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LLT
10-18-2010, 12:24 PM
California welfare recipients withdrew $1.8 million at casino ATMs over eight monthshttp://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun...sinos-20100625

Report: Welfare aid cards for the needy used on cruise ships
http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/p...fraud/126451/1

The great California benefits scandal: More than $69m in handouts frittered away in Vegas, Hawaii and Disney World
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ney-World.html


This is just California...gotta wonder what the total waste is on a national level?

Bottom line is that those who are not working (non-tax payers) are going on vacations that the working class (tax payers) can't afford.

BPS3akaWirels3
10-18-2010, 12:29 PM
Myself and the Misses are both unemployed. Where does the line start for these great trips and money???

LLT
10-18-2010, 12:35 PM
Myself and the Misses are both unemployed. Where does the line start for these great trips and money???

Sorry..you both are willing to work....you dont meet the qualifications.
:dance:

BPS3akaWirels3
10-18-2010, 12:41 PM
Sorry..you both are willing to work....you dont meet the qualifications.
:dance:

huhhhhhh... I know some people that can change that for me if it helps...

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSK7jt0WDotuMIyrAXUSkSxapQxY_HSE jhTvlsdIJdjRSxL2wY&t=1&h=167&w=223&usg=__bDKDbwXo8lKF9YeNoIh-VniEJ14=

LLT
10-18-2010, 12:51 PM
huhhhhhh... I know some people that can change that for me if it helps...

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSK7jt0WDotuMIyrAXUSkSxapQxY_HSE jhTvlsdIJdjRSxL2wY&t=1&h=167&w=223&usg=__bDKDbwXo8lKF9YeNoIh-VniEJ14=

If you have friends like that....you dont need a debit card...

you got......."connections"

7SteelGal43
10-18-2010, 02:20 PM
Well I for one am shocked to learn that people are taking advantage of the system.

http://img2.photographersdirect.com/img/19309/wm/pd1514500.jpg

LLT
10-18-2010, 02:26 PM
Remember...its "Patriotic" to pay for these vacations!!!

smokin3000gt
10-18-2010, 03:10 PM
I'm glad everyone working to survive is able to foot the bill for these people. It's only fair they are able to take a break from waking up at 11:00am and get away from it all.

venom
10-18-2010, 03:21 PM
Make sure you pay your taxes !!!

Mach1
10-18-2010, 04:06 PM
It's the obaaama way.

Count Steeler
10-18-2010, 04:19 PM
You guys are now well on your way to Socialism. Go figure that the rest of the world is backing away from the leftist agenda, and here the Americans are willing to embrace it. Unfortunately is this day and age, personality win elections and McCain did not have a prayer against the charismatic and mesmerizing Obama.

I sure hope the hypnotic trance ends this election cycle. Your country is too good for Socialism. (I am Canadian, for the record).

BPS3akaWirels3
10-18-2010, 05:02 PM
You guys are now well on your way to Socialism. Go figure that the rest of the world is backing away from the leftist agenda, and here the Americans are willing to embrace it. Unfortunately is this day and age, personality win elections and McCain did not have a prayer against the charismatic and mesmerizing Obama.

I sure hope the hypnotic trance ends this election cycle. Your country is too good for Socialism. (I am Canadian, for the record).


Not quite.. It was something else...:nod:

X-Terminator
10-18-2010, 09:04 PM
I'm not going to say much, otherwise I'd probably short-circuit the board with a profanity-laced tirade. :mad2:

And the left wants MORE of this, while cursing anyone who thinks we need to put a stop to this. California taxpayers should be LIVID right now, especially when many of them make 6-figure salaries and can't afford a house.

GBMelBlount
10-18-2010, 10:27 PM
You guys are now well on your way to Socialism. Go figure that the rest of the world is backing away from the leftist agenda, and here the Americans are willing to embrace it.

As long as the government can convince people that freedom, capitalism and success is somehow more evil, corrupt and self serving than our government this may very well continue.

Our founding fathers are turning over in their graves no doubt.

