Michigan Dumps 30,000 College Students From Food Stamps Program, Saves $75M

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Posted: 8/9/2011 10:20:41 AM EDT

But some students say the change isn't fair.

"College students have so much debt as it is in the United States. It's hard for them to be able to pay all their bills,” Wayne State University student Erik Boyes told MyFoxDetroit.

"That could potentially be a negative impact for students," added Wayne State student Mohammed Almihtar. "Maybe they're going to have a hard time enrolling in school. That's going to push the education back, and that's not a wise way to do that."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/09/michigan-kicks-30000-college-students-off-food-stamps/?test=latestnews

Welcome to the real world.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:21:56 AM EDT

[#1]

I support this very much.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:22:30 AM EDT

[#2]

As a college student, I fully support this.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:22:47 AM EDT

[#3]

In before the HAHA pic!!!!

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:23:09 AM EDT

[#4]

It caused a big shit fit among the turds on our campus. Every single little pig-fucker I've yet met that's had one used it solely for party fodder and trading for beer.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:23:21 AM EDT

[#5]

Yet, no mention of colleges cutting their prices to compensate in assisting these poor students......hmmmm?

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:23:25 AM EDT

[#6]

How is it that I paid for every meal in college, and these kids think they're entitled to a free lunch?

ETA - Ah, I remember now - I held a JOB.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:23:29 AM EDT

[#7]

Cue the riots in 3...2...1...

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:25:00 AM EDT

[#8]

...Under the new rules, only single moms and students who work 20 hours a week may be able to keep their benefits, MyFoxDetroit.com reported.....

hey, I see a solution in there for all the hungry college students.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:25:56 AM EDT

[#9]

Learning how to eat "on the cheap" was one of many valuable life skills I learned while in college.

Do more with less. You're there to learn how to survive in the real world. IMO the university is doing them a favor.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:26:47 AM EDT

[#10]

As a Michigan tax payer, I support this step. But it's only a step.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:27:05 AM EDT

[#11]

College students don't need to accrue debt. Go leech off of someone else ya prick.

<––is a current college student who works full-time and goes to school full-time

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:27:14 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
But some students say the change isn't fair.

"College students have so much debt as it is in the United States. It's hard for them to be able to pay all their bills,” Wayne State University student Erik Boyes told MyFoxDetroit.

"That could potentially be a negative impact for students," added Wayne State student Mohammed Almihtar. "Maybe they're going to have a hard time enrolling in school. That's going to push the education back, and that's not a wise way to do that."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/09/michigan-kicks-30000-college-students-off-food-stamps/?test=latestnews

Welcome to the real world ramen noodles .

Fixed it for ya, Bro.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:28:39 AM EDT

[#13]

May I suggest they get part time jobs to feed themselves instead of partying/drinking non-stop? A college student could work 20 hrs a week and eat pretty good IF they plan it right.

Oh wait..most of them don't know how to cook and have beer/party as a higher priority. Welcome to the real world kids..

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:28:48 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:

I support this very much.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:30:05 AM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:

Welcome to the real world.

Yup, now get a job and quit drinking so much.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:30:21 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
It caused a big shit fit among the turds on our campus. Every single little pig-fucker I've yet met that's had one used it solely for party fodder and trading for beer.

and it's always the cheapest beer possible. The handful of students that actually need the help, IE: going back to school, struggling with a part time job and a kid, yadda yadda yadda, they will continue to get it.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:30:48 AM EDT

[#17]

Holy cry me a fucking river.

I was a resident assistant for my sophomore and junior years to help pay for room/board and also they put money on your food card.

My senior year I worked three jobs while maintaining 18 hours a semester.

My first and second year in grad school I kept working those same three jobs to get by. Ramen was my meal of choice.

These fucking panzies have been coddled for far too long. The gravy train just stopped. Either die or figure out how to live....I could care less which one you do.

My third year of Grad school I became employed by the Fed Bureau of Prisons. The job sucks but the pay is good. I've been working with them for 3.5 years now and still trying to complete my Masters (classes on the weekends). But you know what, the BOP still has a metric shit ton of job openings and doesn't take a rocket scientist or an engineering degree to become employed.

America is lazy.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:31:05 AM EDT

[#18]

More from the Detroit News

Many see using food stamps while attending school as a scam, and former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick described it in much that way in his new autobiography.

Kilpatrick, who was recently released from state prison after serving time for violating probation and awaits trial on federal corruption charges, revealed he used food stamps when he attended Florida A&M University in the late 1980s and early 1990s. At the time, his mother was a state representative and his father was a top Wayne County official.

"The food stamp game is an old hook-up in neighborhoods from Detroit to Tallahassee," Kilpatrick said in the book. "If you could get them, especially as a struggling college student, then you did." ..........

As the twig is bent so grows the tree.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:31:40 AM EDT

[#19]

Got my support

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:32:54 AM EDT

[#20]

GOOD

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:34:24 AM EDT

[#21]

Didn't even know they were eligible. Michigan thing maybe?

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:34:39 AM EDT

[#22]

Good! I had a p/t job in college to make end meet. I see no reason why the entitlement generation can't do the same.....

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:35:46 AM EDT

[#23]

They're all gonna starve to death!

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:37:36 AM EDT

[#24]

At my school they invested heavily in pad locks on the toilet paper dispensors. No plastic "church key" to open them, you needed bolt cutters.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:38:06 AM EDT

[#25]

...they should protest by having a hunger strike.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:39:43 AM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:
But some students say the change isn't fair.

"College students have so much debt as it is in the United States. It's hard for them to be able to pay all their bills,” Wayne State University student Erik Boyes told MyFoxDetroit.

