First, I encourage everyone to be extra alert in the coming days and weeks if the Foodsatmp program remains unfunded due to the shutdown (which is what I understand will happen). There is a percentage, perhaps large, of FS recipients who will resort to crime to satisfy their basic need for food. Personally I hope I can help people out if they are in my path.
Anyway, the bigger point.... Walmart and other food corps will take a big hit. It could cause a ripple effect in the economy, as in Black Swan. In fact, I wonder how long before cabal handlers tell Dems to cave because the impact on large corps is too great.
But, maybe this is the match to light the fire... hunger causes humans to cross lines. Perhaps that is why the NG is deployed, too.
Anyway, just thinking about my Anon community and hoping you, your families and friends stay safe, and that we each discern the role we need to play day by day as this unfolds.
Godspeed.
There's already news stories running in FL about this. One story in Orlando highlighted two people: a single mother of four, and an elderly woman. Both of a certain color. The single mom was driving a late model car. Looked to be a top line Honda Accord, and judging by the looks of it, it's a car that's less than 5 yrs old. The story indicated (through the use of emotionally charged buzz words and inflection) that she pays $2.5K for rent and is now thinking about a second job to help make sure meds meet. It also indicated she has a Bachelor's degree, but failed to mention what the degree is for. The elderly lady looked to be somewhat physically handicapped, probably on SSDI. The news but was filmed at a local food bank, and also highlighted how the food banks are now struggling due to the shutdown because they're Federally subsidized programs.
The high rent I can understand, since all of FL has seen rental and purchase prices go up by as much as 35% over the last 3 yrs. And an elderly, possibly disabled person having difficulty making ends meet is very understandable.
HOWEVER, if your paying almost $3K for a home, and also driving around a $30K+ car, there is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON WHATSOEVER to be filing for any kind of assistance. To me, the story highlights the issues with people overspending and living beyond their means in a gross way.
The amount of greed in this society is sickening. The mom was interviewed as she was filling her car trunk with the free food bank boons, with herself and kids wearing clothing anyone on assistance shouldn't be able to afford. I came away from the story feeling angry at the mother, rather than the government.
As for myself, I'm a Disable Vet, only have a 60% rating from the V.A., am in between "jobs" at the moment, am myself a single parent with full custody, don't receive one cent of child support and haven't since the marriage imploded, my children (a minor and 3 adult children living with me) and I help care for my elderly parents, yet I DON'T collect any kind of govt assistance other than the measly V.A. money. If I would file, it would be for Medicaid insurance for my daughter, but the last time I filed for it I was turned down because I made too much money. At that time I was employed with a fairly good paying job, but the insurance plan with that company was expensive and with my income at the time, ObummerCare wanted to charge me $1800/mth just for my daughter. I was only making 16/hr then, but had regular 60+ hour work weeks, so I was making what effectively was the equivalent of $25/hr at 40 hrs/wk.
My point is, most of these assholes getting regular welfare assistance are well...assholes. I know plenty of Vets like myself that either don't qualify just based on their V.A. income, or have found other ingenious ways of making the money they need to live a good and decent life WITHOUT resorting to government sponsored theft of taxpayer money. With today's technology, there's no reason at all that these assholes sucking up welfare assistance can't get off their fat, lazy asses and find a way to make ends meet.
If I and my fellow Vets can do it with destroyed bodies, high levels of anxiety and depression, and social issues that would put most people in bed permanently or in the ground, then so can anyone. Even though I would love to be able to file for a rating increase with the V.A., yet can't at the moment due to the shutdown, I hope that when the government does get back to work, all these people have to refile and get denied.
Now would be the perfect time for the States to pass legislation that changes their rules regarding welfare assistance so these asssholes quit relying on the taxpayers.
First, thank you for your service and for your ethics!
Second... well said. You should make that a post!
Amen.
Thank you for your service.
Mostly agree, but a 30k car isn't a shocker anymore. The accord starts at 29k. So if you buy from a dealer, destination fees alone can push you over 30k.
The cheapest car I've seen recently is a corolla for 23k. A corolla.
If she did it right (no way to tell) she bought a used rental car that's 3 years old with 40k miles for 40-60% off retail through a good lender.
There are places that will sell you "cheap cars" where you get something for 15k and 30% interest. But that's as expensive as the OMG 30k accord would be.
The auto industry as a whole has turned into a bear trap since covid happened.
It was going south before that. Obummer's Cash For Clunkers nuked the affordable used car market.
Cash for clunkers didn't hurt the used car market as much as people claimed. All it did was set a floor price for used cars for the next two to three years. By 2012, the effect was mostly over.
It was a stupid move, but its effect was exaggerated because a lot of people were trying to trade down at the same time so it fucked up people's perceptions.
Ever heard of a used car or truck?
Seeing as I specifically discussed them......yes.
rare to find a worthwhile used one for under 2-3k.
The prices have skyrocketed since COVID. On used vehicles as well.
Thank you for your service.
One of the other scams I've witnessed first hand here in New England was a man using his EBT card at ALDI to purchase 20 loaves of bread, and 10 packets of hot dogs, load them into his car and then drive over to Walmart to possibly do the same thing. The worker at ALDI said that these people sell the food to the local Mom & Pop to make a profit.
They aren't allowed to restrict their purchases even though they are gaming the system.