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By Sami K. Martin , Christian Post Contributor
March 6, 2012|2:50 pm
http://global.christianpost.com/news/lottery-winner-claims-welfare-im-struggling-she-says-70926
One million dollars may be a lot to most people, but apparently it is not enough for lottery winner Amanda Clayton, who is still receiving welfare assistance.
The 24-year-old Michigan native won a $1 million state lottery prize in Sept., but has remained on the state's welfare system. Reports show that Clayton receives over $200 per month in food stamps and other state assistance. "I'm still struggling," she told WDIV, the local TV station.
After being tipped off about Clayton's benefits, reporters began following her around and investigating her claim. "I feel that it's okay [to receive welfare] because I mean, I have no income and I have bills to pay. I have two houses," she told reporters.
This is after the television crew discovered that she had bought a house and car, paying cash for both. The station reported that Clayton received over $500,000 after taking a lump sum payment instead of annual installments.
Clayton's story has drawn the attention of politicians who are angry that lottery winners are still eligible for federal and state benefits.
"Public assistance should be given to those in need of public assistance, not those that have found riches," said Dale Zom. He is sponsoring a bill to prevent lottery winners from receiving food stamps. The bill has passed in Michigan's House of Representatives and will go to the Senate for a vote.
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"I thought they would cut me off, but since they didn't, I thought maybe it was okay because I'm not working," Clayton said. She attempted to defend her actions, though and has said that she will continue claiming her benefits until she is cut off.
"It's just hard, you know. I'm struggling," she said.
The public has not responded kindly to the mother of two.
"Some people just have no shame when it comes to leeching off the government," noted Cartman, a user on the Daily Mail.
"I cannot believe that in this poor US economy when so many people are struggling this [woman] is still collecting welfare benefits after winning 500k… Worse than that she thinks she is entitle to these benefits. What is this world coming to?" asked user Nora.
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moochers will mooch.
A drug addict that wins the lottery just becomes a rich drug addict, then back to being a drug addict.
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how can she still claim ?
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our system is fucked
>:(
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Our system is so corrupt.
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Our system is so corrupt.
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haha, it is still the land of opportunity :D
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Wyhi??
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:(
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Our system is so corrupt.
Lol with the tax bracket shes in recieving welfare is a much smaller tax brake than anyone on wallstreet.
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A million dollar is actually little money. So how do you expect this kind of losers to really do anything with it? They buy a couple of shitty houses that they can't rent properly or won't ever make any significant profit from, add a useless car. She probably spent about 40-50k for it, thinking that's not overprice without thinking that it was about 5% of the prize money and that also will lose value.
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(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=418377.0;attach=460468;image)
Look at the date on the cheque - probably the only person in the US with a huge shit-eating grin on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
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Even a average looking girl can get cash like this one we as men allow that....cause we got to have the girl.
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I would live the rest of my life with that money. I get 1000 euros of welfare, spend 700-800 and don't know what to do with the rest.
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i still don't understand how she can claim this ??? if she can, then obviously you can. get fucking claiming instead of whinging
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$1,000,000 up her nose....
Coke Whore :-\
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$1,000,000 up her nose....
Coke Whore :-\
Clearly spot on.
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ugly punk
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500,000 is really not that much money especially if you spend it immediately on houses.
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500k is nothing.
OP=FAIL
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she's ugly
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Ah well, she's f*cked now. Nothing like these kinds of stories to bring the IRS, and other insidious institutions, onto their hind legs. What a maroon.
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Would hit.
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Moocher of peace ::)
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Michigan? dis hoe could buy a mansion in michigan for 1/4 her winnings
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Michigan? dis hoe could buy a mansion in michigan for 1/4 her winnings
;D ;D Skank could buy half of Detroit for $500,000.
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i still don't understand how she can claim this ??? if she can, then obviously you can. get fucking claiming instead of whinging
Offhand, I think they don't count it because it's special circumstance income, and a loophole never got fixed. Some states have laws like that, where if a person wins or inherits money, it doesn't count against government social program income because it's a onetime occurrence and not actual earned income.
It's done that way to protect old people and the disabled, who might get a little windfall of money, but not enough to change their life. It was never ment for something like this, but sometimes folks just get lucky, whether they deserve it or not.
