I lost a bet regarding Glenn Grothman...

[Archae]

My new congressman.
I was in a betting pool, I said Grothman with take a month to make a total ass of himself.

Turns out he took a little longer.

WASHINGTON -- It's not unusual for a Republican lawmaker to relate stories of poor people using food stamps to buy questionable items. It's less common for a congressman to urge constituents to proactively snoop on other people's shopping carts.

Freshman Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) reportedly said at a town hall in his district last week that constituents should monitor purchases made with debit cards from Food Share, which is Wisconsin's name for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Grothman "told the people in attendance to keep an eye on the types of things people on Food Share buy at the grocery store," Oshkosh Northwestern Media reported Monday.

"I would argue some people are arranging their life to be on Food Share," Grothman said, according to reporter Jeff Bollier. Grothman listed welfare fraud, debt and immigration as the biggest problems facing Washington.

A spokesman for Grothman didn't immediately respond to a request for more information about his remarks.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/24/greg-grothman-urges-const_n_6744384.html?1424802408

[randys1]

1. Darn, just makes me wanna slap the motherphucker, really hard too

When these people are SHAMED in public, then and only then will things change.

[libodem]

2. No wonder I have become

So bitter about the plight of our existence.

Grrrrr

[VanillaRhapsody]

3. He thinks he is "missing out" on a the great deal....... that is Food Stamps

The average recipient in the U.S. gets just $133 a month Food Assistance...which comes to $4.43 a day. I would like to see Grothman live high on the hog at the Piggly Wiggly on less than $5 a day!

the FACTS Mr Grothman...

SNAP works to improve the nutritional status and well-being of America’s most vulnerable. SNAP benefits are delivered monthly through electronic debit (EBT) cards that can be used to purchase groceries at over 238,000 authorized retailers nationwide. Nearly half of all SNAP participants are children, and 82 percent of all SNAP benefits go to vulnerable houses that include a child, elderly person, or disabled person.

Federal eligibility for SNAP is limited to those with gross incomes up to 130 percent of the federal poverty line (about $12,750 a year). Participants must further show a net income of less than or equal to 100 percent of the poverty line and are subject to an asset test. Able-bodied adults without dependents may only receive three months of benefits during any three year period if they are not working a minimum of 20 hours per week or participating in a training program.

The SNAP program is administered by the states which have considerable discretion to adapt the program to best meet the needs of their residents. At the same time, federal oversight ensures that SNAP is accountable to the taxpayer and that benefits are administered accurately. SNAP has low administrative overhead and one of the highest payment accuracy rates of any federal government program.