A $200 back-to-school giveaway for needy kids sparked a mad rush for money on the streets of New Yorkon Tuesday.
"It's free money!" said Alecia Rumph, 26, who waited in a Morris Park,Bronx, line 300 people deep for the cash to buy uniforms and book bags for her two kids.
"Thank God for Obama. He's looking out for us."
"Times are really tough right now. The situation is bad with money. So it's easy to want to use the money for other things," said Ana Barcos, 31, ofCorona, Queens, where 200 people waited outside a check-cashing business.
"But if the money's supposed to be for my kids, then I will use it for my kids."
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Free money to people who don't pay taxes and who are not required to use it for school related purchases.
ReplyDeleteITS NOT FREE DOUCHE BAGS! ITS MY MONEY.
CAN WE SAY "REDISTRIBUTION"??
The people excited about government spending are the people not paying any taxes.
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