I'd love to see the house and car she bought, I bet she's broke in 1/2 a year.........
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Thats nothing,a couple in England won 10.2 million pounds and still claim benefits.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2098504/Michael-Jean-OShea-Mansion-retreat-lottery-winners-claiming-benefits.html
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Thats nothing,a couple in England won 10.2 million pounds and still claim benefits.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2098504/Michael-Jean-OShea-Mansion-retreat-lottery-winners-claiming-benefits.html
won 10.2 million pounds of what ??? ???
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won 10.2 million pounds of what ??? ???
In american money,just under 16.5 million dollars.
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won 10.2 million pounds of what ??? ???
coke
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Offhand, I think they don't count it because it's special circumstance income, and a loophole never got fixed. Some states have laws like that, where if a person wins or inherits money, it doesn't count against government social program income because it's a onetime occurrence and not actual earned income.
It's done that way to protect old people and the disabled, who might get a little windfall of money, but not enough to change their life. It was never ment for something like this, but sometimes folks just get lucky, whether they deserve it or not.
I'd love to see the house and car she bought, I bet she's broke in 1/2 a year.........
ah right, thanks for explaining.
she's pretty shameless then. but lets not forget the 100s of loopholes, tax and otherwise, that business' exploit every day..
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Thats nothing,a couple in England won 10.2 million pounds and still claim benefits.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2098504/Michael-Jean-OShea-Mansion-retreat-lottery-winners-claiming-benefits.html
a double celebration then :D
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02/08/article-2098504-119507E9000005DC-791_306x423.jpg)
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won 10.2 million pounds of what ??? ???
;D ;D hahaha.
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I'm still "struggling" to understand her logic of continuing on with welfare until she is cut off, and why she was t cut off. Many people like this feel "entitled", even if they won 1 million dollars.
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I'm still "struggling" to understand her logic of continuing on with welfare until she is cut off, and why she was t cut off. Many people like this feel "entitled", even if they won 1 million dollars.
I'd show her struggling.... 8)
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I would live the rest of my life with that money. I get 1000 euros of welfare, spend 700-800 and don't know what to do with the rest.
So you're a parasite like her?
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won 10.2 million pounds of what ??? ???
ebony muscle men.. you've hit the jackpot, congrats !
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she could have bought a shop or something, providing herself with a stable job, and a house , rent a flat or two...
i bet father of the two kids also left...
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seen that bout them 2 old bastards over here that still claim disabilty, greedy old bastards should have it taken off them
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what's the problem? After all, it's only "government" money going in her pockets. Doesn't affect us at all.
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ah right, thanks for explaining.
she's pretty shameless then. but lets not forget the 100s of loopholes, tax and otherwise, that business' exploit every day..
The obvious, that why I love people like 333386, all this rage for one person playing with basically chump change, while justifying the billions of money stollen on wallstreet.
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The obvious, that why I love people like 333386, all this rage for one person playing with basically chump change, while justifying the billions of money stollen on wallstreet.
Show me one post pimping for obamas best friends on wall street like corzine, geithner, summers, rubin, gentsler, etc.
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Show me one post pimping for obamas best friends on wall street like corzine, geithner, summers, rubin, gentsler, etc.
Lol, obama is a shit, you attack the left and act like the right aint doing the exact same thing.
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Lol, obama is a shit, you attack the left and act like the right aint doing the exact same thing.
Please bump one post of mine on that
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This broad needs her ass kicked.
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Please bump one post of mine on that
¸..........,..............no.
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filt
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So you're a parasite like her?
Are you mad?
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Thats nothing,a couple in England won 10.2 million pounds and still claim benefits.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2098504/Michael-Jean-OShea-Mansion-retreat-lottery-winners-claiming-benefits.html
irish travelers or pikeys
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You shouldn't be on welfare when you have 500k+ in your bank account. 99.9% of people could pay off all of their debt, and still have a few hunded thousand left over. Get a job bitch.
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Whats the point of this, a rather depressing watch,
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how can she still claim ?
Slow moving Government system...
