It's food stamp fraud, submitter. Fraud doesn't just hurt the honest merchants who only take food stamps for appropriate items, but it hurts other food stamp using customers too.

I know it's fraud, but I think I'd turn a blind eye on pregnancy protection for welfare recipients. God knows they don't need to breed if they can't afford to live.

basemetal: I know it's fraud, but I think I'd turn a blind eye on pregnancy protection for welfare recipients. God knows they don't need to breed if they can't afford to live.

You do realize that simply being on food stamps qualifies one for birth control assistance as well.

/at least in my state

ArkAngel: You do realize that simply being on food stamps qualifies one for birth control assistance as well.

In my state, condoms are free (no questions asked) at any parish health unit. They're nothing fancy, but they get the job done. Ah, I miss being college-broke.

No, I don't.

If they're eating condoms the problem will sort itself out soon enough anyway

NeauxFear: ArkAngel: You do realize that simply being on food stamps qualifies one for birth control assistance as well.

In my state, condoms are free (no questions asked) at any parish health unit. They're nothing fancy, but they get the job done. Ah, I miss being college-broke.

No, I don't.

Free at any free clinic (and I think hospital in general) around here if you ask. Less unwanted pregnancies means a whole farkload of money saved the state would probably have to pay for anyway

At some point, you just have to say the amount of money spent would be a small fraction of the money saved. I'm pretty suspicious of most giveaways, but free birth control for anyone who wants it is probably a good investment.

NeauxFear: ArkAngel: You do realize that simply being on food stamps qualifies one for birth control assistance as well.

In my state, condoms are free (no questions asked) at any parish health unit. They're nothing fancy, but they get the job done. Ah, I miss being college-broke.

No, I don't.

Not just condoms here. I've known poor women who've gotten NuvaRing, Norplant, pills, and the Depo shot.

basemetal: I know it's fraud, but I think I'd turn a blind eye on pregnancy protection for welfare recipients. God knows they don't need to breed if they can't afford to live.

Pregnancy protection? Those are cocaine delivery devices.

Shouldn't be too hard to figure out who bought the condoms, just trace the transaction history/card # to the recipient. Even Florida cops can't fark that up.

/or can they?

haemaker: basemetal: I know it's fraud, but I think I'd turn a blind eye on pregnancy protection for welfare recipients. God knows they don't need to breed if they can't afford to live.

Pregnancy protection? Those are cocaine delivery devices.

It's a GOPer's conundrum.

God knows the taxpayers are taking it up the ass from these freeloaders.
I say, let them reciprocate.

Barakku: If they're eating condoms the problem will sort itself out soon enough anyway

This is why I love fark.

Bathia_Mapes: It's food stamp fraud, submitter. Fraud doesn't just hurt the honest merchants who only take food stamps for appropriate items, but it hurts other food stamp using customers too.

Tax payers would be better served if they didn't reproduce.

bearded clamorer: God knows the taxpayers are taking it up the ass from these freeloaders.


That's why they're buying the condoms. Not everybody enjoys bareback.

I think I'm enjoying the feigned outrage as much as anything:

TAMPA, Fla., (970 WFLA) - They bought cigarettes. T-shirts. Beer. Even condoms. And they used the EBT food stamp cards.

I'm not even gonna look. I'm guessing this is Limbaugh's flagship station in Tampa Bay.

gives new meaning to the phrase "the more we feed, the more they breed"

Bathia_Mapes: It's food stamp fraud, submitter. Fraud doesn't just hurt the honest merchants who only take food stamps for appropriate items, but it hurts other food stamp using customers too.

This.

Just because there are bigger fish to fry doesn't mean that the smaller fish should be ignored. It's called nipping it in the bud.

Seems like you'd want people on food stamps to get condoms. Fewer kids to support on welfare, and if they are using them to smuggle cocaine, maybe that will eventually lead to the OD's of Conservative Christians' douchey frat boy and Jager skank kids.

