I was intrigued by this post on Free Republic, and the discussion that followed. Its got obvious parallels in New Zealand.
I just got home from the grocery store where I went to get a few items for my wife (vegetables, chicken) etc. and was getting my retired Dad a gift card so he can make ends meet. He is not doing well and living on Social Security and a part-time job, and I know he needs the money for food (and dog food).
I was going through the self-check out but there was a sign “no gift cards” so I went back into the regular line. There were two women, both about 5′ tall and only spoke Spanish, they had 5 children, all under 5 years old and they were chatting and screaming, normal kid stuff.
They had a full basket, and when they were done, pulled out Food Stamp (welfare) cards and charged over $200 on them and left the store. I came out of the store right as one of them drove up in a late model Ford Expedition with the shiny flashy rims. There were 5 car seats and some kind of Spanish music coming out of the speakers.
I bust my ass to feed my family, pay taxes and keep my family above water…who the hell takes my tax dollars to give to these illegal invaders and their spawn? I was so angry thinking of my Dad back East clipping coupons while these 3rd Worlders steal every week from the US taxpayer.
I am angry, really angry. I have had enough.
TrueblueNZ 
4 responses to “An Angry Taxpayer”
If they are illegal they will not have food stamps. I have lived in US for years. Post is just dog-whistling, I’m afriad.
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So you don’t think any anger was justified Brian?
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I don’t think it’s helpful to confuse two issues, like welfare and illegal immigration. Like Brian says, it’s a virtual certainty that, if these people had food stamps, they weren’t illegal (eligibility requirements for federal program here, more permissive requirements for some state programs here). You can get mad about people living off welfare without saying that they’re illegal immigrants when they’re almost certainly not.
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You guys always like to widdle over the detail to smokescreen the big picture. Welfare abuse or illegal immigrants, either or both, the guy has had it up to here, and he’s got every right to be angry.
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