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Food Stamps Online

June 16th, 2011 11:45 pm

You might be having a tough financial situation that you just can’t shake. In this case, applying for food stamps is your first priority, especially if your homeless or living from your car. While it is a good idea to get some help, you should never abuse the system.

You can easily apply for food stamps, that way you and your family can benefit by having enough food on the table to feed the children as well. It is easy to request an application for food stamps. You can do this by contacting your county office via phone, person, fax, or snail mail. The fastest way to do this though is to apply for food stamps online. Make sure you have at least one adult to sign the food stamp application, along with any supporting documents that prove your income.

To apply for food stamps, visit your local Welfare office and ask for an application. You can either mail the application back or return it to the front desk. If you want the process to be quicker, the best thing you can do is fill it out and give the application back that same day.

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Paper Money Discriminates

June 15th, 2011 11:54 pm

Close your eyes, reach into your wallet and try to distinguish between a $1 bill and a $5 bill. Impossible? It’s also discriminatory, a federal appeals court says.

Since all paper money feels pretty much the same, the government is denying blind people meaningful access to the currency, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday. The decision could force the Treasury Department to make bills of different sizes or print them with raised markings or other distinguishing features.

The American Council of the Blind sued for such changes, but the government has been fighting the case for about six years.

The U.S. acknowledges the current design hinders blind people, but it argues that they have adapted. Some rely on store clerks to help, some use credit cards and others fold certain corners to help distinguish between bills.

Some use electronic currency readers. But they can be expensive, and they sometimes have problems with new $20 bills.

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