Posted on 12 March 2013. Tags: Americans, AskDrO.com, food stamps, law, out of control, poverty, SNAP, welfare
The state of the economy has taken its toll on many American consumers and their families. With unemployment and low-income, there are not many options left to support a family when there isn’t enough money to go around. Everyone at least wants their basic needs met (food, clothing and shelter) but when you can’t even [...]
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Posted on 09 January 2013. Tags: abuse, African-American, AskDrO.com, behavior, fetal alchol syndrome, law, moonshine, pregnancy, South Africa, welfare, women
Pregnancy is a very delicate time for women. It can be a risky experience if the right precautions are not taken. In order to produce a healthy child, women who are expecting have to avoid things heavy strain on the body, alter their diet to food that is healthiest during pregnancy and constantly visit their [...]
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Posted on 06 February 2012. Tags: casino, congress, congress outlaws food stamps at strip club, ebt, food stamps, hr 3567, liquor store, strip club, welfare
The more you know… Who knew that you could use your food stamp in the strip club? Apparently a lot of people knew, because Congress has set a law in motion to ban the use of the government assistance at strip clubs, liquor stores and the casino. Republicans are proposing the bill to prevent misuse [...]
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Posted on 29 August 2011. Tags: cash benefits, drug testing, ebt, florida drug testing, gov rick scott, Politics, welfare
Florida Gov. Rick Scott unfairly assumed that people who use welfare are on drugs more than the general population. After requiring all applicants for temporary cash assistance to pass a drug test he was proven wrong. Ninety-eight percent passed. And the process will cost the state $178 million. The Tampa Tribune reports that the Department of [...]
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Posted on 04 July 2011. Tags: ask Dr. O, AskDrO.com, bankruptcy, children, florida, motherhood, nadya suleman, nadya suleman in touch, octomom, octomom hates babies, Parenting, post-partum depression, single motherhood, strip club, Suicide, T's lounge, welfare, West Palm Beach, woman
UPDATE! – June 18, 2012 An employee at a West Palm Beach, Florida strip club, T’s Lounge, called Nadya ‘Octomom’ Suleman “a little bit crazy” on national television. T’s Lounge was the selected club that the ‘Octomom’ was going to take it all off in attempts to get cash for her 14 children. She needs [...]
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