcohol, tobacco and gambling" You can even use it to gamble

sure lottery tickets and scratch offs, and i think but not certain you can go to an ATM and pull out cash and then do whatever you want

jake

How about buying AMMO

 

[Bunnykid68]

they should be cleaning our houses and making us sandwiches

jake

They can all kiss my white ass.

 

[gunman41mag]

How about buying AMMO

Those demon-crats don't believe in buy ammo

 

[gunman41mag]

why can't we get all these welfare people, to clean the street, parks, paint the government housing, find something to do that will help the public

 

[strahd71]

How about buying AMMO

hey laugh if you want but i would at least feel better about them buying ammo than booze, tobacco and lottery tickets

jake

 

[strahd71]

why can't we get all these welfare people, to clean the street, parks, paint the government housing, find something to do that will help the public

well according to the liberals thats inhumane and violates their rights............... while supporting them doesnt violate our rights apparently

jake

 

[gunman41mag]

hey laugh if you want but i would at least feel better about them buying ammo than booze, tobacco and lottery tickets

jake

they will only use the ammo to rape, rob, & loot

 

[gunman41mag]

well according to the liberals thats inhumane and violates their rights............... while supporting them doesnt violate our rights apparently

jake

I bust my freaking butt, doing hard labor in the hot sunlight