Pregnant Chain Smoker In Lexus Confronted for Using Welfare Card
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Thir13en said:
I'm still surprised that people don't realise these videos are staged and fake.
This video is by a comic called Philly Offensive, it's a fake video and the original tagline is "I make fake videos look real"
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The maker of the video is laughing all the way to the bank.
Suck that this is fake.. Gold material.
There are so many people that abuse this system and are on welfare because they're too lazy to get a job and just don't want to work.. There are also people who blow all their welfare money on drugs and alcohol and smokes.
I think if you're on welfare you should have to pass a monthly piss test to get your cheque.. Cut those who use the money for wrong off of welfare and it still can help those who truly need it.
I'm taking the devils advocate approach... The problem w\ agreeing with anything in the video is that there are zero facts.
You don't know if she's pregnant. You don't know who's car it is, how it was acquired, how much it was... for all you know skinny pete there is a mechanic and paid $2k for it because he can fix cars. Who knows.
The way food stamps work is you fill out your information... alot of people on this board would probably qualify if they wanted to apply btw. They give you X dollars per month.
You may be getting by and they still give you $600 a month for food & expenses. That money is no more increasing avg tax payers tax burden than illegal wars that are killing kids over seas.
And the icing on the cake which earns the guy the darwin award is when he steals from them. At that point there's no facts to indicate wrong doing on their part, but he's on tape committing a crime.
redstar said:
I like the guy nodding out on the car.
Btw; Is it illegal to buy cigarettes if you are on welfare?
Btw/btw: If the dude in the truck was black & he walked over and snatched that woman's wallet, He is in jail before he makes it back to his vehicle.
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You can't use welfare to buy cigarettes. Going on welfare isn't the relinquishment of your rights to have certain habits. So if you can find the money, you can buy it.
On average, most "poor people" need anywhere from $1,000-4000 more a month to cover their monthly expenses, depending on what city and state they live in. Welfare really doesn't cover it. Which is why this video is so special. The family is driving a Lexus SUV! Chances are, they are selling drugs or participating in a welfare scheme and aren't really eligible at all.
You get a card and its non-transferrable. Maybe at a small corner store the owner might let someone else use your card, but probably not, as they are subject to random checks.
You used to be able to "sell" or exchange your food stamp books for actual cash or items you wanted. For example, someone might sell $150 in food stamps for $80 in cash. But usually to other welfare recipients who ran out.
And yeah, that's why all this is so interesting. If the welfare cheater or the truck driver had been black, this would have made Fox News. All in all, crazy.
Not sure why opti thinks most people would qualify for some form of assistance. I would wholeheartedly disagree. You need to fall in the low-income bracket in your state. On average, most people are getting $400-500 total benefits. That's food, medical, insurance, for a family of three. It's not a whole lot.
How Americans really cheat the system is faking injuries. Disability payments are crazy high and the burden of proof is crazy low. Everyone from the poor to middle-income, to veterans giving other veterans a bad name...It's pretty terrible.
There's no doubt people leeching off the system. My point is that this is a shock video and there are zero known facts about the people. The only known fact is that the guy taking the video video tapes himself both harrassing people and committing theft.
The people buying groceries could be the biggest pieces of s--- ever but the evidence presented in the video is just that the guy taking the video is a criminal who apparently likes to try to get in other peoples business.
Pregnant? who knows.
Lexus? OMG guys, they're driving a luxus!!! Looks like it's a rx330. I'm seeing models dating back as far as 2002. With the information provided the car could be as old as 13 years? Could have been totaled and wrecked and bought as a salvage for $500 for all anybody knows.
13 said:
I'm still surprised that people don't realise these videos are staged and fake.
This video is by a comic called Philly Offensive, it's a fake video and the original tagline is "I make fake videos look real"
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It's because many people don't actually want the truth, they just want their bias' confirmed.
I can't fault some of them... the truth is actually pretty freaking miserable and when you start to peel away at the structure that civilization is based on, and the direction that it's all headed.
CopperHeart said:
Serious question:
If you are well off (have a paid-off Lexus) and you go completely broke (no job for months), are you required to sell your car before you get assistance?
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Nope, unless you declare bankruptcy, then I would imagine that the court could order the sale of certain assets ... but you could probably retain the vehicle if it's your only car and it's fully paid off.
JW1978 said:
Nope, unless you declare bankruptcy, then I would imagine that the court could order the sale of certain assets ... but you could probably retain the vehicle if it's your only car and it's fully paid off.
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That's what I figured.
Although auto insurance would be a b----.
CopperHeart said:
Serious question:
If you are well off (have a paid-off Lexus) and you go completely broke (no job for months), are you required to sell your car before you get assistance?
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Over here you would. You have to list assets before getting welfare, if you have a lot of assets they'll tell you to sell them and live off the money first before they give you any assistance. Even if you have savings, you have to exhaust those first.
Thir13en said:
Over here you would. You have to list assets before getting welfare, if you have a lot of assets they'll tell you to sell them and live off the money first before they give you any assistance. Even if you have savings, you have to exhaust those first.
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I know for a fact here that you can collect unemployment benefits without showing proof of assets. Granted, unemployment is a type of insurance, unlike welfare.
pffft, Mrs. Brick drives an '08 Lexus, the car looks great so at a glance she drives a nice shiny new Lexus, and it's worth maybe $15K tops. Hardly the example of lavish luxury that would fit the narrative being painted. A 2014/2015 Kia or some other "affordable" car probably costs more but would "seem" more reasonably affordable.
Plus fake.