Comments on: Food Stamp Crunch Intensifies

Chicago Residents Struggling To Make Ends Meet Rush To Get Groceries On The First

[cyandragon]

Legallydull,

Where did you get that statistic? According to http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils39.pdf, 41% of recipients are black, 19% are Hispanic, leaving a maximum of 40% to be non-Hispanic white. Just curious.

I think your points are decent, in that it is wrong to use these irresponsible people and assume that all blacks are like them. That''s obvious.

But it seems like you''re also trying to excuse these specific individuals. We should not be allowed to see black people who are living irresponsibly because *some people* *might* have a racist reaction. That doesn''t make sense.

A simple solution would be to factor in not only income but expenses when deciding on food stamp benefits. If your car payment is more than $X, you don''t get any. If your cable bill is more than $Y, you don''t get any. If you have more than Z cell phones, you don''t get any, etc. Determining X, Y, and Z are exercises left to the reader :)

[rondrovan]

Give me a break - when you are hungry and need groceries you don''t buy makeup, jewelry, nice clothing... you don''t buy Escalades - you scale down on your lifestyle... sell those things and buy food...I disagree with CBS even showing this segment! disgusting.... we are hurting with food prices also and we DON"T get food stamps...

[rondrovan]

GIVE ME A BREAK - did you see the gold chains, jewelry, designer t-shirts, etc on these people?
I buy my own food - no food stamps ever - and I can''t afford to spend my money on designer clothes, jewelry, etc.
MY money goes for my own bills and taxes for these people to have free food and use THEIR money on other purchases!

[whiskyrocker]

Get off your lazy a$$#s and get a job. I''m tired of paying for these rejects.

[sgtrds-e4]

BTW, a large percentage of our enlisted military families are collecting food stamps too. You might want to think about that before you criticize food stamps recipients as "lazy".

[maidie19]

I also saw the video where they were loading the "food stamp" groceries in the Escalade. CBS should have done their interviews in the parking lot where I''m sure we would have seen a lot more upscale, gas guzzling, luxury cars.

[lemonskink]

It''s got to rough on families, but in the end of the video, they should have parked the Escalade around the corner of the building before they loaded it.

[deacon20081]

Such a shame that so many of you posting garbage comments on this story have computers. What a waste of resources.....
As a minister I know many people that have to swallow their pride and accept help to feed their families through no fault of their own. People working for wages that cannot possibly support a single person, but have to support a couple of kids on the same amount are doing the best they can. The economy is, I fear, just starting to make a rapid downward spiral where everyone in this country, with the exception of the Bush Friendship League, is about to suffer drastic changes that will be devastating. Inner city and the suburbs will suffer worse than small towns. Chaos will reign and the "Darwin Awards" will come to be a reality where only the strongest and most well armed will survive.
Farming and ranching communities that will pull together to support and help one another will fare better. The frontier%u2019s will again have to be self supporting.
That is if we have a country to live in at all. The one world ambition of those in power is going to fail miserably, but at what cost?
Just imagine yourself scrounging for the food to live%u2026it could be you next.

[legallydull]

Sixty % of the people receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families are Caucasian, yet CBS found Blacks to fit the hateful stereotype of welfare recipients.
CBS did not miss a trick to perpetuate the African American stereotype.
1) Blacks are so stupid that they do not know how to feed their children. They purposely buy unhealthy food for their children so that later on their children will become burdens on State Health Care Systems and Medicare due to high cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure, and numerous other healthcare issues related to obesity.
2) By the way, maybe Blacks shouldn''t have children in the first place because the American public (Whites), who faithfully pay their taxes, know that Blacks only have children so that they can go on welfare and not have to work.
3) Even though the people interviewed did have jobs, CBS pointed out that the jobs that were held by the Blacks interviewed were low paying. Americans know that Blacks do not have the intellectual capacity to succeed in academia, which if they could succeed, would pave the for them to secure such high paying health care careers such as registered nurse and doctor.
4) CBS''s parting shot - was showing the family loading a new looking SUV with the food that they had just purchased with food stamps implying to middle America (75% White) - we know you''re hurting - look what your hard earned tax dollars and government are doing for those "OTHER PEOPLE".

[lorajeantn]

Tip for poor women everywhere: DO NOT HAVE KIDS!
You can''''t afford to take care of yourself so why bring another hungry mouth into the world? Kids want & need things 24-7. Food. Clothes. Diapers. Medical care. It never ends.
When you get your life together & improve your lot THEN have a baby. If you must.



because they wouldnt get as much federal assistance, ie. food stamps

Posted by lawresn1 at 10:31 PM : Jul 02, 2008
Why make life more difficult for yourself than it already is?
Posted by Keithle1 at 09:18 PM : Jul 02, 2008

What about those of us who have degrees and USED to have good jobs? I can''t exactly get rid of the children I already have simply because times got tough. Sometimes the best laid plans go astray, and even people who were once amongst the middle class can find themselves in dire straits. Receiving food stamps is hard enough without having to deal with hostility from those more fortunate. Don''t be so quick to judge. It could be you some day.

[lawresn1]

Keithle1

because they wouldnt get as much federal assistance, ie. food stamps

[keithle1]

Tip for poor women everywhere: DO NOT HAVE KIDS!

You can''t afford to take care of yourself so why bring another hungry mouth into the world? Kids want & need things 24-7. Food. Clothes. Diapers. Medical care. It never ends.

When you get your life together & improve your lot THEN have a baby. If you must.

Why make life more difficult for yourself than it already is?