Michigan lottery winner caught on tape using food stamp card

[devil21]

The leech mentality is strong with this one.

 

[pcosmar]

There was another guy a while back.(and it was posted here) He even reported it to the state and asked about it.
The state said go ahead,,,,

He was like "well shit, Ok then".

Blame the system,, it is what it is.

 

[devil21]

Gotta love her line about how she's struggling trying to pay for her two houses so she needs your tax money to pay for her food.

 

[silverhandorder]

LOL taxes took 200k from her... Even if she uses food stamps all her life that will not come close to 200k.

 

[devil21]

Drinking with Bob chimes in

 

[angelatc]

There was another guy a while back.(and it was posted here) He even reported it to the state and asked about it.
The state said go ahead,,,,

He was like "well shit, Ok then".

Blame the system,, it is what it is.

That wasn't the food stamp program, that was the Bridge card. You don't have to report one-time payments for bridge benefits, but food stamps are different.

 

[pcosmar]

That wasn't the food stamp program, that was the Bridge card. You don't have to report one-time payments for bridge benefits, but food stamps are different.

NO.It was food stamps (Bridge card is Food stamps,, my step daughter has it)

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/detriot/2m-michigan-lottery-winner-defends-food-stamps-172712202.html

Leroy Fick, 59, of Auburn won $2 million in the state lottery TV show "Make Me Rich!" last June. But the state's Department of Human Services determined he was still eligible for food stamps, Fick's attorney, John Wilson of Midland, said Tuesday.

Eligibility for food stamps is based on gross income and follows federal guidelines; lottery winnings are considered liquid assets and don't count as income. As long as Fick's gross income stays below the eligibility requirement for food stamps, he can receive them, even if he has a million dollars in the bank.

 

[aGameOfThrones]

Frank Gallagher Approves!

 

[seraphson]

LOL taxes took 200k from her... Even if she uses food stamps all her life that will not come close to 200k.

200k says she'll either be dead or just as broke by the time/if she hits 40.

 

[mczerone]

Hey OP - she's using the system. You don't like it? Stop feeding the beast. Don't get mad just cause you're envious that the system worked in her favor.

 

[8ClicksPerSecond]

Not her fault the system is the way it is. Good for her.. maybe people will begin to realize how flawed the 'welfare state' is now.

 

[Demigod]

She explained it very good in her first sentence.

They kept giving her money.Very few people would give back "free" money.Even if you do then most likely after some time you will just get angry with yourself for being honest while everyone else continues gaming the system.

 

[lester1/2jr]

reminds me of

 

[Cabal]

The State steals $500k of her winnings. So what if she seeks restitution for that theft through food stamps?

 

[RileyE104]

The State steals $500k of her winnings. So what if she seeks restitution for that theft through food stamps?

I was just about to post this... Plus, it was more like $650,000 of her winnings that were taken according to her in the video.

If I were her, I would have told the reporter lady straight up that I don't care and I'll continue doing it as long as I can.

The State stole hundreds of thousands away from me, so why should I feel bad about getting back $200 each month?

Perhaps I would consider stopping after 3,250 months have passed and I got my full winnings back!

 

[MooCowzRock]

I was just about to post this... Plus, it was more like $650,000 of her winnings that were taken according to her in the video.

If I were her, I would have told the reporter lady straight up that I don't care and I'll continue doing it as long as I can.

The State stole hundreds of thousands away from me, so why should I feel bad about getting back $200 each month?

Perhaps I would consider stopping after 3,250 months have passed and I got my full winnings back!

Actually it was only 200k, the rest was from accepting a lump sum rather than annual payments that consider the future value of money. Those were the terms of the lottery, that 1 million was never a reasonable expectation on day one, thats just common sense.

And you don't take that 200 dollars a month as retribution when there are people that could actually make use of it. He use of that 200 dollars a month puts more pressure to increase taxes on anyone else, thanks to the horribly flawed system. If the system didn't exist there wouldn't be an ability for people to take advantage of it, but while its there, taking advantage of it is just plain being a dick and there is no excuse for it, even coming from someone that believes that income taxes should be as close to zero as humanly possible.

 

[Kregisen]

The system is flawed. Even though it's flawed, she's still an asshole. None of you would be defending Bill Gates if it was him doing this. It's a flawed system, but it IS meant for people who need it, not people who just won $500,000 AFTER tax.

If we got rid of government welfare, then local churches could actually help people in need out, and you would NEVER get people taking advantage of it, because nobody would donate to people who just won a million bucks. This is the practical reason why government welfare needs to end. The other reason is because it's obviously immoral to forcefully take from one person and give to another. Forced charity is not charity at all.

 

[BamaAla]

Something tells me that chick could win 10x that amount and not have anything to show for it a few years down the road; she's just saving herself the trouble of signing up again.

 

[TheeJoeGlass]

Hey OP - she's using the system. You don't like it? Stop feeding the beast. Don't get mad just cause you're envious that the system worked in her favor.

I completely agree with this. Why should we be held to an ethical standard when are elected celebrities are not? The question isn't whether it is ethical for her to use the card after winning, it that she has the card to begin with.

 

[MooCowzRock]

I completely agree with this. Why should we be held to an ethical standard when are elected celebrities are not? The question isn't whether it is ethical for her to use the card after winning, it that she has the card to begin with.

Because the people who stab us aren't *quite* as bad as the people who also twist the knife.