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A million dollar is actually little money. So how do you expect this kind of losers to really do anything with it? They buy a couple of shitty houses that they can't rent properly or won't ever make any significant profit from, add a useless car. She probably spent about 40-50k for it, thinking that's not overprice without thinking that it was about 5% of the prize money and that also will lose value.
10k a day CEO detected
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I see nothing wrong with this, if she qualifies for the entitlements then she has earned them. If she doesn't have a job, this is not income from a job, it is one time winnings. You conservatives can't seem to grasp this.
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I see nothing wrong with this, if she qualifies for the entitlements then she has earned them. If she doesn't have a job, this is not income from a job, it is one time winnings. You conservatives can't seem to grasp this.
Go away sand nig nog.
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dont blame her, blame the system that takes a year to get someone in need help, and a year to turn off the faucet after the person gets rich.
Remember ol dirty bastard (PIP ODB) from the wu tang? rode a limo to pick up his food stamps.
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imagine the hate if she were black
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dont blame her, blame the system that takes a year to get someone in need help, and a year to turn off the faucet after the person gets rich.
Remember ol dirty bastard (PIP ODB) from the wu tang? rode a limo to pick up his food stamps.
A better question is why is my money paying for lotto tickets. I think the guv should take her winnings back.
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I think it's great, it's more social vigilantes like these are needed, there is no real effective way to stand up to western governments, so the only way to weaken them is to rip them off! Don't think the Government isn't investing millions in strategic legal ways to fuck you hard up the arse!
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I think it's great, it's more social vigilantes like these are needed, there is no real effective way to stand up to western governments, so the only way to weaken them is to rip them off! Don't think the Government isn't investing millions in strategic legal ways to fuck you hard up the arse!
The government wants us all to fight among ourselves while they are strategically stealing from the system. This story was reported for one reason and one reason only. And that's to invoke emotions. There are thousands of old people who live on land worth well over 500 grand collecting money/food stamps from the government. Every city has these older people who refuse to sell their childhood home/land even though they can barely pay the taxes on it. When someone speaks of these older people, we hear words like "that's wrong", or "so sad they have to give up their home"... Money is money...
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I think it's great, it's more social vigilantes like these are needed, there is no real effective way to stand up to western governments, so the only way to weaken them is to rip them off! Don't think the Government isn't investing millions in strategic legal ways to fuck you hard up the arse!
x2, people are outraged at this story, but are ok with the banks stealing and money changing all the day long.
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x2, people are outraged at this story, but are ok with the banks stealing and money changing all the day long.
How many camels have you molested
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500,000 is really not that much money especially if you spend it immediately on houses.
I was thinking the same thing. That's a down payment around here. :-[
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I was thinking the same thing. That's a down payment around here. :-[
x2, and she doesn't have a job, times are tough. She get's 200$ a month for food stamps, and people are mad about this LOL. Do they know how much free money was and is being given to wallstreet, banks, and the auto industry?
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x2, and she doesn't have a job, times are tough. She get's 200$ a month for food stamps, and people are mad about this LOL. Do they know how much free money was and is being given to wallstreet, banks, and the auto industry?
I know, right? And this is what people are getting animated about? ???
Oh! The humanity!
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what she got is less than even 500k
when lottery says 1 million, they mean that much paid over 20 years or so, or u can get cash lump some which befor taxes is less than 1 million, after taxes lucky to break 250k
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It really is a medical anomaly about just how mentally fucked up liberals really are. Damn, the lack of commonsense is non-existent. Sad.
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the lack of common sense is not existant
lol
:-*
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The government taxed her winnings down to like 500,000. I think she's entitled to her welfare tbh.
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The government taxed her winnings down to like 500,000. I think she's entitled to her welfare tbh.
good post
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I get free doughnuts from walmart every morning brought to me :) well if you consider banging a chunky 21 your old free but these are the best doughtnuts walmart has bavarian filled choclate covered bizmarks :) not just a few bags of doughnuts :D It helps since the nation wide walmart bann i have. I do sneak in walmart occasionaly still though. This woman isnt the problem its the system if she dont get it someone else will my thoughts on the issue is you just as well get anything free they will give if you don't someone else will that prolly dont need it anymore. I agree its fucked up but its not our fault the systems broke.
