Anonymous
Post 08/01/2016 09:59     Subject: Re:lady at the buffet has an ebt card and Iphone
Seriously? Acting like Golden Corral is some kind of luxury is what's wrong with America.

I suppose the OP would be much more satisfied if this person were standing outside the front door with a cup asking for money.

If only tax dollars could stop this kind of ignorant bigotry from baking in.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2016 09:53     Subject: lady at the buffet has an ebt card and Iphone
It's always better to mind your own business OP , You probably get tax breaks that that person doesn't get such as mortgage deductions or other deductions that poor people can't take advantage of. Try to see the good in others and not the bad. Your life will be much happier ... I guarantee it.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2016 09:49     Subject: lady at the buffet has an ebt card and Iphone
Anonymous wrote:I just got in to an argument with a really mean person last week about this. She was severely bothered that poor people dare have cell phones. I told her to blame Reagan for starting the Lifeline program and Bush for expanding it to include cell phones. I certainly don't begrudge anyone a cell phone, but if you are going to be mad about it, start with Reagan and Bush.


I agree. Because there are so many pay phones left to get things done now like apply for jobs and get benefits and sign kids up for school etc!
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2016 09:47     Subject: lady at the buffet has an ebt card and Iphone
I just got in to an argument with a really mean person last week about this. She was severely bothered that poor people dare have cell phones. I told her to blame Reagan for starting the Lifeline program and Bush for expanding it to include cell phones. I certainly don't begrudge anyone a cell phone, but if you are going to be mad about it, start with Reagan and Bush.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2016 09:47     Subject: lady at the buffet has an ebt card and Iphone
Anonymous wrote:I went to Golden Corral last night. This lady had an Virginia EBT Card, she also had IPHONE. This is what wrong with America. This is What Mr. Trump will fix if his elected president. Why does she have an Iphone? Why is she eating out when she has food stamps?


LOL, OP.

Maybe it was a gift?

Maybe she left an abusive marriage and took her phone with her but had to ask for benefits to survive?

Maybe she lost her job?

Maybe her ex isn't paying child support and she needs it to feed her children?

MYOB...
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2016 09:45     Subject: lady at the buffet has an ebt card and Iphone
Anonymous wrote:You should have called her on it OP and then slapped the crap out of her. Snatched the iphne away from her and took the ebt card. Your tax dollars are paying for them anyway, right? Why wait for Trump? Poor people certainly don't deserve nice things/delicious food at Golden Corral.


This is the only acceptable response to this kind of idiocy. Thank you, PP.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2016 09:39     Subject: lady at the buffet has an ebt card and Iphone
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can you use EBT for prepared food?


No.


So this is completely fabricated, then?


PP is wrong. My brother has an EBT card, and he is able to use it at a fast food restaurant. They use their billboard to advertise that they accept the card.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2016 09:38     Subject: lady at the buffet has an ebt card and Iphone
You know in some stats you can use EBT cards at restaurants. Some people who live in homeless shelters/hotels/etc do not have places to cook.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2016 09:37     Subject: Re:lady at the buffet has an ebt card and Iphone
jsteele wrote:It is entirely likely that the iPhone is the woman's sole method of using the Internet. She probably doesn't have a computer at home or a FIOs connection. The ability to use email and the web is almost as important as being able to use a telephone these days. Older iPhones can be obtained free-of-charge or for a very low fee. I wouldn't necessarily assume that it is an extravagance.

Plus there is the FCC Lifeline Program.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2016 09:36     Subject: lady at the buffet has an ebt card and Iphone
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can you use EBT for prepared food?


No.


So this is completely fabricated, then?


Probably.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2016 09:36     Subject: Re:lady at the buffet has an ebt card and Iphone
I gave my cousin my old Iphone when I got a new one. She has an EBT card.

Sorry. Next time I'll tell her to go to hell.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2016 09:35     Subject: lady at the buffet has an ebt card and Iphone
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can you use EBT for prepared food?


No.


So this is completely fabricated, then?
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2016 09:34     Subject: lady at the buffet has an ebt card and Iphone
Anonymous wrote:Can you use EBT for prepared food?


No.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2016 09:33     Subject: lady at the buffet has an ebt card and Iphone
Also, guess what? She may have had the iPhone prior to a loss of income/qualification for ebt.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2016 09:32     Subject: lady at the buffet has an ebt card and Iphone
Maybe the phone was donated for domestic violence emergencies?