food stamps again!

[Juli H]

the original start of the thread was a comment on food stamps. i do own a grocery store
and to set a few comments straight. i find it hard to believe the store in question was
bringing in that kind of money. the numbers for a 1700 population don't jive. also it is ill- legal to except food stamp money now called (((snaps))). for cigs or alcohol or non edible foods. they can and do by tons of chips and pops junk foods with there i call inhertance. even though i do benefit from the program. i think it needs a revision long ago (((( good program gone bad)))) along with the wic program i feel is probably worse than stamps... as for the hoosier comment you are right on (((( once a thief always a thief )))) the chef should have been more responsible to be more acurate with his cooking. a good chef will know how much to cook and not be wastfull just for the example but if the policy says eat it dont over indulge.

keith l.

Keith,

Tok and especially the surrounding Native Alaskan villages has a very low income - in the villages, unemployment likely exceeds 80% in the winter months...in the summer, this goes down - due to many residents working on fires and attaining other summer time employment.

In a 4 hour shift, mid month, about 10% of my transactions, as a cashier, are food stamps (across all ethnicities)...At the first of the month this goes up to about 30% of transactions (next week I can get a good number) .....the average annual household income IN Tok is about 35K - in the villages, it is much much less.

here is a link to show a little bit of the picture here....

http://www.simplyhired.com/a/local-jobs/city/l-Tok,+AK
http://labor.alaska.gov/research/alari/xls/3_24_319.xls - this link shows that in 2008 less than 400 people (in Tok - not including outlying areas) had jobs..and a majority of these jobs are only available in the summer months (tourist, fire season, road contsruction)

Juli

[KEITH L]

hi juli

i guess i'm going mostly by the number of 1700 population the program only
distributes by person in family. 1 person would qualify for 175.00 for a given
month. that is the regulation per indiividual there are very few exceptions.
1 thing i am a firm believer of is not giving any benefits to any seasonal workers
that in most cases is there choice to work partial year. and ussually make
above and beyond the some average yearly workers. to many loop holes
for people not to work.


keith l
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[Juli H]

$32,000 divided by an average of $300/purchase = 107 customers... or 52 food stamp customers a day ..easily doable for Tok...

Juli

[precisionlabradors]

1 thing i am a firm believer of is not giving any benefits to any seasonal workers
that in most cases is there choice to work partial year. and ussually make
above and beyond the some average yearly workers. to many loop holes
for people not to work.


keith l

i agree with this a bunch. there are lots of construction jobs and agriculture jobs around here that lay off in the winter and the workers draw unemployment and ski every day. i think its bull crap, abuse in most situations.
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[Juli H]

i agree with this a bunch. there are lots of construction jobs and agriculture jobs around here that lay off in the winter and the workers draw unemployment and ski every day. i think its bull crap, abuse in most situations.

yes it is..... if you know you won't be working save aside money while you ARE working....it is a major issue up here....

in 20+ yrs of being adults, neither my husband nor myself have drawn unemployment... If needed we MOVED to where there was work.

Juli