Win-Win

i fail to see the problem with less welfare babies.

Oh fark this. All condoms should be free. You should get a box a day in the mail.

Only so many stamps to go around... big choices to be made

"Hmmmm... condoms, bacon, beer... condoms, bacon, beer... OHMIGHODICANTDECIDE" *headasplode*

/kidding
//really

Again, yes, condoms should be free. Cheaper than dealing with consequences of unprotected sex.

Ounce of prevention beats a pound of cure.

Did they run out of abortion stamps?

/Because that would be a tragedy.

condom man, condom man
does the things that a condom can
he's so great, oh my god
he can hold an eight ounce wad
look out,
here comes the condom man!

Good!

The government needs to start putting pregnancy-wrecking drugs in 100% of processed food.

CONDOMS ARE FREE at your local health department.

Sounds like a money laundering scheme to me. If they're taking food stamps for condoms, then they're paying for the condoms with money from something else, cause I don't think they can buy them from Trojan with food stamps. I mean seriously, they bought cigarettes, t-shirts and beer too.

Your tax dollars at work.

Just offer ten packs of cigarettes for anybody who's willing to undergo voluntary sterilization.

If your fertility is worth less than even packs of cigarettes to you, you probably shouldn't be breeding.

Okay, the people who are too stupid to figure out how to get free condoms? ARE THE ONES THAT NEED THEM THE MOST.

Seriously, if people are too dumb to find free condoms, LET THEM BUY THEM WITH THE FOOD STAMPS. PLEASE. There is no real downside there. Let's just be glad they're making the effort and let it go.

I'd like to buy the world a condom and furnish it with love,
Grow apple trees and honey bees, and snow white turtle doves.
I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony,
I'd like to buy the world a condom and keep it company.

It's the real thing, condoms are what the world wants today.

/got nuthin

Because, god forbid some poverty-stricken Floridian should actually make an attempt to practice birth control, before they and their offspring inevitably become hilarious Fark headlines.

SuperCatBarf: The government needs to start putting pregnancy-wrecking drugs in 100% of processed food.

Stay out of my bagel dogs... wait I am a dude with a vasectomy and I can't find em anyways. Go for it.
Oh yeah, all those jo jo's and crap they sell at the corner markets to, (am/pm, circle k, 7/11, and those weird local ones... you know what I mean).

Sooo...enforcing laws against fraud is bad now? Fark has reached a new low.

Food stamps are for food, dipshiat.
Condoms are NOT edible!

Someone post a goddamn Coneheads still.

TreeHugger: Because, god forbid some poverty-stricken Floridian should actually make an attempt to practice birth control, before they and their offspring inevitably become hilarious Fark headlines.

Silly liberal. Every sperm, zygote, embryo and fetus is sacred. Until they're born that is, then fark 'em.

So condoms okay. Organic rabbit bad. Got it.

jingks: So condoms okay. Organic rabbit bad. Got it.

Does purchasing an organic rabbit save taxpayers thousands of dollars? Because if so I would be all for that, too.

You know, its probably not just condoms. I mean, if it were JUST condoms, I think the state of Florida would agree with many posters here and quietly over look this level of fraud for the good of mankind. Its probably booze, smokes, and over the counter meds used for nefarious purposes.

Condoms? Let's let them use food stamps for vasectomies!

Seriously, though, our species is at a turning point. Pooping out babies left and right as often as possible helped us survive the wild, but now - and extremely recently in terms of the time line of our existence, we're (supposed to be) sentient beings.

The continued practice of those who can't even take care of themselves readily and irresponsibly breeding is unsustainable, and eventually something will have to be done. I believe we need to implement less drastic measures and get them working before Orwellian practices become necessary.

Imagine the return on investment of free vasectomies! And this program can't be passive...Send representatives out to the ghettos and trailer parks across the country, knock on doors, and offer them in person. Sell it, too! "You can fark like rabbits and not have to worry about babies getting between you and your partying..." Better yet, offer $1,000 cash on the spot for it. It takes many times that figure per year to educate the unwanted child, and that's a good scenario...dozens of times above that to incarcerate at some point.

