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Food stamp glitch leads to Wal-Mart stampede[W:236]

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Honestly, although the people are not blameless here, Walmart is much more responsible after they realized there was no limit and still allowed it to happen. The government should hold WalMart responsible for any overcharges.

The businesses around here put up signs to apologize and say that they simply couldn't accept EBT due to a system problem and that is what WalMart should have done, unless they are willing to cover the additional costs.

Why should the recipients get off scott free? The govt. should pay Wally World and take it off their next months' benefits until it's paid off.
 
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This thread is like the proverbial **** that attracts flies. Amazing how many conservatives hit this thing within minutes of it going up to hammer the "takers".

Just like the unscrupulous people waiting to pounce on a glitch which lets them take advantage of the system, you all live for these kinds of opportunities. Don't you?
Its a thread topic. Commenting on it is what you are supposed to do. Or...maybe whine bitch and cry because conservative posters actually dare to point out just how ****ed up and corrupt some people can be.

Whats just a little more funny than watching the herd of handout clowns stealing shopping baskets full of food is the people that rush into here and a-defend them and b-blame it on Walmart.
 
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WalMart is as guilty as the people.
"Lynd explained the cards weren't showing limits and they called corporate Wal-Mart, whose spokesman said to let the people use the cards anyway."

Well look at it from Walmart's perspective......you deny allowing someone on welfare buying food=bad PR.
The people who are solely responsible for this are those who bought beyond what they knew their benefits were. There are occasionally banking glitches where a number is off and someone ends up with way more money than they were supposed to, that doesn't mean they get to go on a shopping spree.
 
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Xerox should have to pay for this, their screw up. And every person that went on their shopping spree should be charged with EBT fraud.

Also, Wal-Mart for giving the nod of approval to this. Corporations are people, right? This means we can put them in jail?
 
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Well look at it from Walmart's perspective......you deny allowing someone on welfare buying food=bad PR.
The people who are solely responsible for this are those who bought beyond what they knew their benefits were. There are occasionally banking glitches where a number is off and someone ends up with way more money than they were supposed to, that doesn't mean they get to go on a shopping spree.

No, this isn't the first time problems have occurred with EBT systems. You put up a sign, say sorry for the inconvenience, and nobody gives a crap. The affected people will complain, yes. But they'll come back tomorrow when the system is fixed.
 
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Also, Wal-Mart for giving the nod of approval to this. Corporations are people, right? This means we can put them in jail?

If you don't want corporations being seen as people then it would be advisable to stop taxing them as if they are capable of paying taxes. :shrug:
 
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If you don't want corporations being seen as people then it would be advisable to stop taxing them as if they are capable of paying taxes. :shrug:
A point.

It seems likely that no corporation has ever paid any taxes.








Without passing the cost on to their customers, anyway.
 
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Why should the recipients get off scott free? The govt. should pay Wally World and take it off their next months' benefits until it's paid off.

They would still not have anything left for the rest of the month. They better hope they don't need anything else, like milk, eggs, etc. that doesn't last that long.
 
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If you don't want corporations being seen as people then it would be advisable to stop taxing them as if they are capable of paying taxes. :shrug:

A business is capable of paying bill's, so it is capable of paying business taxes. That is what the business's accountants are for
 
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If you don't want corporations being seen as people then it would be advisable to stop taxing them as if they are capable of paying taxes. :shrug:
Those are income taxes, not person taxes. Businesses make income, profit, use the infrastructure, rely on emergency services to protect the assets of businesses, and more. Hence businesses should pay taxes.
 
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A business is capable of paying bill's, so it is capable of paying business taxes. That is what the business's accountants are for

Actually, it can't. The only entity that can pay taxes are people. Nothing else has the capability to pull it off. Once you start treating something as a person you shouldn't be surprised that are in turn seen as one.
 
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Those are income taxes, not person taxes. Businesses make income, profit, use the infrastructure, rely on emergency services to protect the assets of businesses, and more. Hence businesses should pay taxes.

People make incomes. A business is incapable of earning or making an income.
 
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Its a thread topic. Commenting on it is what you are supposed to do. Or...maybe whine bitch and cry because conservative posters actually dare to point out just how ****ed up and corrupt some people can be.

Whats just a little more funny than watching the herd of handout clowns stealing shopping baskets full of food is the people that rush into here and a-defend them and b-blame it on Walmart.
WHat was that saying? When Black people grab stuff after a disaster, they are called looters. But, when white folks do it, they call them survivalists.
 
