Lefty 0 #1 March 7, 2012 Even winning $500,000 after taxes and such can't rid someone of the parasitic mentality. ClickyProvoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 8 #2 March 7, 2012 I want my tax money back if that's where it's going.=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kcjen24 0 #3 March 7, 2012 Good luck getting it! This goes on all too often... There was an expose' a few months back about a doctor and his wife collecting welfare, while living in a multi-million dollar house in Florida. UGH. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #4 March 7, 2012 Old Dirty!!! My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhaig 0 #5 March 7, 2012 what do you expect her to do... she has bills to pay. After all, she has TWO HOUSES!!! -- Rob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #6 March 7, 2012 Quote what do you expect her to do... she has bills to pay. After all, she has TWO HOUSES!!! Plus she has no income, no work! $500,000 is like poverty when stretched out over 25 years... Plus she just gave the government $500,000...she deserves that $2400/yr "refund" for food! ...I better stop, my sarcasm is starting to convince me.Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lefty 0 #7 March 7, 2012 Quote Plus she just gave the government $500,000...she deserves that $2400/yr "refund" for food! ...I better stop, my sarcasm is starting to convince me. Heh, that's almost a compelling reason when you consider how the government will simply piss the money away.Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,648 #8 March 8, 2012 Quote Quote Plus she just gave the government $500,000...she deserves that $2400/yr "refund" for food! ...I better stop, my sarcasm is starting to convince me. Heh, that's almost a compelling reason when you consider how the government will simply piss the money away. Hey, it could be far worse. They could have given BILLIONS to Wall St. bankers. Oh, wait...... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #9 March 8, 2012 No longer on food stamps. http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/03/michigan_lottery_winner_kicked.html"What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #10 March 8, 2012 well, I'm sure she'll be legally receiving assistance again in short order. Lotto winners have a pretty bad track record for handling the windfall. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lefty 0 #11 March 8, 2012 QuoteHey, it could be far worse. They could have given BILLIONS to Wall St. bankers. Oh, wait... Yup. "They" are not very good stewards of our money, it would seem.Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jclalor 12 #12 March 8, 2012 That's just not right, and she's not even black. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 200 #13 March 8, 2012 “DHS relies on clients being forthcoming about their actual financial status,” DHS Director Maura Corrigan said in a statement Wow.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jclalor 12 #14 March 8, 2012 Quote Quote “DHS relies on clients being forthcoming about their actual financial status,” DHS Director Maura Corrigan said in a statement Wow. I always hated the term "client" I always preferedf "welfare recipient" On the brighter side, CNN is now reporting that she has been cut off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #15 March 8, 2012 Quote “DHS relies on clients being forthcoming about their actual financial status,” DHS Director Maura Corrigan said in a statement Wow. This is true throughout the system. They do have to provide verification, it is not just taking their word for it. And they are supposed to report changes in income or assets within 10 days. You do understand the compliance costs if the DHS had to monitor everybody's income and assets in real time? So instead we have an imperfect system but in this case it seems to have caught up with her pretty quickly."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,648 #16 March 8, 2012 Quote “DHS relies on clients being forthcoming about their actual financial status,” DHS Director Maura Corrigan said in a statement Wow. Just like the IRS relies on small businesses and the self employed to report accurately their annual income.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #17 March 9, 2012 Quote That's just not right, and she's not even black. BAM! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #18 March 9, 2012 Quote Quote Quote “DHS relies on clients being forthcoming about their actual financial status,” DHS Director Maura Corrigan said in a statement Wow. I always hated the term "client" I always preferedf "welfare recipient" On the brighter side, CNN is now reporting that she has been cut off. I heard the same thing on the radio, yesterday. The State of Michigan should make her pay it all back! Owning two homes, a new car and whatever else she had and drawing food stamps? she should go to prison for fraud. Then too, 'the system' allows things like this to happen. It all needs to be re-worked and 'tightened-up. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #19 March 9, 2012 Quote Quote Quote Quote “DHS relies on clients being forthcoming about their actual financial status,” DHS Director Maura Corrigan said in a statement Wow. I always hated the term "client" I always preferedf "welfare recipient" On the brighter side, CNN is now reporting that she has been cut off. I heard the same thing on the radio, yesterday. The State of Michigan should make her pay it all back! Owning two homes, a new car and whatever else she had and drawing food stamps? she should go to prison for fraud. Then too, 'the system' allows things like this to happen. It all needs to be re-worked and 'tightened-up. Chuck Yup, and somebody in "the system" had to know about it. I wonder if they will be held accountable? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #20 March 9, 2012 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote “DHS relies on clients being forthcoming about their actual financial status,” DHS Director Maura Corrigan said in a statement Wow. I always hated the term "client" I always preferedf "welfare recipient" On the brighter side, CNN is now reporting that she has been cut off. I heard the same thing on the radio, yesterday. The State of Michigan should make her pay it all back! Owning two homes, a new car and whatever else she had and drawing food stamps? she should go to prison for fraud. Then too, 'the system' allows things like this to happen. It all needs to be re-worked and 'tightened-up. Chuck Yup, and somebody in "the system" had to know about it. I wonder if they will be held accountable? Good point! This 'case' should really be looked into. Now that she has the lottery winnings is the time for The State of Michigan to get their money back. Make an example of this woman!!! How often does that happen? Too many folks seem to get a 'pass' on things like this. The government's attitude seems to be 'Oh well, we found a problem so we just won't let them have any more food stamps.' Put their happy little asses in jail. Make them pay it all back. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,648 #21 March 9, 2012 Quote Quote Quote Quote “DHS relies on clients being forthcoming about their actual financial status,” DHS Director Maura Corrigan said in a statement Wow. I always hated the term "client" I always preferedf "welfare recipient" On the brighter side, CNN is now reporting that she has been cut off. I heard the same thing on the radio, yesterday. The State of Michigan should make her pay it all back! Owning two homes, a new car and whatever else she had and drawing food stamps? she should go to prison for fraud. Then too, 'the system' allows things like this to happen. It all needs to be re-worked and 'tightened-up. Chuck I'll bet you a beer that small business owners' tax evasion costs the government far far more than lottery winners on food stamps. Yet calls for tightening up tax enforcement are ritually opposed by the right wingers.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #22 March 9, 2012 One of the problems is when issues like this come up, the government seems to go after the offenders and never seems to get to the root of the problem which is corrupt or ineffective individuals working for the government. That's the reason these type of incidents occur so often. If government workers as well as those in the private sector were held accountable instead of being allowed to use the same old worn out excuses suchas being under-paid and over-workd, perhaps things would begin to change. It is a bloated, poorly managed system that fosters a "I can get away with it" mentality that allows this to go on for so long. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #23 March 9, 2012 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote “DHS relies on clients being forthcoming about their actual financial status,” DHS Director Maura Corrigan said in a statement Wow. I always hated the term "client" I always preferedf "welfare recipient" On the brighter side, CNN is now reporting that she has been cut off. I heard the same thing on the radio, yesterday. The State of Michigan should make her pay it all back! Owning two homes, a new car and whatever else she had and drawing food stamps? she should go to prison for fraud. Then too, 'the system' allows things like this to happen. It all needs to be re-worked and 'tightened-up. Chuck I'll bet you a beer that small business owners' tax evasion costs the government far far more than lottery winners on food stamps. Yet calls for tightening up tax enforcement are ritually opposed by the right wingers. You're on! That's just about right. We really need to get tough on tax cheats, frauds and dodgers. Government programs like food stamps. I say, to hell with Dems. and Repubs and all the rest. Crack-down on violators of these programs. Because of the politicians, all these thieves continue to go-on. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #24 March 9, 2012 I believe, you nailed it! Government employees need to be accountable... big time. If, those government employees don't like their jobs, let 'em find something else. Someone needs to do a lot of 'in house' investigating and weed-out the one aiding cheats. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #25 March 9, 2012 QuoteOne of the problems is when issues like this come up, the government seems to go after the offenders and never seems to get to the root of the problem which is corrupt or ineffective individuals working for the government. That's the reason these type of incidents occur so often. If government workers as well as those in the private sector were held accountable instead of being allowed to use the same old worn out excuses suchas being under-paid and over-workd, perhaps things would begin to change. It is a bloated, poorly managed system that fosters a "I can get away with it" mentality that allows this to go on for so long. This same thing happened awhile back in Michigan...When the media confronted the lottery winner, he said what he was doing was within the guidelines and saw no reason to stop until they changed...not sure if any measures have been taken...also, I wonder how much these types of people waste on lottery tickets.Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