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;D ;D Skank could buy half of Detroit for $500,000.
won 10.2 million pounds of what ??? ???
I'd show her struggling.... 8)
lmao
better question is why stay in Michigan?
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dont blame her, blame the system that takes a year to get someone in need help, and a year to turn off the faucet after the person gets rich.
Remember ol dirty bastard (PIP ODB) from the wu tang? rode a limo to pick up his food stamps.
Why is it one or the other? I blame both. I believe in personal responsibility and this sack of crap has no integrity, pride or honor and she is taking OUR money while having half a million.
I blame the government for giving OUR money away to frauds like this, and 100,000 of thousands more who don't need it and for freely giving it to the corporations for bail outs and studies on why hamsters like to run in wheels and ... well the list is endless. But sorry, she doesn't get a pass...
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I see nothing wrong with this, if she qualifies for the entitlements then she has earned them. If she doesn't have a job, this is not income from a job, it is one time winnings. You conservatives can't seem to grasp this.
Don't really equate entitlements to earning much these days. She did nothing but breath air to get the money, she didn't earn it.
If you state your position is one time winnings shouldn't count, then your principle would apply if she won $50 million. It's a ludicrous position at best...
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Bitch made more in 1 day than most people make in 10 years... If anyone is of the position that she should be allowed to continue to collect welfare, then they are morons and should no longer be regarded as serious posters on this board.
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Bitch made more in 1 day than most people make in 10 years... If anyone is of the position that she should be allowed to continue to collect welfare, then they are morons and should no longer be regarded as serious posters on this board.
As long as they can tax the winnings at such exorbitant rates, then I absolutely support what she's doing.
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As long as they can tax the winnings at such exorbitant rates, then I absolutely support what she's doing.
that's sad... she used my money to buy that ticket.. Where's my cut?
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As long as they can tax the winnings at such exorbitant rates, then I absolutely support what she's doing.
They tax her like they tax anyone who makes a big salary... She ain't special.
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The point is, the taxes are exorbitant.
And the government has some nerve to offer 'million' dollar lottos when they leave you with half that.
It's misleading. I don't blame her one bit. The rich use off shore bank accounts and all sorts of tricks to avoid taxes that aren't available to the average idiot.
I think taxes should be eliminated period at the federal level.
But as long as they exist, she's just playing the same game as everyone else. Cutting corners any way she can.
BTW, everyone pays taxes. Even a bum pays taxes when he buys something from the store.
She didn't buy the ticket with your money; get off.
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LOL the government offers 1 million dollars, then takes half of it back.
Taxing your own offer. Crazy.
Then you have super rich people that don't actually do any work, that can pay for accountants that know all the tricks to hide taxable income.
The rich and poor have a lot in common.
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the government took 500k from her!! the money she is getting from welfare ($200) is just a very small sum of her own money back. How ridiculous is it that that the government of the United States can tax gambling winnings just disgusting.
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The rich and poor have a lot in common.
the obvious exception and the only thing that matters being money
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she's just playing the same game as everyone else. Cutting corners any way she can.
Some people actually have integrity, so no.
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A better question is why is my money paying for lotto tickets.
Yup. Always hated this.
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Some people actually have integrity, so no.
Who, Kenneth Lay and ENRON? The businessman with integrity that sold out his shareholders? Shady business and white collar crime happens all the time.
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she could have bought several houses for rentals and invested and been set..i wish i got the chance to do something with this kind of money
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What a piece of shit.
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She didn't buy the ticket with your money; get off.
No, but where do you think her WELFARE money comes from? The Sky?
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moochers will mooch.
A drug addict that wins the lottery just becomes a rich drug addict, then back to being a drug addict.
True. There was an opiate addict a few blocks down from where I lived in Florida. The population discovered that he was stealing car stereos to buy dope, and they tortured him to death. As they were ripping off his nails and poking his eye out, he screamed:
"I am in pain! Give me Oxy(oxycontin)! Give me oxy!"
Even as he was being torn apart, all he could think about was drugs. Truly sick stuff.
SUCKMYMUSCLE
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True. There was an opiate addict a few blocks down from where I lived in Florida. The population discovered that he was stealing car stereos to buy dope, and they tortured him to death. As they were ripping off his nails and poking his eye out, he screamed:
"I am in pain! Give me Oxy(oxycontin)! Give me oxy!"
