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Thu, 26 Apr 2012|

Gov. Deval Patrick said today that his administration has done more than any other to root out fraud in the EBT card welfare system, but he believes there is an underlying theme driving the debate about whether the state should be providing welfare at all. Howie was horrified that a debate was necessary and asked for EBT stories.

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  1. Deval Patrick1:39
  2. illegal alien5:37, 5:56
  3. New Hampshire0:09
  4. Sean O'Connell0:07
  5. Tim Cahill1:35
  6. Paula Jones6:48
  7. alien drug4:04
  8. American citizens1:26
  9. Def TVs3:47

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18774694321. So. 4694322603. How we we need Sean O'Connell here in New Hampshire. BBT abuses just as bad or worse here it's insanity I had one woman tell me it was her hard earned money. To a seven abuse and fraud is in every aspect of life and when people like you run their -- long enough and loud enough the innocent ones in need Earl was the ones to be hurt all -- -- my fault it's my fault I was -- I I found out about this and started writing about it and talking about it so I'm I'm responsible for it's not. Not that the exit not the lay abouts who haven't worked in 34 generations now it's not their fault. They're entitled they're entitled to itself part of the it's it's it's part of the freebies and at that America had us. Patrick questions motives of welfare system critics. I think that some of the debate frankly seems to be available beta about what's really at issue which is whether we should provide benefits. The people that help them help themselves and if that's a debate folks want. The and they need to bring it with that candor because we have to be and we are in this commonwealth about helping people help themselves. No we in this commonwealth are about helping people abuse welfare whether -- American citizens or not. And those people who abuse welfare vote for you. And this is one of my text recessed thank you very much Tim Cahill again thank you Tim thank you for giving us Deval Patrick for a second term. David you're next with how -- cargo ahead David. I -- too bad I -- several notable carnal you get a wonderful job. When they call -- like to point out is why have we not stop. Everything except the supermarket I cannot think it any reason why some of the public assistance skeptical about the dollar. I I don't know that either I I don't get it I I don't I don't understand the overall leader I I don't know if I did my druthers I'd rather see you go back to the old system where. The cities and towns would just give away surplus food government. 100% agree -- what they should do have The Who delivered to their house. Then you can control actually what the ordering what the bike if you watched what that the war unfortunately and you'll speech. We're doing is what I beat people -- peaceably causing a -- -- You can measure you can control. I know and as an Hisham point that a million times here you could always tell who the people on the BTR because they're the ones that are run. Our shopping very carelessly they're buying the expensive stuff. And others and like you say they're buying the crap. That they the empty calories the that Evelyn -- to sort out. Right big day and the reason they -- -- that is because -- its money you know for free money you know when the wind you don't have to work for something you're just gonna you you don't mind tests in the money -- right. Under the category a 100% agree I hope replica of a model works if you continue to work and there's. It isn't just the tip of the guys work that way that they exist calling up publicity one thing we're focusing on you tell me everything else working well. Right and in without look at how the welfare industrial complexes fighting this they had people everywhere they were repugnant to watch auto club ripping into -- world. You know we're we're we're bad people talk radio. All the taxpayer is you know you want if you wanna get. Make sure that that the money is only going to the deserving -- as opposed the junkies or right illegal aliens. You're your mean spirited your bad person that's what -- that's where that's they would let's appoint the most making here. Thanks for the call David I -- 8774694322. How many of these lay abouts have cable TV and high Def TVs while getting EDT cash. That's my that's my feeling that you -- we gotta you've got a high Def five TP big screen TV. You can affordably you can -- lipstick. Pardon upon your -- Upon your right to eBay selectivity. Illegal alien drug dealer in the in the next section eight apartment -- next Julia. But you get some lipstick and go to work for -- look for a job like -- were hoarding looked for jobs. Do you think you're looking you really think they're looking for jobs. In the the other thing. And -- the need money for babysitting. Really -- now we're approaching the area where they're gonna start tumbling out of windows now how many of them -- babysitters. 18774694322. Sharon your next without car going -- Sharon. -- in the school system. And alliance which -- -- Reading. Street and she -- school. Forestry and so it. So EDT. Is being. Mean these reaching one country over the weekend. We can't seat and port. And we -- Situation -- DC right. Out and I think it was out. We also. Go to. Court. -- -- you know look at the fact that this -- -- these people spending money. They can go. And one but there was at least we talk about this later on but there was the story of a guy in America was run over by an illegal alien from Guatemala. In a crosswalk. Was killed in a crosswalk. And that the woman was going sixty in -- thirty and she didn't even stop -- hit and run. You know what the bail was set -- Sharon. Fifty grand you don't want it took to raise money for the bail money that day a day. An illegal alien comes up with fifty -- cash. How was how is that possible. It justice so discouraging. I call I call Washington and -- On the way home from work she let me tell you people in the school system at the they -- that I can say they're actually. I believe. Right exactly exactly. Thanks for the call Sharon won 8774694322. I'm now car. 18774694322. Dennis you're next with how we cargo ahead that's. How do you remember I think it would change combo instead of Paula Jones you can direct built built through a trio of the fifty dollar bill says yeah. Yeah. Well a couple of -- build it not to market yet if you -- EDT character material progress out in the process. That there was a comment on the talk on the on the caliber of person that she was like I'm. The that they had anyone had told you how many state. Public assistance program workers ought to be founded AA and ending meetings in the urban areas of the commonwealth. It's. It you know I have a friend who can tell you that it is that almost always one and my friends doctorate in about twenty years ago. But when he needs when he started in the program. It was directed it via social -- from the date of this program. Sentence. Who is going to give him a prescription for all it is the -- -- Their valuable on the street. -- -- --