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10-14-2013, 02:47 PM
http://gma.yahoo.com/walmart-shelves-emp...ories.html
Louisiana officials are trying to decide what to do about a massive shopping spree by families on food stamps when a power outage lifted the caps on their spending cards.
Police were called to Walmart locations in Mansfield, La., and Springhill, La., on Saturday as shoppers cleaned out store shelves.
Springhill Police Chief Will Lynd said some customers were pushing more food than any household could store in a refrigerator and freezer.
"I saw people drag out eight to ten grocery carts," he said.
Lynd said customers were "not unruly." There were no fights or arrests made, but the scene was still chaotic, he said.
"It was definitely worse than Black Friday. It was worse than anything we had ever seen in this town," Lynd said of Springhill, which is near the border with Arkansas. "There was no food left on any of the shelves, and no meat left. The grocery part of Walmart was totally decimated."
He said one customer made about $700 in food purchases.
Lynd said that around 9 p.m. CT on Saturday, a Walmart employee made an announcement on the intercom saying that the computer system had been restored and card limits had returned. At that time, customers left shopping carts full of food in store aisles.
Louisiana officials are trying to decide what to do about a massive shopping spree by families on food stamps when a power outage lifted the caps on their spending cards.
Police were called to Walmart locations in Mansfield, La., and Springhill, La., on Saturday as shoppers cleaned out store shelves.
Springhill Police Chief Will Lynd said some customers were pushing more food than any household could store in a refrigerator and freezer.
"I saw people drag out eight to ten grocery carts," he said.
Lynd said customers were "not unruly." There were no fights or arrests made, but the scene was still chaotic, he said.
"It was definitely worse than Black Friday. It was worse than anything we had ever seen in this town," Lynd said of Springhill, which is near the border with Arkansas. "There was no food left on any of the shelves, and no meat left. The grocery part of Walmart was totally decimated."
He said one customer made about $700 in food purchases.
Lynd said that around 9 p.m. CT on Saturday, a Walmart employee made an announcement on the intercom saying that the computer system had been restored and card limits had returned. At that time, customers left shopping carts full of food in store aisles.
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10-14-2013, 02:52 PM
They had to hurry and make it in line for free cell phones! What's wrong with you??
10-14-2013, 06:06 PM
vector Wrote:you do know this is a red state ?Unfortunately, there are millions of Obama voters living in red states. Granny is right. When the spending limits suddenly reappeared on their EBT cards, the Obama voters rushed out in search of their next giverment freebee.
10-14-2013, 06:39 PM
Hoot Gibson Wrote:Unfortunately, there are millions of Obama voters living in red states. Granny is right. When the spending limits suddenly reappeared on their EBT cards, the Obama voters rushed out in search of their next giverment freebee.
"Giverment". I love it. Is that yours Hoot?
10-14-2013, 06:49 PM
SKINNYPIG Wrote:"Giverment". I love it. Is that yours Hoot?Probably not. It seems like I have read it somewhere before. I probably misspelled it. I think that it should be givermint, with "mint" being a good description of what it costs to support these leeches. :biggrin:
10-14-2013, 11:48 PM
WideRight05 Wrote:http://gma.yahoo.com/walmart-shelves-emp...ories.html
Louisiana officials are trying to decide what to do about a massive shopping spree by families on food stamps when a power outage lifted the caps on their spending cards.
Police were called to Walmart locations in Mansfield, La., and Springhill, La., on Saturday as shoppers cleaned out store shelves.
Springhill Police Chief Will Lynd said some customers were pushing more food than any household could store in a refrigerator and freezer.
"I saw people drag out eight to ten grocery carts," he said.
Lynd said customers were "not unruly." There were no fights or arrests made, but the scene was still chaotic, he said.
"It was definitely worse than Black Friday. It was worse than anything we had ever seen in this town," Lynd said of Springhill, which is near the border with Arkansas. "There was no food left on any of the shelves, and no meat left. The grocery part of Walmart was totally decimated."
He said one customer made about $700 in food purchases.
Lynd said that around 9 p.m. CT on Saturday, a Walmart employee made an announcement on the intercom saying that the computer system had been restored and card limits had returned. At that time, customers left shopping carts full of food in store aisles.