Even as he was being torn apart, all he could think about was drugs. Truly sick stuff.
SUCKMYMUSCLE
Maybe he needed something else than his eyes poked out, like real help?
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10k a day CEO detected
I only wish. More like 10k a month.
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True. There was an opiate addict a few blocks down from where I lived in Florida. The population discovered that he was stealing car stereos to buy dope, and they tortured him to death. As they were ripping off his nails and poking his eye out, he screamed:
"I am in pain! Give me Oxy(oxycontin)! Give me oxy!"
Even as he was being torn apart, all he could think about was drugs. Truly sick stuff.
SUCKMYMUSCLE
If this is true, this is why I treat drug addicts like animals, they dont deserve to live.
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True. There was an opiate addict a few blocks down from where I lived in Florida. The population discovered that he was stealing car stereos to buy dope, and they tortured him to death. As they were ripping off his nails and poking his eye out, he screamed:
"I am in pain! Give me Oxy(oxycontin)! Give me oxy!"
Even as he was being torn apart, all he could think about was drugs. Truly sick stuff.
SUCKMYMUSCLE
Maybe he needed something else than his eyes poked out, like real help?
Yeah, I'm pretty sure being beaten to death isn't helpful to anyone, even junkies!
but the americans have made a fine art of dehumanising other human beings and then giving themselves permission to violate every human right known to man, Americans are the nastiest, coldest and twisted human beings on the planet - this can be confirmed by asking any non-american.
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what she got is less than even 500k
when lottery says 1 million, they mean that much paid over 20 years or so, or u can get cash lump some which befor taxes is less than 1 million, after taxes lucky to break 250k
i don't think it's that low.
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Michigan? dis hoe could buy a mansion in michigan for 1/4 her winnings
You are 100% correct. Especially in the Detroit suburbs. Pretty sad situation there.
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i don't think it's that low.
It's not... the taxes are generally 50%
So you get a little more than 500K
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GUESS THE RACE GUESS THE RACE.... oh wait...
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She committed fraud and she should be on trial for it. Forced to pay a fine and payback the money she collected with interest.
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This is why people hate government assistance programs, there is so much fraud & abuse. She seemed in no hurry to find a job either, just like half the people on assistance. There should be mandatory work of some kind for anyone receiving assistance that is able bodied.
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So true....so she used assistance $ to buy a lotto ticket? WTF?!?!
If you are on assistance, the government has every right to dictate where & how that money (our tax dollars) is used...ie..food, clothes, shelter, utilities, necessities, etc.
There is so little accountability with these programs, definitely need to be overhauled.
I think Reagan once said...you measure the success of welfare not by how many people are recipients but by how many people have transitioned off assistance.
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She's on assistance and said she owned two homes :-\
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She's on assistance and said she owned two homes :-\
better than wall street bankers who own 5 homes and are on govt. assistance via tarp
what a fucking sham
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She's on assistance and said she owned two homes :-\
how is that Obama's fault?
btw, doesnt MI have an elephant governor?
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure being beaten to death isn't helpful to anyone, even junkies!
but the americans have made a fine art of dehumanising other human beings and then giving themselves permission to violate every human right known to man, Americans are the nastiest, coldest and twisted human beings on the planet - this can be confirmed by asking any non-american.
American society is social darwinism. The most brutal variety of it.
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how is that Obama's fault?
btw, doesnt MI have an elephant governor?
Where did I say it was Obama's fault? But even though it might not be his fault do you really think he would stop it or encourage it?
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Where did I say it was Obama's fault? But even though it might not be his fault do you really think he would stop it or encourage it?
;D ;D Usually, when people on here call you dumb, I give you the benefit of the doubt. I must say, you are doing your best to change my mind.
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It's a systematic fault of big government. No specifically any president's fault. That is the whole point, big government systems are inefficient and plagued with fraud & abuse (and duplication).
We have to have assistance programs but there must be accountability and better efficiency.
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It's a systematic fault of big government. No specifically any president's fault. That is the whole point, big government systems are inefficient and plagued with fraud & abuse (and duplication).
