Out: #Obamaphone. In: iPhone paid for with sold food stamps. At least, according to Twitter it is. And, thanks to President Obama’s suspension of some work requirements, the number of able-bodied Americans on food stamps has doubled.
DRUDGE: “Report: Number of able-bodied adults on food stamps doubled after Obama suspended work requirement…” Wow!
— Janie Johnson (@jjauthor) September 30, 2012
Number of "able-bodied" on food stamps doubled after Obama used stimulus to lift key work requirements. http://t.co/kUtQa07x Compassion?
— Fishing With Fredo (@FishingwFredo) September 28, 2012
More from The Heritage Foundation:
A new report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) confirms that food stamp participation doubled among able-bodied adults after the Obama Administration suspended the program’s work requirements. As Heritage’s Kiki Bradley notes:
The welfare reform of 1996 requires that after three months on food stamps, recipients be engaged in some kind of work activity for at least 20 hours a week. Tucked away in the mammoth 2009 so-called “stimulus” spending bill was the suspension of this requirement for able-bodied adults with no children.
The result has been that between 2008 and 2010, the number of these able-bodied adults on food stamps doubled—from 1.9 million to 3.9 million, according to CRS. (Total participation is now at roughly 47 million, or one in seven Americans.)
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/251076787403120640
Yes, he did. And a result?
https://twitter.com/beebela13/status/252441289025531904
Yep. While that Twitter user was joking, guess what is actually happening? Twitchy reported back in April about rampant food stamp fraud. Now that fraud includes the selling of food stamps to purchase … the latest iPhone. No, really.
https://twitter.com/marchimb/status/249556891431206912
Asked and Twitter answers.
https://twitter.com/misashliinicole/status/252435197348421632
https://twitter.com/HaiHype/status/252191927808716803
For 499$ they selling food stamps “@Kass1nova: Somebody child support payment just got they baby mama a prepaid iPhone 5 thru Criket Lmao”
— Miss Mandie (@_MAnd3e_) September 28, 2012
https://twitter.com/Bravoo_Hoee/status/249904356936282112
https://twitter.com/shaibang/status/249757084122509312
Bought my iPhone 5 with Food Stamps ?
— parker ✨ (@OhSnapItsParker) September 29, 2012
https://twitter.com/Krystie_Mo/status/251697804865572864
https://twitter.com/Socially_FLY/status/250434340130021376
https://twitter.com/MzFierce21/status/251176508050264064
https://twitter.com/shandam4/status/250386475919736832
https://twitter.com/cmoneta7/status/251129343407964160
Some rachet bitch said " imma cash in 400$ of my foodstamps so I can get 200$ to get the iPhone 5 "
— Sadee ? (@ExhalePainx_) September 22, 2012
https://twitter.com/JerkBoySwag/status/252237103772086274
https://twitter.com/WhoisLinux/status/251765274901102592
Which one of y'all ratchets selling food stamps tryna get that Iphone 5….sell em to me, i ain't judging at all…
— Nard Got Sole Customs (@Nardgotsole_htx) September 25, 2012
https://twitter.com/SwallowMyBigEgo/status/252017796588908544
"Ayee you got that iPhone 5 how much was it?" $100 worth of food stamps bitch
— Skoop ?? (@214_Bree) September 30, 2012
https://twitter.com/DominickDior/status/250568717065416704
https://twitter.com/elite2death/status/251727033464397824
I'll ignore that last part. “@StuckOnMyThrone: Smart hoe RT @OhSnapItsParker: Bought my iPhone 5 with Food Stamps ?”
— parker ✨ (@OhSnapItsParker) September 29, 2012
She’s offended. But buying an iPhone with tax-payer funded food stamps is totally fine. Other Twitter users notice a lot of iPhone use while using food stamps. Did they also cash them in to get that phone? Or are people who can afford iPhones and the expensive monthly data plans qualifying for food stamps?
https://twitter.com/_LickMy_Kicks_/status/252262937761312768
i wish i had the iphone 5 like the people standing in front of me with the food stamps.
— sami. (@samilitchock) September 29, 2012
This woman has an iPhone 5 and food stamps…
One of these things don't not belong!!
— Maybe: Katiera (@Katieradactyl) September 28, 2012
https://twitter.com/indeathwepart/status/252103712489738240
https://twitter.com/jeselizondo/status/252086208954503168
Just witnessed a girl checking twitter on her new iPhone while paying for groceries with food stamps.
— Brendan Schutt (@bschutt14) September 26, 2012
https://twitter.com/bambezzythuggin/status/252439456722857984
President Obama, creating or saving more Peggy the Moochers.
I just watched a lady pay for food with food stamps while talking on an iphone 5. #BrokenSystem
— Bro(ton)grammer (@joshbroton) September 28, 2012
Bingo. Let’s fix it come November.
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