This event is a microcosm of the takers whole outlook on life. They are passing through this world and they will take whatever they can get with no shame or remorse. If these people cared in the least that they are mooching on those that work, they'd get a job at some point. You have to understand, these people have never been taught to question whether or not it is a good thing to be on welfare. To them being on the dole is an option, just like going on to college is an option. There is no shame in their minds. And they harbor certain resentment against rich people who they see as arrogant and selfish.
It seems that the sexual revolution of the 60's heralded a whole host of destructive behaviors destined to be acted out in the lives of folks from that generation onward. Drug and alcohol abuse have numbed the heart and soul of this land. An English band named "the Rokes" recorded a song in 1966 that appropriately enough, sums up many folks life long aspirations. It's name, "Let's Live for Today". That is certainly what the shoppers at Walmart were doing. And that is why so many today are completely comfortable running this country's economy into the ground. They care only about themselves and planning for the future is not in the cards. FTR, the vast majority of those that do vote, will always vote for a democrat.
And, we are reaping the whirlwind as the result the entitlement mentality. Most of the children born to this group are seen as a sort of unfortunate byproduct of their sexual freedom. Therefore in many cases Mom and Dad are not married so, said offspring have been deprived of good parenting and are consequently now permanent wards of the state. All that will happen if the entitlements are ever diminished, is increased violence and crime. America may have well created the very force that will wind up bringing her down, ever growing numbers of those who demand to be cared for. In the meantime we can count on the words of the song to be the norm for the immediate future; "We'll take the most from living, have pleasure while we can"
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10-15-2013, 01:18 AM
Welfare is nonsense.
10-16-2013, 01:33 PM
^Welfare is the force that 'grew' the present generation of takers. Values have always been passed along to children from their parents. What kind of value system is passed on if one's parents are self centered party animals who do not work, are actively making children from one or more partners, and who merely tolerate your presence, that is, when they're even around? Obviously when one has subsisted off of government checks and food stamps for their whole life, that to them is reality.
Therefore, Dems are in no real hurry to get these folks off of welfare. After all, the Democrats don't care how much the bill for this international vote farm costs, they just take the money to fund it from working Americans. Even though Republicans, (who have been caught in a situation where pushing to deny benefits will make them look callous, which would tend to validate charges made to that end by unscrupulous Democrats) are complicit by having helped to exacerbate the problem, Democrats are the ones who unashamedly embrace the practice. Folks, this amounts to votes for entitlements at the expense of the health of the nation. No body ever suggests to them that making babies outside of wedlock is immoral. Or that not supporting one's own children is completely unacceptable and even illegal. Not to mention the fact that merely living with who knows how many girlfriends throughout one's life, has the effect of reducing man down to the level of livestock. I guarantee you one thing, if these guys were forced to pay for the upbringing of all these children they keep cranking out at breakneck speed, it would all come to a halt rather suddenly. At any rate, the liberal version of society doesn't require anybody to be responsible for their own actions. I suppose it has never occurred to them that some people have to live responsibly, or there won't be all those pay checks out there from which to help themselves to the taxes they use to finance this utopia for the listless.
Unbelievably, the problems outlined above are only the beginning of America's woes. This country is presently engorged with illegal immigrants from all over the globe. Most of them are from Mexico, having crossed our southern border illegally. And yet, seemingly almost everybody overstays their visa, often by years. Liberals are hell bent to take care of these folks too. For example, the network of families associated with the Boston Bombers were and are, wards of the state. Rumor has it that liberals who are anxious to take advantage of the fact that they have an uber liberal in the White House, are very near to making an all out push for amnesty. And, the millions of folks who are here illegally will take to the streets in support. Don't forget, Nancy Pelosi and her band of morons got federal funding to sponsor a rally for illegals in the National Mall, complete with a stage, sound system and other amenities for folks who are here illegally. While just over her shoulder, precious tax dollars had been spent to construct a wall of metal barricades to wall off the open air WW2 Memorial. The sole purpose of which, was to deny the self same Vets who provided the very freedom we enjoy, many of whom were in their 90's, the fulfillment of reflection and closure for their supreme sacrifices on the battlefield.