As I type, I see the problem with this...By the age of 22, they've already given birth multiple times...but aiming for high schoolers would seem Orwellian, wouldn't it? Maybe the $1,000 cash bonus only applies if they haven't had any babies yet. Or something.

Perhaps medical science can perfect an easy process of reverse vasectomies. Get them while they're fourteen, then reverse the process when they're 28, employed, and emotionally stable. Or something. We have to do something.

People receiving unearned entitlements should not be having children. They do not know about the teachings of Dr. Malthus, but we do.

There should be mandatory birth control for all receiving unearned entitlements. Also, mandatory sterilization for all on the dole who somehow manage to produce a kid anyway.

Don't like my idea? Then come up with a better one, but you aren't allowed to suggest anything that's already been tried and has failed. Or are you going to call me a racist, fascist, communist, or whatever is the slur of the day? if so, then go fark yourself you goddamned asshole because I'm tired of paying for other people's screw-ups.

This is Fob Farker, reminding you to spay or neuter your poor people.

the world population has gone from 1 billion to almost 7 billion in just 100 years. and already we are teetering on the brink of unsustainability (is that a word?) now imagine if there were no birth control of any kind. and all the homosexuals were straight and breeding like rabbits. any bets on what it would be like? 10 billion? 15? at what point populationwise will earth fail?

SystemFault: People receiving unearned entitlements should not be having children. They do not know about the teachings of Dr. Malthus, but we do.

There should be mandatory birth control for all receiving unearned entitlements. Also, mandatory sterilization for all on the dole who somehow manage to produce a kid anyway.

Don't like my idea? Then come up with a better one, but you aren't allowed to suggest anything that's already been tried and has failed. Or are you going to call me a racist, fascist, communist, or whatever is the slur of the day? if so, then go fark yourself you goddamned asshole because I'm tired of paying for other people's screw-ups.

You seem tense.

I have no problem with people using food stamps to buy condoms... Hell, I'd even argue for "free of charge" surgical sterilization availability, and even sometimes mandatory, for some people on government assistance.

ambercat: jingks: So condoms okay. Organic rabbit bad. Got it.

Does purchasing an organic rabbit save taxpayers thousands of dollars? Because if so I would be all for that, too.

Oh geez that was epic... thx/laff ambercat.

NeauxFear: ArkAngel: You do realize that simply being on food stamps qualifies one for birth control assistance as well.

In my state, condoms are free (no questions asked) at any parish health unit. They're nothing fancy, but they get the job done. Ah, I miss being college-broke.

No, I don't.

yeah, but isn't a bit embarrassing going up to the rectory and banging on the door and asking the priest for a condom?

Or do they keep them next to the rack of votive candles?

Just remember every sperm is sacred

They don't care about the fraud. You know we need lots more troops so that we can continue attacking other countries. Pro life so that they can serve.

Who the hell pays for condoms? Just walk into any gay bar (hell, you don't even have to go inside) and right by the door is a bucket full. Help yourself.

SystemFault: People receiving unearned entitlements should not be having children. They do not know about the teachings of Dr. Malthus, but we do.

There should be mandatory birth control for all receiving unearned entitlements. Also, mandatory sterilization for all on the dole who somehow manage to produce a kid anyway.

Don't like my idea? Then come up with a better one, but you aren't allowed to suggest anything that's already been tried and has failed. Or are you going to call me a racist, fascist, communist, or whatever is the slur of the day? if so, then go fark yourself you goddamned asshole because I'm tired of paying for other people's screw-ups.


THIS....

Add to it, since most states are having to close parks and other places because they can afford the payroll, when they have 1,000,000's already on the "payroll" in the welfare system. Make them Clean the Parks a few hours to EARN their welfare...