Food stamp applications up in Washington

" Time to verify every persons social security number and citizenship that applies for any type of help that is supported by public funds. "

" It is really too bad us people who actually work for our money to pay our bills and take care of our family can't get any help because we make too much money. Maybe all of us women with kids should divorce our husbands so we can get welfare. Or maybe we should have more kids. "

" cynic954, Your right, but your dreaming. Illegals have access to Social Security, they get free medical at hospitals, and yes, they will get food stamps too. Pathetic but reality... "

" Make them bring in a birth certificate or passport. "

" At our workplace, it is required to arrive for random urine tests for drugs/alcohol. There are no ifs, ands or buts about it. Show up or you're out of there. First, I think that people who get DSHS medical/food/whatever, should have to physically show up at a given destination to PICK UP THE CHECK, BUT ONLY AFTER THEY SUBMIT A URINE TEST AT THAT TIME AND ONLY AFTER THEY PASS THE DRUG/ALCOHOL SCREENING. Anyone who is NOT participating in drugs/alcohol activity will gladly submit a urine test because they need to feed their family. Those who object, well...guess what? NO CHECK. "

" There are alot of people out there that have full time jobs and work hard to support their families but still need the assistance. There is nothing wrong with that it doesn't mean that everyone that gets food assistance is a dead beat. The problem is there isn't enough high paying jobs in the county let alone in the state of washington. "

" Man, 2 days from Thanksgiving, a story about there are more hungry people; yet you jerks want to talk about immigration, and drug tests of all damn things. What a bunch of miserable jokers blog on this site. "

" There are truly people that need the help but I am sick of people getting a free handout when the rest of us struggle to make it on fixed incomes. "

" Hey Buggsie, that is a great idea, however, they do not receive checks they a card a lot like a debit card... It was the government’s ways of slowing down food stamp fraud and (selling and bartering of food stamps as well as the money) I think the participants on welfare should be doing drug tests. I agree completely on that. My husband busts his butt; he and his co-workers are all so familiar to the drug tests. Why should those who work hard and pay taxes so there can be a welfare program be the only ones subjected to the drug test? I think if the welfare recipients fail their drug tests they should be kicked off. That is what would be your fait depending on the boss. Some would give you that opportunity to get help. However, I know my husband and I are tired of breaking our backs just so certain few can sit on their duff and you know they would fail the test. I have some friends who go to school, some work, some do both, and they all have a family, and receive food assistance. They work hard and they do not do drugs. There are always those few that feel everyone owes them. The bottom line is they supposedly raised the line for food assistance; yet they are still turning people away that are in need and bellow the limit. "