Reports by honor flight sponsors state that many were so old and feeble they lacked the force strength to object with any real meaning. I've got some news, the greatest generation, conservatives and all who would espouse traditional American values, are so much trash to be kicked around on the mall grounds in the minds of far too many liberals. All of this was perpetrated against men of honor by those devoid of honor to make a political point about the government shut down. So, if anybody thinks that the Nancy Pelosiesque liberal ideologues, would not merrily grant legal status, complete with every possible entitlement Uncle Sam can muster with one fell swoop of the government pen, they're kidding themselves.
How many illegals are floating around out there? Optimistic estimates place the figure at over 12 million. If they had money, they wouldn't be lurking about in the untaxed American sub-economy. So it will be ObamaCare, food stamps, housing, utilities, cell phones and spending money in one form or another for all. Americans could bring the madness to an abrupt halt in 2014 if they do what is right and toss the liberal/progressives out of office.
BTW, has anybody else noticed that we taxpayers have managed to scrape up enough money to keep re-erecting the famous metal barricades around the WW2 Memorial every darn night, but White House tours are still a no no?
Therefore, Dems are in no real hurry to get these folks off of welfare. After all, the Democrats don't care how much the bill for this international vote farm costs, they just take the money to fund it from working Americans. Even though Republicans, (who have been caught in a situation where pushing to deny benefits will make them look callous, which would tend to validate charges made to that end by unscrupulous Democrats) are complicit by having helped to exacerbate the problem, Democrats are the ones who unashamedly embrace the practice. Folks, this amounts to votes for entitlements at the expense of the health of the nation. No body ever suggests to them that making babies outside of wedlock is immoral. Or that not supporting one's own children is completely unacceptable and even illegal. Not to mention the fact that merely living with who knows how many girlfriends throughout one's life, has the effect of reducing man down to the level of livestock. I guarantee you one thing, if these guys were forced to pay for the upbringing of all these children they keep cranking out at breakneck speed, it would all come to a halt rather suddenly. At any rate, the liberal version of society doesn't require anybody to be responsible for their own actions. I suppose it has never occurred to them that some people have to live responsibly, or there won't be all those pay checks out there from which to help themselves to the taxes they use to finance this utopia for the listless.
Unbelievably, the problems outlined above are only the beginning of America's woes. This country is presently engorged with illegal immigrants from all over the globe. Most of them are from Mexico, having crossed our southern border illegally. And yet, seemingly almost everybody overstays their visa, often by years. Liberals are hell bent to take care of these folks too. For example, the network of families associated with the Boston Bombers were and are, wards of the state. Rumor has it that liberals who are anxious to take advantage of the fact that they have an uber liberal in the White House, are very near to making an all out push for amnesty. And, the millions of folks who are here illegally will take to the streets in support. Don't forget, Nancy Pelosi and her band of morons got federal funding to sponsor a rally for illegals in the National Mall, complete with a stage, sound system and other amenities for folks who are here illegally. While just over her shoulder, precious tax dollars had been spent to construct a wall of metal barricades to wall off the open air WW2 Memorial. The sole purpose of which, was to deny the self same Vets who provided the very freedom we enjoy, many of whom were in their 90's, the fulfillment of reflection and closure for their supreme sacrifices on the battlefield.
Reports by honor flight sponsors state that many were so old and feeble they lacked the force strength to object with any real meaning. I've got some news, the greatest generation, conservatives and all who would espouse traditional American values, are so much trash to be kicked around on the mall grounds in the minds of far too many liberals. All of this was perpetrated against men of honor by those devoid of honor to make a political point about the government shut down. So, if anybody thinks that the Nancy Pelosiesque liberal ideologues, would not merrily grant legal status, complete with every possible entitlement Uncle Sam can muster with one fell swoop of the government pen, they're kidding themselves.
How many illegals are floating around out there? Optimistic estimates place the figure at over 12 million. If they had money, they wouldn't be lurking about in the untaxed American sub-economy. So it will be ObamaCare, food stamps, housing, utilities, cell phones and spending money in one form or another for all. Americans could bring the madness to an abrupt halt in 2014 if they do what is right and toss the liberal/progressives out of office.
BTW, has anybody else noticed that we taxpayers have managed to scrape up enough money to keep re-erecting the famous metal barricades around the WW2 Memorial every darn night, but White House tours are still a no no?
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10-16-2013, 03:13 PM
Hadn't thought about that last paragraph!! Interesting.
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