7SteelGal43
10-30-2010, 08:48 PM
OK, I'm watching John Stossel on Fox News and the topic is welfare, unemployment, govt housing, etc. It all sounds good on the surface, you know, help provide for those in need. THAT, however, is called CHARITY, not ENTITLEMENT. Anyway, what was revealed shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. This lady who's gotten off welfare said that for years she was havin a fine old time on the taxpayers dime. They encouraged her NOT to get a job, NOT to get married, and NOT to save money. She got two checks a month, on the 1st and 15th. They even provided daycare so she hung out at the beach all day. As for govt housing, well, residents aren't paying for it, have no vested interest in it so they don't take care of it. I mean, go look at the govt housing in your town. How's it look ? Now, in Denmark I think it was, you could draw unemployment for 5 years. Most people were out of work for, you guessed it, 5 years. So they made it 4 years. Wow, suddenly, most people were out of work for 4 years, no longer 5. Well, they finally have cut it down for 1 year.

Mach1
10-30-2010, 09:30 PM
So what your saying is people milk the system. Nahh that'd never happen. :rolleyes:

And on top of that we have to support illegals and their families.

7SteelGal43
10-30-2010, 10:05 PM
So what your saying is people milk the system. Nahh that'd never happen. :rolleyes:

And on top of that we have to support illegals and their families.

that makes me angry

http://www.hahastop.com/pictures/Angry_Kid.jpg

st33lersguy
10-31-2010, 10:13 AM
Government waste at it's finest. Who wants to bet that some of these people are liberal politicians from the democratic party

LLT
10-31-2010, 10:51 AM
In my opinion our country has a moral obligation to take care of:
1) children
2) the handicapped
3) the elderly
4) disabled Vets

We live in a country of paradox. The politicians claim that illegal immigrants only work jobs that no one else will do. Yet we have able bodied American adults who are sitting at home drawing a check from our tax dollars, while claiming there are no jobs.

Hmmmm...if an illegal immigrant can work in this country and send a good portion of their paycheck to their home country...I'm guessing that Joe Welfare can work these same jobs.

I'm guessing that if they missed a few meals...hunger might overide their reluctance to hard work.


The government needs to gather up all these farmers and business owners who claim that they cant find laborers and have to hire illegal immigrants....gather up the able bodied adults who claim that cant find jobs...and give BOTH an ultimatum.

Hell...the government can even subsidize these jobs. HELL OF A LOT CHEAPER than just giving money to people sitting at home or sitting at the beach.

Israel has a system in which you are allowed to go to the government ONCE in your lifetime. You are given an apartment...tested to see what type of job you are a good fit for...sent to school....and paired up with a job upon completion.

DONE...never come back...no more excuses....and much cheaper than a lifetime on welfare.

Mach1
10-31-2010, 12:26 PM
Israel has a system in which you are allowed to go to the government ONCE in your lifetime. You are given an apartment...tested to see what type of job you are a good fit for...sent to school....and paired up with a job upon completion.

DONE...never come back...no more excuses....and much cheaper than a lifetime on welfare.

I like that, we should do that here.

smokin3000gt
10-31-2010, 02:11 PM
Personally I don't know ONE person out of a job that has looked for one. The only jobless people I know collecting unemployment are people who admittedly don't want one.

LLT
10-31-2010, 02:16 PM
Personally I don't know ONE person out of a job that has looked for one. The only jobless people I know collecting unemployment are people who admittedly don't want one.

I know several people out of a job who want to work and who are drawing unemployement...but I know of NO able bodied person on welfare that wants to work.

Hindes204
10-31-2010, 02:18 PM
Personally I don't know ONE person out of a job that has looked for one. The only jobless people I know collecting unemployment are people who admittedly don't want one.

Why would they try, living off of the government is an easy life. I know lots of people back home in Pittsburgh living off of the government, and they have nicer shit than I do and I work my ass off.

Hindes204
10-31-2010, 02:19 PM
I know several people out of a job who want to work and who are drawing unemployement...but I know of NO able bodied person on welfare that wants to work.

exactly....like I just said, there is no incentive for them to work, why would they try.