Food stamp riot; throw back a bottle of beer! (Trees And Things)

pO157: As Captain Tennille would say...

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 06:05:52 EST

"Well, [they're] both wrong."

Both corporate welfare and excessive social entitlements are wasteful. The presence of one should not insulate the other from complaints.

In conclusion: Don't get eliminated!

Lou: Cynical times two

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:10:45 EST

Buying votes for the incumbency by giving massive handouts to a certain segment of the population?

Why not? It works for corporate lobbyists.

pO157: I'm cynical.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:53:14 EST

It's not? Then what else could it be? Buying votes for the incumbency by giving massive handouts to a certain segment of the population?

thefadd: Re: Don't buy canned food.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:06:36 EST

You're assuming the point is to get them to have a healthy meal.

Lou: Re: Don't buy canned food.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:51:14 EST

It's been a long time since I worked for program that had WIC as one of its agencies so things might have changed. That being said, I liked the WIC model. It had very clear guidelines about what could and couldn't be bought.

pO157: Re: Don't buy canned food.

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:23:33 EST

It's cruel and unusual. Or something.

I always wondered why people are given free reign to use their welfare money on anything they want in the stores when most of the time they end up buying overpriced unhealthy junk food (from my experience). If we mu

skeeter1: Re: Don't buy canned food.

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:37:29 EST

Why not just hand out MREs? I happen to like the durned things, and they're relatively cheap. Opened one yesterday (US Army issue) and it had vegetable manicoti, fruit salad, pumpk

skeeter1: Re: Fuses

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:33:02 EST

"While fuses will pass muster in many cities (or at least be grandfathered in), I'm surprised your insurance company is cool with this. None of the carriers I work with will even look at a home with fuses...and that includes "surplus lines" carrie

pO157: Don't buy canned food.

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:41:05 EST
And the only replacement food that you can buy is t-bone and porterhouse steaks. Because they generally keep well in homes that lost their freezers and electricity. Or at least that is what I learned watching the store the days after the 60% bonus stamp al

Shy Elf: Re: Translational steps first.

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:15:02 EST
Aah, yes, snowstorms generally result in huge food loss, because it's so hot outside afterwards that your food spoils, and with the electricity out, you can't find ice or snow to keep your food cool.

port1080: Re: Translational steps first.

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:44:44 EST
You make welfare and disaster aid related fraud a felony and throw the idiots that pull that crap in the labor camp or in prison.
I'm pretty sure it already is a felony (at least, if the dollar amounts are high enough). I'll agree that it d

pO157: Translational steps first.

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:34:04 EST
While I agree with you in principle, the problem here is that people are dumb and in the end they won't bother to do these things, even if the government states publicly that it won't provide aid and people need to fend for themselves. So at the

port1080: Re: Ahh.... memories of free money.

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:16:21 EST
In conclusion, I think a shit ton of taxpayer money was wasted that did not have to be. To look good for the cameras politicians threw a ton of cash out the door that didn't need to be spent. Waste ends up getting rampant and everybody wants to suckle a

pO157: Re: Fuses

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:24:45 EST
"...But it's okay. I told them not to put it down on the form! Let's be cool here."

Lou: Re: Fuses

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:19:08 EST
If you ever want an underwriter to soil herself, tell her a risk has knob and tube wiring. Wowsers.

pO157: Re: Fuses

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:15:56 EST
Ugh, sorry. I meant circuit breakers. I dunno why, but growing up my dad always called it the 'fuse box' even though our old house clearly had the modern electrical systems. So that (incorrect) slang term carried over to my new home. Damn pejorative carry-

Lou: Fuses

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:58:40 EST
While fuses will pass muster in many cities (or at least be grandfathered in), I'm surprised your insurance company is cool with this. None of the carriers I work with will even look at a home with fuses...and that includes "surplus lines" carriers.<

pO157: Ahh.... memories of free money.

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:50:35 EST
I live in an area prone to unstable winter weather. We had a moderately severe storm about two years ago that came unseasonably early and unexpected until a few hours beforehand. Since it hit in the middle of the night most people woke up and found 2'+ of