We have to have assistance programs but there must be accountability and better efficiency.
I agree with this.
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She just lost her food stamps. And, I'm sure, this is just the beginning of a shitstorm for her. Idiot.
http://news.yahoo.com/mich-1m-lotto-winner-cut-food-assistance-113547683.html (http://news.yahoo.com/mich-1m-lotto-winner-cut-food-assistance-113547683.html)
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Why is it one or the other? I blame both. I believe in personal responsibility and this sack of crap has no integrity, pride or honor and she is taking OUR money while having half a million.
I blame the government for giving OUR money away to frauds like this, and 100,000 of thousands more who don't need it and for freely giving it to the corporations for bail outs and studies on why hamsters like to run in wheels and ... well the list is endless. But sorry, she doesn't get a pass...
How is it half "our" money but not hers too. The taxes she paid on her EARNED million dollars is more taxes than 30% of the people living in the country will pay in their lifetime. She's a tax payer...And a big one at that.
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She committed fraud and she should be on trial for it. Forced to pay a fine and payback the money she collected with interest.
you are greedy, you have committed one of the seven deadly sins, you should be taxed at 70% and be on trail for it.
She just lost her food stamps. And, I'm sure, this is just the beginning of a shitstorm for her. Idiot.
http://news.yahoo.com/mich-1m-lotto-winner-cut-food-assistance-113547683.html (http://news.yahoo.com/mich-1m-lotto-winner-cut-food-assistance-113547683.html)
I saw this, very sad, now how will she eat? She doesn't have any income, or a job, what is this country coming to? That is terrible that they took away her benefits just because a news story ran a story about it because they were jealous.
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How is it half "our" money but not hers too. The taxes she paid on her EARNED million dollars is more taxes than 30% of the people living in the country will pay in their lifetime. She's a tax payer...And a big one at that.
I also bet that she gave more to a charity then 75% of the country will in their lifetime.
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How is it half "our" money but not hers too. The taxes she paid on her EARNED million dollars is more taxes than 30% of the people living in the country will pay in their lifetime. She's a tax payer...And a big one at that.
hahaha exactly.
These wannabe republicans always take the high horse and act like they're the only people that pay taxes.
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She just lost her food stamps. And, I'm sure, this is just the beginning of a shitstorm for her. Idiot.
http://news.yahoo.com/mich-1m-lotto-winner-cut-food-assistance-113547683.html (http://news.yahoo.com/mich-1m-lotto-winner-cut-food-assistance-113547683.html)
;D Agreed. Lots of press & internet coverage. Skank is going to be a sad skank very soon. 10's of thousands of people are fucking with her.
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hahaha exactly.
These wannabe republicans always take the high horse and act like they're the only people that pay taxes.
x1000
;D Agreed. Lots of press & internet coverage. Skank is going to be a sad skank very soon. 10's of thousands of people are fucking with her.
no actually not, mostly just stuck up snobby white people have a problem with her, they will not break the law, they are pussies and have too much to lose.
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What a day, finally our country headed in the right direction! Looking forward to the next celebration later this year :)
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you are greedy, you have committed one of the seven deadly sins, you should be taxed at 70% and be on trail for it.
I saw this, very sad, now how will she eat? She doesn't have any income, or a job, what is this country coming to? That is terrible that they took away her benefits just because a news story ran a story about it because they were jealous.
There is no "seven deadly sins" a sin is a sin.
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There is no "seven deadly sins" a sin is a sin.
You should know more about Christian ethics dude.
The 7 "deadly" sins have been around since the start of Christianity.
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http://www.mountainretreatorg.net/faq/seven.html
pretty good read
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Seems like the type of lady you would bring home to mom.
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http://www.mountainretreatorg.net/faq/seven.html
pretty good read
Never said it was in the Bible... everyone knows it's not... It's as I said, "Christian Ethics".
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You should know more about Christian ethics dude.
The 7 "deadly" sins have been around since the start of Christianity.
good post
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Coach, do you believe that Dante's inferno was truth?
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Bitch made more in 1 day than most people make in 10 years... If anyone is of the position that she should be allowed to continue to collect welfare, then they are morons and should no longer be regarded as serious posters on this board.
some people dont make money because they re simply lazy and dont deserve it, or manage it very poorly because they have no faith or education. Or because they abandon their kids who will ruin what remains of the legacy because they were not taught how to manage it.