"That could potentially be a negative impact for students," added Wayne State student Mohammed Almihtar. "Maybe they're going to have a hard time enrolling in school. That's going to push the education back, and that's not a wise way to do that."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/09/michigan-kicks-30000-college-students-off-food-stamps/?test=latestnews

Welcome to the real world.

The entitlement mindset....FUCK THEM!

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:40:59 AM EDT

[#27]

They should do what I did, get a fucking job. I worked full time at nights doing mall ninja shit while I worked on my Computer Science degree and still managed to graduate as Valedictorian.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:41:19 AM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
Didn't even know they were eligible. Michigan thing maybe?

Michigan was apparently one of the few states to permit this.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:41:40 AM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:

They should do what I did, get a fucking job. I worked full time at nights doing mall ninja shit while I worked on my Computer Science degree and still managed to graduate as Valedictorian.

+1 minus the Valedictorian status.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:41:41 AM EDT

[#30]

Quoted:

How is it that I paid for every meal in college, and these kids think they're entitled to a free lunch?

ETA - Ah, I remember now - I held a 3 JOBs.

That's how I did it.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:42:19 AM EDT

[#31]

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:51:56 AM EDT

[#32]

This is a very damn good idea. And I approve.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:54:21 AM EDT

[#33]

That works out to $2,500/year/student. $200/month for food for a college student? WTF??

No wonder they're fat.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:54:29 AM EDT

[#34]

Did colleges do away with meal plans and dinning halls?

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:55:36 AM EDT

[#35]

30,000 people, 75 million dollars. That doesn't add up in my book.

I supported myself through college. I held a full time job, made house and car payments, paid for my own food, etc. It can be done.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:56:51 AM EDT

[#36]

So wait, I'm paying 1400-1600 per semester for a meal plan here in VA... Were there people getting free meal plans in MI vs. earning scholarships or working for the money?

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:58:24 AM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:
30,000 people, 75 million dollars. That doesn't add up in my book.

I supported myself through college. I held a full time job, made house and car payments, paid for my own food, etc. It can be done.

Thats $2500 each, which adds up to $1250/semester. Sounds about right for a meal plan.

Posted: 8/9/2011 10:59:53 AM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:
More from the Detroit News

Many see using food stamps while attending school as a scam, and former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick described it in much that way in his new autobiography.

Kilpatrick, who was recently released from state prison after serving time for violating probation and awaits trial on federal corruption charges, revealed he used food stamps when he attended Florida A&M University in the late 1980s and early 1990s. At the time, his mother was a state representative and his father was a top Wayne County official.

"The food stamp game is an old hook-up in neighborhoods from Detroit to Tallahassee," Kilpatrick said in the book. "If you could get them, especially as a struggling college student, then you did." ..........

As the twig is bent so grows the tree.

It's fucking amazing what kind of fucking douchebag assholes can get elected into office.

Posted: 8/9/2011 11:00:37 AM EDT

[#39]

About fucking time...

Posted: 8/9/2011 11:01:29 AM EDT

[#40]

I live in Michigan, I am in school, I work (2 jobs), I DON’T get any assistance or financial aid, never did. Why was I paying for those 30,000 freeloaders to eat? Was I paying for their tuition too? A place for them to live? What do they have to do to get this assistance? This topic really burns my ass. Get a f***ing job you 30,000 lazy bums. What we are creating is a society addicted to assistance and no work effort. Too many handouts. I hope they are all U.S. citizens.

Posted: 8/9/2011 11:03:39 AM EDT

[#41]

Quoted:

Holy cry me a fucking river.

I was a resident assistant for my sophomore and junior years to help pay for room/board and also they put money on your food card.

I did the RA thing too, it was awful, but helped out a lot.

Posted: 8/9/2011 11:04:45 AM EDT

[#42]

Wait a minute. You mean I'm going to have to pay for my own food? I cant believe this. How am I suppose to do that? Totally unfair

Posted: 8/9/2011 11:07:01 AM EDT

[#43]

Quoted:

Quoted:
More from the Detroit News

Many see using food stamps while attending school as a scam, and former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick described it in much that way in his new autobiography.

Kilpatrick, who was recently released from state prison after serving time for violating probation and awaits trial on federal corruption charges, revealed he used food stamps when he attended Florida A&M University in the late 1980s and early 1990s. At the time, his mother was a state representative and his father was a top Wayne County official.

"The food stamp game is an old hook-up in neighborhoods from Detroit to Tallahassee," Kilpatrick said in the book. "If you could get them, especially as a struggling college student, then you did." ..........

As the twig is bent so grows the tree.

It's fucking amazing what kind of fucking douchebag assholes can get elected into office.

In Detroit, it would be amazing if they didn't elect one of those types.

Posted: 8/9/2011 11:08:26 AM EDT

[#44]

Sounds like they should live with in their means. I had no problem eating in college....

Posted: 8/9/2011 11:09:53 AM EDT

[#45]

I worked at three different Sorority houses as a bus boy/server for meal services while in college, free meals all day.

Posted: 8/9/2011 11:13:51 AM EDT

[#46]

Quoted:
I worked at three different Sorority houses as a bus boy/server for meal services while in college, free meals all day.

I doubt that was the biggest plus for you but i'm sure it was a good added bonus.

ETA that statement works well with your screen name

Posted: 8/9/2011 11:13:55 AM EDT

[#47]

If they saved 75 mil by cutting that funding then people were obviously taking advantage of the program... Im sure there are a few that could really use the program (Edit actually if you can't go to school and afford your own lunch, then you don't need to go to college). I would imagine that the program was easy to get on board and it was being overly taken advantage of. 75mil to feed college kids pft.

I imagine it like this: Get food stamps, sell to family/friends for cash. Buy whatever you want...