I am the mother of 5, in college full time, work 3 small jobs and because of this fucked up economy, I have had to go on food stamps and I drive a conversion van. Should I be able to get them? Well I need them. Hopefully I will find a job that will allow me to go off them, but for those making ignorant comments, I am pretty sure that most of you have never been on welfare, and also have a social media dilution about welfare. It is for those who need it. If a kid is in school trying to get an education (so he doesnt end up a non working bum) and he cant find a job, he shouldn't go and get some help? Or if he drops out of college would that be better in your opinions?

I was on welfare with my boyfriend when we had our first child 20 years ago, my boyfriend up and left me when our child was 4, I was working, but it wasn't enough, I went on welfare. The better I did for myself, the less they helped me with. I got more hours at work, they took my food stamps away. So I asked work to not give me more hours, sounds messed up, but what was I to do, not be able to afford to feed my child? I needed to pay my rent and utilities as well. The only thing you all are right about, is this system is fucked up. It is a system that is an outdated one.

I am sure once he finds himself a job he would be giving up his food stamps. Maybe if the United States took care of its people more, we wouldn't have these issues. We are the only country in the WORLD with a structured government who doesn't take care of its poor, and doesn't take care of its elderly.

And it is the ignorance of people in this country that keep it down.

I don't see anything wrong with a struggling student applying for Food Stamps. It's for anyone in NEED, people! So what if he's @ NYU? I can't believe the asinine comments..how do you know he didn't have grants or scholarships? I have a feeling that most of you would rank on ANYONE who was on Food Stamps. If it was a single mom with kids, you'd still bitch about that.

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I went to CUNY, and proudly living loan-free. No bank owns me.

I want to CUNY and I could buy myself with my debt.

I got a suggestion: eat dogshit. It's free and there's no standing in line.

Sympathy level: zero.

Also, there is no right way to answer this conundrum. You can't quantify "poor" and "deserving."

Does he speak another language? It may not be that bad elsewhere.

lose the earrings, please lose the earrings

btw

http://gothamist.com/2009/10/19/new_york_times_to_slash_newsroom_st.php

95,000 for a journalism degree, yeah, wise choice

i love it when broke people wear multiple piercings and tattoos. Shows where their money goes.

dont blame me, i voted for ron paul

That's worse than voting for Nader.

If you want to be poor, go to J-school. If you want to be even poorer (read: eventually unemployed), work in publishing after J-school.

Exactly. It's not just about graduating at the wrong time. It's about picking a dying profession.

Note to NYU students: Gourmet Garage does accept food stamps.

I thought you can't get FS if you're a full time student?

if she is living with her mother, it gets listed in the application with her mother's income.

Also, this is not uncommon. I volunteered at a food co-op (for the discount) and I can't tell you home many times white hipster grad-student types would come in and pay for their organic seaweed and free-range chicken breasts with a food stamp card. And they seemed not the least bit embarrassed either!

What, should they just be eating potato chips and twinkies from the bodega?

Honestly, I feel pretty good about my tax money going towards students. They're as likely as not going to be useful members of society, and I see no reason why they should suffer unduly.

I mean, hey, good on you for taking the tough route, but I don't see it as at all necessary.

Honestly, I feel pretty good about my tax money going towards students. They're as likely as not going to be useful members of society, and I see no reason why they should suffer unduly.

That shouldn't be how taxes are spent. If you feel good about your $$ going to students, feel free to donate to a charity or scholarship. We should be getting our budget under control, not handing out food stamps to people who should be working.

McLendon waited more than seven hours over two days to see a food stamps counselor in Williamsburg

two days he could have been earning $$ doing part time work, probably at the very grocery store he went to spend the food stamps at.