DaveinElma Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 http://www.tmz.com/2012/03/31/octomom-nadya-suleman-welfare/ Octomom is doing what she swore she would never do -- go on welfare ... TMZ has learned. The mother of 14 is getting $2,000 a month from the State of California. The money is deposited directly into a special debit card account (see above). The card can ONLY be used for food -- and it's closely monitored by the State to make sure the cardholder isn't making illegal purchases -- i.e., buying a bike at Costco. It's a cruel twist, for a woman who vowed in 2010 -- a year after giving birth to octuplets -- she would NEVER go on welfare, saying she refused to become "a self-fulfilling prophecy" by accepting government assistance. Octo qualified for the card because her income is less than $119,000 a year ... and a family of 15 that makes less than that amount is entitled to welfare benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 In the paper today - people were using their EBT cards to buy Mega Millions tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 In the paper today - people were using their EBT cards to buy Mega Millions tickets. It depends on the state I guess... I NEVER buy lottery tickets, but at Christmas time there was a "Lottery tree" at school... One of the trees were decorated with scratch off tickets that were donated. So I go to the local Shell gas station and try to purchase with my debit card (Visa)... The clerk says: "Sorry, cash only." I guess it is law that you have to buy them with cash. BUT, now I hear you can buy tickets online... ??? They must have changed that? Still scratch offs do have to be bought in person, so I suppose those are still cash only... ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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