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Over $5 million in Food Stamps was distributed to residents of Lamar County last year. Is that a good thing?

No surprise: Benefit abuse tied to Barnesville

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Walter Geiger
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Sunday, February 17. 2013
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Widespread abuse of a federal benefits program has been tied to Barnesville.

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#1 M. C. on 02/17/13 at 04:10 PM
what do you say?nothing will be done about these welfare brood mare obama supporters spitting out kids from no telling how many different men while the producers of society get out of bed and go to work everyday.get used to it folks,it was proven in the last election that this country has turned from being a country of hard working proud americans to a country of "i be deserves it casue i gots chillen's dat need its"
#1.1 Renita Kelly on 02/17/13 at 06:42 PM
Are you speaking from experience? I am just saying.
#2 Woody Horst on 02/17/13 at 09:02 PM
The love of money is the root of all evil.
#3 Robert Tippin on 02/18/13 at 12:02 AM
Not enough that the hard working are paying for the lazy, but the lazy have to further steal from society and producers to support their lack of personal integrity. And, yes, I know that not all on assistance are lazy or corrupt, but the bulk of them are. And as long as we feed and pay them to be idle, what motivation will they have have to change?

Self indulgence, lack of character and loose morality will be the down-fall of our great republic.
#4 Steve Raynie on 02/18/13 at 05:00 AM
Those who say the program should be abolished completely because of some abuse are falling victim to a logical fallacy: perfectionism. For example, that some people misuse firearms does not argue for their complete ban. Similarly, that some abuse WIC benefits does not argue for their elimination.

Of course we must stop the abuse, but remember, WIC is for the benefit of the children. One ought not to punish small children for the action (or inaction) of the parents.

I am blessed to live in a society that affords everyone the opportunity to prosper, and I do not mind helping out my neighbors.
#4.1 Robert Tippin on 02/18/13 at 06:15 PM
I am thankful for living in a society where people have the opportunity to prosper and also enjoy helping my neighbor. However, neither of those aspect have anything to do with the welfare system.
#5 Cats on 02/18/13 at 05:59 AM
What I'm getting from this article is that stores are perpetrating the fraud, not the mothers who get the subsidy.
The poor will always be with us, MC. You need to be kinder to your fellow man and crack open that heart of yours.
#5.1 M. C. on 02/18/13 at 07:07 AM
stop looking for excuses for these bums and start holding them responsible for their actions.spitting out children from god knows how many different men,that you cant afford to feed and expecting everybody else to pay for them is not helping society in any way.look at the rodents roaming the streets of our towns.stealing,selling dope,raping,killing..who do you think most of their mothers are? the very same ones that are ripping off the productive citizens of America.
#6 Don't tread on me . on 02/18/13 at 07:54 AM
....a simple theory....... if you give a stray cat a bowl of food she will be at your door everyday from that day on............I pick up bags of lotto tickets with ebt recipts in the bag also. If they have money for lotto tickets, hair weaves, fingernails, late model cars with dubs, than they should have money for food.
the working man is a "sucker"...and gov't. officials turn a blind eye to the abuse.
#7 native ofbarnesville on 02/18/13 at 11:23 AM
What store is tied to it in barnesville?
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