Adding insult to injuyr? ..... or should I title this: STOP THIEF!!

Picture yourself as a hard working Missourian, maybe even holding down two jobs to make ends meet. It's January, it's cold, snowy, but still you get up and go to work...... to pay your bills and to pay your taxes.

Now picture yourself as that same Missourian, sitting down to dinner watching the local evening news and finding out that during the month of January, Missouri food stamp and welfare recipients are using their EBT (food stamp cards) at ATM's and food markets in Hawaii, California, Florida and elsewhere - to the tune of $3,521, 974 dollars worth. Yep $3 million plus!

Don't that just warm those frozen cockles of your taxpaying heart?

In January Missouri EBT cards were used to withdraw $362,682 in cash outside the state. During that same time period Missouri EBT cards purchased $3,521,974 worth of food outside Missouri. Those card users racked up $752 worth of ATM fees, they were also paid by taxpayers.

Many of the EBT purchases were in border states, but a large chunk of change was spent in hard to reach places like California, Alaska, and Hawaii.

In Hawaii Missouri EBT cardholders spent $2,737 on food in January. During that same time period there were 6 ATM transactions totaling $175.

In California Missouri EBT users purchased $69,672 worth of food, and withdrew $7,818 from ATMs.

In Texas Missouri EBT users purchased $139,763 worth of food, and withdrew $20,981 from ATMs.

In Florida Missouri EBT users purchased $84,061 in food, and withdrew $9,737 from ATMs.

In Alaska Missouri EBT users purchased $1,845 in food, and withdrew $465 from ATMs.

I think if I was from the 'Show Me' State, I'd want somebody to SHOW ME why I should kick in to pay $752 just for the ATM charges for these welfare receiving jet setters!!

Now Pilgrims, if this much fraud and abuse is running amok in lil' ole' Missouri, in one month, it boggles the mind to think how many billions and billions of dollars are being swindled in the US Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid systems............. Next time you hear some pencil necked bureaucrat or politician whine about cutting benefit programs to the bone --- think about this article. Better yet -- call or write 'em and tell them to stop the cheating and cut the fat out of the existing programs.!!

If you steal a loaf of bread from your local 7/11 - you go to jail......... these thieves, and that's what they are ---- thieves.... don't even get their ATM cards taken away when they are caught!!!!

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