<DIV>Andreas,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It is easy to commit fraud for food stamps, just don't report income, under report income, or have a job under the table. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best Regards,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan<BR><BR><B><I>Andreas Schou <ophite@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 1:00 PM, g. crabtree <JAMPOT@ROADRUNNER.COM>wrote:<BR>> It is much easier to commit fraud with food stamps.<BR><BR>Um. It's virtually impossible to commit fraud with an EBT card without<BR>the collusion of a supermarket. Food stamps are no longer in a form<BR>where they're independently transferrable. Fun fact: the US government<BR>now spends more money per year on welfare fraud prevention than they<BR>have ever lost per year to welfare fraud.<BR><BR>> In addition, what is it about food stamps that make them less "shameful"
then utilizing a > food bank?<BR><BR>> What makes them better?<BR><BR>Reliability? Food banks frequently run out of food.<BR><BR>> g<BR>><BR>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> From: "Dave" <TIEDYE@TURBONET.COM><BR>> To: "vision2020" <VISION2020@MOSCOW.COM><BR>> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:50 AM<BR>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Economist Rankings of the World's Greatest<BR>><BR>><BR>>> How about food stamps?<BR>>><BR>>> Dave<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> g. crabtree wrote:<BR>>>> Spoken like a man who can't come up with a coherent answer for a rather<BR>>>> straight forward question.<BR>>>><BR>>>> "Just what mechanism for assistance do you envision that an "affluent and<BR>>>> technologically advanced" nation might come up with that would be less<BR>>>> shameful?"<BR>>>><BR>>>> Perhaps you simply were confused by my presentation. I'll try
again.<BR>>>><BR>>>> Privately operated food banks efficiently provide a needed service. How<BR>>>> do<BR>>>> you think it could be done better?<BR>>>><BR>>>> g<BR>>>><BR>>>><BR>>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> --<BR>>> Windows, OSX, or Linux is the same choice as:<BR>>> McDonalds, Burger King, or a (real) Co-Op.<BR>>><BR>>> =======================================================<BR>>> List services made available by First Step Internet,<BR>>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<BR>>> http://www.fsr.net<BR>>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>>> =======================================================<BR>>><BR>><BR>><BR>> =======================================================<BR>> List services made available by First Step Internet,<BR>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<BR>>
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