Another welfare recipient goes lavish shopping, this time a brand new car. Thanks to the American taxpayers!
Opposing Views reported that an unidentified Florida man purchased a new car with $30,000 in cash and brag it online is now facing intense backlash after people noticed a small detail in the picture.
His friend snap a photo of him sitting in his new car appearing to brag to have extra money left after buying a new car. He is seen in the photo sitting in the driver’s seat of the car holding up a wad of cash to the camera.
The controversial picture was then posted to the photo-sharing site Imgur on June 11. For some reason, it went viral and many folks online slammed the man.
The viral photo appears to have an open wallet in the man’s lap, and inside the wallet is what appears to be a blue Access card.
The Access card is Florida’s version of the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program which provides welfare benefits to the state’s needy residents.
The photo was later shared on Facebook, in which Opposing Views pointed out that many commenters responding to the article on Facebook condemned the man and expressed their belief that he may have cheated the welfare system in order to buy the new car.
“I bet when the Florida welfare office sees this he won’t be on welfare for long!” one poster wrote. “And he should have to pay back every dime he collected! Plus about 35 years in the federal pen!”
“It’s not that he’s stealing from you and me that pisses me off the most,” another commenter posted. “He’s stealing from people who actually need help.”
Other commenters warned people to keep an open mind and not jump to conclusions.
“[Let’s] not judge him until we find out where he got the money, and if he qualified for that card,” one poster wrote. “For all we know he might have won at the casino or something.”
Source: OpposingViews
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