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A famous body builder you all know and have talked about on this board used to travel thoughout the South Pacific using the funds he received from the Welfare Office.
He'd have enough for the plane fares and minor expenses for a 6 week vacation in Paradise with many nights sleeping on the beach before heading back home to collect more funds from the good old USA WELFARE AGENCY.
And he always said, "If they're stupid enough to give it to me, I'll be smart enough to take it!".
Some of you GETBIGGERS knew him well.
And the same shit goes on today by many others outside the BB world!
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From todays 4/17/2012 paper. ;D
Michigan lotto winner charged with welfare fraud
Michigan woman who got food stamps after $1M lottery jackpot win charged with welfare fraud
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From todays 4/17/2012 paper. ;D
Michigan lotto winner charged with welfare fraud
Michigan woman who got food stamps after $1M lottery jackpot win charged with welfare fraud
Details of this justice?
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as most loto tickets are bought by people on welfare it seems fair ?
Lottery's were created to aid communities and tax the poor.
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Details of this justice?
Per request:
LINCOLN PARK, Mich. – A Michigan lottery winner was charged with fraud Tuesday for collecting food stamps and public health insurance despite pocketing a $735,000 jackpot.
Amanda Clayton, 25, was silent during a brief court hearing after spending a night in jail. A not-guilty plea was entered, and her lawyer vowed to fight the charges.
Clayton is the second person in Michigan caught with food stamps despite newly minted wealth. Gov. Rick Snyder last week signed a law requiring the lottery to notify the Human Services Department when someone wins at least $1,000.
Clayton is charged with failing to inform the state that her income had changed as a result of the lottery prize and a job. She won a $1 million jackpot on the game show "Make Me Rich!" and chose a $735,000 lump sum, before taxes, last September.
"It's simply common sense that million-dollar lottery winners forfeit their right to public assistance," said Attorney General Bill Schuette, whose office filed the charges. The maximum penalty is four years in prison.
Clayton, the mother of a 1-year-old, is accused of collecting $5,475 in food stamps and public medical benefits over eight months until Detroit TV station WDIV broke the story in March. She told WDIV that she believed she could collect food aid because she didn't have a job at the time.
The amount of money is a speck compared with the roughly $250 million that Michigan spends each month just on food assistance. Schuette spokeswoman Joy Yearout declined to comment on why the attorney general chose felony charges over a civil lawsuit or why Clayton was arrested and locked up overnight for a non-violent crime.
Outside the court in suburban Detroit, defense attorney Stanley Wise said he would ask that charges be dropped at the next hearing, May 1, when a judge must decide whether there's enough evidence to send the case to trial. He didn't elaborate on his strategy.
"They want to make an example of her," Wise later told The Associated Press, referring to state officials. "She's offered to repay the money. They haven't even sent her a bill. If that were the only issue, it would be over and done. They have chosen to exploit this for their purposes, and we have to deal with it."
Clayton declined to comment after posting $1,000 bail. Wise advised her not to speak to reporters.
Euline Clayton told reporters that her daughter used bad judgment but that a criminal case is "crap." She said Amanda called the Human Services Department about her lottery winnings but could never reach anyone.
The charges "are very extreme. ... They arrested her like a vulture," the elder Clayton said. "She didn't steal $1 million."
Clayton wasn't the first Michigan lottery winner to keep claiming public benefits. Leroy Fick, 60, of Bay County was using the food program despite winning an $850,000 lump sum prize in 2010. He told officials about his wealth but was allowed to temporarily keep his card because one-time windfalls at that time were not counted as regular income under the
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/04/17/michigan-lotto-winner-charged-with-welfare-fraud/#ixzz1sMQvOxin
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Per request:
LINCOLN PARK, Mich. – A Michigan lottery winner was charged with fraud Tuesday for collecting food stamps and public health insurance despite pocketing a $735,000 jackpot.
Amanda Clayton, 25, was silent during a brief court hearing after spending a night in jail. A not-guilty plea was entered, and her lawyer vowed to fight the charges...
