Posts Tagged ‘welfare’
Her lucky day? Big Freedia escapes jail time
Big Freedia found herself in hot water earlier this year when reports revealed that the rising Bounce music star had committed welfare fraud and was accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the government. For months, Freedia was facing the possibility of spending major time in jail, as well as fines totaling multiple…
Read MoreEBT card limits at Kansas ATMs, fair or prejudiced?
A new law has been passed that limits the amount of money that can be withdrawn from an ATM via an EBT card to $25 per day.
Read MorePeople using EBT cards to buy marijuana at Colorado stores
Colorado officials are calling attention to a rising issue, the use of welfare cash at legal marijuana dispensaries. According to The National Review welfare recipients used their EBT cards 259 times during the first six months of legalization at places where marijuana is sold. A total of $23,608.53 was withdrawn at these establishments. However, some…
Read MoreWhite couple gets $176,000 in welfare benefits, lived on $1.2 million yacht
Colin and Andrea Chisholm are a white Florida couple who live in a mobile home and collect welfare benefits. The only problem with this scenario is that the mobile home is a $1.2 million yacht and the benefits collected tally $176,000. The couple has been fraudulently receiving welfare benefits from Minnesota to Florida and living…
Read MoreMathew Knowles’ baby mother and child living on food stamps
The drama continues for Mathew Knowles as claims surface that the former Destiny’s Child manager and deadbeat dad continues to fall behind on child support payments, forcing his baby’s mother Alexsandra Wright and son Nixon to seek welfare. TMZ reports, “We’re told Alexsandra Wright hasn’t seen any money from Mathew Knowles since we posted our…
Read MoreBill O’Reilly blames Obama, Lil Wayne, and blacks for national debt and violent youth
Money, jobs, and race are at the top of many media discussions lately, therefore Bill O’Reilly thought it the opportune time to vent his frustrations with President Obama, Lil Wayne, and the rest of the black community. While O’Reilly is hardly the voice of popular opinion, it further proves how America’s history of…
Read MoreDrug-Testing Bill Withdrawn When Amended to Include Lawmakers
A Republican member of the Indiana General Assembly withdrew his bill to mandate drug testing of welfare applicants after a Democrat amended the measure to require lawmakers be tested for drugs as well. “There was an amendment offered today that required drug testing for legislators as well and it passed, which led me to have…
Read MoreIs This Guy the World’s Worst Welfare Dad?
Why do these women continue to have unprotected sex with him?
Read MoreDomestic Violence for Awareness Month
During the month of October, it is easy to tell what is on the minds of most Americans health wise with the inordinate amount of pink we see around us daily. But what is lost in all the pink is the color purple, which is the color selected to represent Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM).…
Read MoreFlorida Governor Demands Costly Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients, Result? 98% Pass
Florida Governor Rick Scott was so sure people on welfare use drugs at a higher rate than the general population, he insisted anyone receiving help from the Department of Children and Families be tested. Under the sponsorship of Republican state Senator Steve Oelrich, a bill was presented to the Florida Legislature that Oelrich said was,…
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