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People make incomes. A business is incapable of earning an income.
Clearly you're not an accountant. Enough said.
 
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A business is capable of paying bill's, so it is capable of paying business taxes. That is what the business's accountants are for
For a business (or corporation, same thing in a general way), taxes are just another bill. Granted a bit more complex and requiring unreasonable amounts of calculation, but still a bill.

How do businesses pay bills?
 
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Clearly you're not an accountant. Enough said.

This has nothing to do with accounting, but with capability. A piece of property can't earn or make anything. It's just an object that has no abilities of it's own.
 
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Well look at it from Walmart's perspective......you deny allowing someone on welfare buying food=bad PR.
The people who are solely responsible for this are those who bought beyond what they knew their benefits were. There are occasionally banking glitches where a number is off and someone ends up with way more money than they were supposed to, that doesn't mean they get to go on a shopping spree.

Eventhough every other store in the nation either denied use of EBT cards or at least limited them to $50 each, including other WalMarts around the country. These two WalMarts are the only ones reporting that they allowed people to buy as much as they wanted with their EBT cards.

If the bank tells them to keep it or that there is no problem with their account, they can in fact keep and spend the money.
 
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This has nothing to do with accounting, but with capability. A piece of property can't earn or make anything. It's just an object that has no abilities of it's own.
I think you better take that to the philosophy forum.
 
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A point.

It seems likely that no corporation has ever paid any taxes.








Without passing the cost on to their customers, anyway.

Using your logic a corporation would keep on raising their prices to make more money to pay more taxes. Good for Obama and liberals that think there is no end to the money supply to spend on entitlements. Yep the more you tax business the more they raise prices to pay more taxes. Really good for Obama but bad for the consumer. Do you get it?
 
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WHat was that saying? When Black people grab stuff after a disaster, they are called looters. But, when white folks do it, they call them survivalists.
A...
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Even Obama is laughing at you for going all racist...

And B...there is a world of difference between a hurricane bearing down on your city and exploiting a glitch in the EBT system. Just like there is a world of difference between scavenging for clean water and rolling a stolen big screen TV through 3 feet of water.
 
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I think you better take that to the philosophy forum.

I don't imagine there is any need for that. A corporation can't do anything without the actions of people. It can't earn or make anything on it's own.
 
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Eventhough every other store in the nation either denied use of EBT cards or at least limited them to $50 each, including other WalMarts around the country. These two WalMarts are the only ones reporting that they allowed people to buy as much as they wanted with their EBT cards.

If the bank tells them to keep it or that there is no problem with their account, they can in fact keep and spend the money.

Why do we insist on treating these adults like children that don't know better? I was on unemployment for a short time after getting out of active duty a few years ago, My check was $238 a week, like clock work. If one week $238,000 showed up in my account, I had enough common sense not to go out and buy a house with it.

Anyone who has served in the Army has probably experienced an over payment at one time promptly followed up by a no pay, to recoup that additional amount. I see no reason why this should not be the case here, I'd prefer even a penalty for taking advantage of the system.
 
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Actually, it can't. The only entity that can pay taxes are people. Nothing else has the capability to pull it off. Once you start treating something as a person you shouldn't be surprised that are in turn seen as one.

Where do you get the idea only people can pay taxes?

A corporation can earn profits, through the work and investment of its employees and investors, it can pay taxes through the same workers based on its profits. Business's have long had to pay tariffs and other forms of taxes, they certainly can pay business income taxes.
 
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Where do you get the idea only people can pay taxes?

A corporation can earn profits, through the work and investment of its employees and investors, it can pay taxes through the same workers based on its profits. Business's have long had to pay tariffs and other forms of taxes, they certainly can pay business income taxes.

No, business owners earn an income through their own work and the work of their employees and investors. A profit for a business occurs when the amount of revenue gained from a business activity exceeds the expenses, costs and taxes needed to sustain the activity. The only entity to take home the profit are business owners that are people. Only people can earn an income and only people can pay taxes.
 
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Food stamp glitch leads to Wal-Mart stampede- MSN Money

People abusing a system they new had limits the people who were practically stealing . Shame on you .

Pathetic that things got out of hand - how much time elapsed? Word doesn't spread THAT QUICKLY. Things take time for that type of thing to get out . . . So *obviously* people checked out left and right - and it was A-O-K for a long while.

Stupid.
 
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