From the article: Oklahoma Food Stamps
The number of Oklahomans enrolled in the Oklahoma Food Stamp program continues to rise. Are you on Food Stamps in Oklahoma? Share your story and any tips you might have on the Oklahoma Food Stamp program. Share Your Thoughts
Free2Bee
- Everyone who is on food stamps think their situation is the most "legit" reason for needing gov aid. What we need is a revised #9. Completely revise what items can be purchased with the food stamps. These people are able to get soda and sugar in any amounted they want and not to mention red meats such as T-Bone steaks. Next thing you know they are sponging the health care visits too. It's out of hand and not fair to the tax payers. You know, the ones who work and pay for said "benefits". Drug testing should also be a requirement.
- —Guest Free2Bee
food stamps - an expected benefit?
- I wish our country lived by one of the more famous quotes in American history. "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." When i was newly married, there was no housing assistance, there was no long lasting unemployment checks. We did what we had to do to get by and raise our family. That doesn't work for everyone, but I do know that food stamp benefits are extended to people who take advantage of the system. Someone, please tell me, how did people in America make it before the food stamp program? I am not saying it isn't hard or wasn't hard, but life isn't always fair. You have to make very difficult decisions. And for some people, they would rather have a cell phone with a data plan, cable tv, and access to the internet than to spend that money on food. Not everyone, but enough that I feel a lot of priorities are wrong. People *expect* help, and that is where my difficulty is. It is too often a crutch, but not always. Just saying.
- —Guest bryan
agree yet appalled
- I agree with most of what's been said, but I'm appalled by the terrible spelling. Betty Lou zapped someone for misspelling something, yet Betty Lou herself spelled GRAMMAR wrong. She spelled it grammar! That's OK, the grammar and spelling used by our local news stations is appalling, too!
- —Guest guest Lee
Ericas troubles
- Ifm you can't manage to live on $30,000 a year you are doing something seriously dumb. I or we owned a $75,000 new home we had custom built by myself and paid cash for in 1978 until my heart surgery in 1999 (after $35,000 damage in the Oct 1998 tornado) and my self,my wife and both of my kids being disabled. Not to mention sending my daughter to college all on around $30,000 or less plus having to pay all my workers being in cusom home construction for 30 years. You need counseling desperatly. My brother and father inlaw were also police officers and I knew many others. They did fine Not to mention the fact that in this day and age having 6 kids is just plain ridiculous. Icame from a large family which was poor but we never turned to public assistance. Consider getting both family, budget counseling. My wife and I live on les than $200 a month on SSI and less than $100 per meal on food stamps. Good luck and pray for good health as between the wife and I we have had over 40 surgeries
- —23surgeriesandcounting
.. Tell it like it is
- First off Amber have some Compassion , obviously youve never had to deal with a major medical struggle such as cancer and the effects it takes on a Family emotionally and financially.. Addisson.. You MUST be young and ignorant to how the financial system works because you DO pay taxes on what you are paid out from unemployment just like you are still working and also like the other man said.. Depending on age you have no idea how long that person has been paying federal taxes and social security , which the majority of us are not paying in for ourselves but rather the previous generation as of now and will most likely not see much of it 20-30 years from now.. No the system is not right in basing what we have to feed our families and shelter them, based on gross income. No , we are not all trashy, poor, ignorant, nor drug addicted fools, lined up at dhs for help.. I am far from any of these stereotypes of a person receiving public assistance, I am employed full time and have been
- —Guest Meagan
drug testing for Food stamps is a yes
- I am currently an southeastern oklahoma state university student,I am currently drawling food stamps to help me get threw school. yes i am for drug testing people that drawl food stamps because why should those of us that do try be penalized. I don't drawl that much but, there are people that lie to the government about how much they make. why as a college student should i be treated this way when i am trying to get my education and better my self. WHen attending college inorder to drawl food stamps you half to do 20hrs a week at some job. why not just focus on our education and get off the food stamps rather than running our buts off for less than a $100 dollars a month? there are so many people that can really use the help but are turned down just because they make a few more dollars than they should. the system was built to help people not enable drug addictions and other things. I think that this problem should be took in consideration. The system was built to help those in need.
- —Guest jennifer roberts
What would we do without assistance?