This is simply a type of much-needed wellfare reform that is long overdue. I believe in the necessity of wellfare for certain people, but the program cannot and will not sustain as it is. A drastic overhaul is required and owed to the taxpayers.
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Another case. This time in Massachusetts.
http://foxnewsinsider.com/2012/06/01/two-massachusetts-men-win-lotto-continue-to-collect-welfare-money/
Frank Basile and James Casey, Jr. are facing larceny charges after continuing to collect welfare checks despite winning the lottery. Between the two of them, the Massachusetts men won more than a million dollars but were somehow able to still get thousands of dollars in state health benefits and food stamps.
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Another case. This time in Massachusetts.
http://foxnewsinsider.com/2012/06/01/two-massachusetts-men-win-lotto-continue-to-collect-welfare-money/
Frank Basile and James Casey, Jr. are facing larceny charges after continuing to collect welfare checks despite winning the lottery. Between the two of them, the Massachusetts men won more than a million dollars but were somehow able to still get thousands of dollars in state health benefits and food stamps.
Good, more Obama voters gone.
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moochers will mooch.
A drug addict that wins the lottery just becomes a rich drug addict, then back to being a drug addict.
Exactly.
Lottery Winner Pleads Guilty To Bank Robbery
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A man who once won a $19 million lottery jackpot pleaded guilty Thursday to four federal counts of bank robbery, authorities said.
James Allen Hayes, 55, who was also known as James Killen and Ceaser Killen, was indicted last October in connection with bank heists in Newhall, Valencia and Santa Barbara counties. Authorities say he is believed to be the PT Cruiser Bandit and the Seasoned Bandit, so named by the FBI for his gray/white hair.
In each heist, the robber slipped a note to the teller demanding cash and threatening to shoot if they did not comply, according to the indictment.
As part of the plea deal, Hayes agreed to forfeit a light-colored Chrysler PT Cruiser, which was allegedly used in some of the robberies.
Hayes was indicted in October for a string of bank heists between April and September in the Pacific Palisades, Stevenson Ranch, Valencia, Newhall, Carpinteria, Goleta, and Santa Maria.
He faces up to 20 years behind bars when he is sentenced and could be ordered to pay restitution of about $40,000, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Hayes was a Ventura security guard supervisor on the graveyard shift in January of 1998 when he won a $19 million SuperLotto jackpot. His ex-wife reportedly took half the jackpot, and Hayes ended up with a $6 million lump sum and a $1,000-a-week heroin habit.
When tracked down and arrested by the FBI in October, authorities said Hayes was living in an abandoned garage.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 7.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/03/15/lottery-winner-bank-robber/
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Exactly.
Lottery Winner Pleads Guilty To Bank Robbery
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A man who once won a $19 million lottery jackpot pleaded guilty Thursday to four federal counts of bank robbery, authorities said.
James Allen Hayes, 55, who was also known as James Killen and Ceaser Killen, was indicted last October in connection with bank heists in Newhall, Valencia and Santa Barbara counties. Authorities say he is believed to be the PT Cruiser Bandit and the Seasoned Bandit, so named by the FBI for his gray/white hair.
In each heist, the robber slipped a note to the teller demanding cash and threatening to shoot if they did not comply, according to the indictment.
As part of the plea deal, Hayes agreed to forfeit a light-colored Chrysler PT Cruiser, which was allegedly used in some of the robberies.
Hayes was indicted in October for a string of bank heists between April and September in the Pacific Palisades, Stevenson Ranch, Valencia, Newhall, Carpinteria, Goleta, and Santa Maria.
He faces up to 20 years behind bars when he is sentenced and could be ordered to pay restitution of about $40,000, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Hayes was a Ventura security guard supervisor on the graveyard shift in January of 1998 when he won a $19 million SuperLotto jackpot. His ex-wife reportedly took half the jackpot, and Hayes ended up with a $6 million lump sum and a $1,000-a-week heroin habit.
When tracked and arrested by the FBI in October, authorities said Hayes was living in an abandoned garage.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 7.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/03/15/lottery-winner-bank-robber/
1. $6 million and a $1000 a week habit doesn't sound like he had a problem
2. I know there's some laughing here that the media thought $1000 a week is alot of heroin