- I have read all these responses and everybody has a valid point. Here is something to think about...What would we do if we didn't even have assistance? I guarantee people would make it work. I agree 100% that people need to be drugged test for any kind of assistance needed. There are really good people that just need some help while the others are taking advantage of the system and making it hard for the ones that deserve it. I am a single mother of 2 that has had to have help in the past. I did get approved. But once I got approved I thought about what I really needed and what I could give up to feed my kids. Priorities came first. No cell phone, no cable, no internet service, anything that was not important in life was given up. Life was not fun, but I did feed my kids after I got off assistance. It's up to you to make it worth. If it means 2 jobs, collecting cans, any side jobs. People can do it without assistance, its up to you and your motivation to do it.
- —Guest Tonya
don't understand
- my sons a private in army with wife and 2 kids. and they can;t put food on there table.if it wasn't for me and my husband they would go hungry. i'm taking care of my 72 yr old mother in law my 16 yr old 23 year old husband son his wife and 2 kids.i don't know how i can keep doing this but i won't let my kids or grand babies go hungry. its a shame goverment can't help young soldiers who put there lives on line for their country. we can give thousands of dollors to feed other country's but can't help our elderly,young kids, and soidiers. this year will be sad hope we can afford to get kids toys and food for christmas.
- —Guest julia
GRANNY
- I AM A GREAT GRAND MOTHER RAISING GREAT GRAND CHILDREN. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE BOTH RETIRIED AND DRAW SS. THAT'S IT. THE DHS TELLS ME WE BRING IN $28 TOO MUCH FOR US TO RECEIVE FOOD STAMPS. WHAT IS UP. HAVE THEY RAISED 3 KIDS. DO THEY KNOW HOW KIDS EAT. THAT'S NOT COUNTING ALL THE OTHER THINGS THEY NEED ( CLOTHES, SCHOOL ETC.) COME ON.
- —Guest ELIZABETH
Erica
- Erica, you are wrong about food stamps recipients doing drugs. Florida tested their recipients and found less than3% tested positive for any drugs.
- —Guest Chuck
Whatever!
- Sue- Maybe you can't get a job because your spelling and grammer suck!!!! And for the record your not the only one having a hard time finding a job! I'm 23 yrs old with two kids and going to school full time. Found a job that only gets me 6hrs per week. Looking for another one. It's hard! And no one is hiring!! I have excellent references AND a solid work history! My husband is working full time. But we are still struggling to make ends meet. It's a sign of the times. Some people just need a helping hand once in a while. But I do know there are people who abuse it. You need to learn to not paint everyone with the same brush! You don't know their story!
- —Guest Betty Lou
a shame
- I am sorry we are all struggling for food-when it is suppose to be the last thing we should be struggling for. This is the worst state for everything, public transit sucks, and asisstance apparently. I have been on food stamps before in an another state. I am not here, but still feel the need to be on them, am thankful for family helping me out, Food asisstance was a blessing when I needed it. What appalls me is the people that try to sell their food stamps for money (very illegal) and I am sure thats what some of those that got them are doing
- —iallfree77
helpless
- Iv been working and going to school for two years. Im 26 and never received assistance. I drive a 1999 car no car payment and im 5 months pregnant. After i get paid and pay my rent gas car ins phone bill and electricity i have 60 for food til my next disappointing check. Im trying to do better for myself by going to school but the only way i cn get ahead is to quit my job so the gov cn help me. Its sad this is the answer but my only other option is to get two jobs and quit school then ill be stuck in lower class forever
- —Guest danielle
You're mad at a program?
- I've read the responses from a few of you and think that you've all got the wrong idea. You're mad at the FS program instead of the people who make the rules for the program. I'm on FS, (I'm disabled for 4 years) and I know how hard it was to prove I qualified. My sister is a single mom working full time and still unable to make all ends meet but they tell her she doesn't qualify either. We the People allow them to set the rules, so we have to live by them. We all know this is america, and the rules have never been fair to all people. Either step up and speak up. Or sit down and cry about it at your computer.
- —Guest Lori
My Situation
- My husband is a police officer and I am a 911 dispatcher. We are a family of 6 and we make to much for food stamps. Our yearly income combined is only 30,000. The point is people who have both adults in the house working and trying to be productive citizens are just getting sh*t on. In the mean time people are lying to get on them so they can sit on thier a$$es at home and deal/do drugs. One way to help people who are trying to be productive but still need help is for them to start doing drug testing every month before you can recieve your benifits. There is so many people who would be kicked off the program and the people who barely make to much to get them will be able to. With all of the people who are getting kicked off they will be able to afford the drug testing also. Addison and Amber, obviously you two have either never had to ask for assistance (which is very difficult to do for some people) or you two are the ones who are lying, doing, or dealing drugs to get on food
- —Guest Erica
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