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Old 01-08-2009, 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Fiannan View Post
Oh, and Elphaba, maybe what SisterofJared is refering to is that if a man has two wives -- one with 6 kids and the other with 4 then they can qualify for food stamps per household but he can't be inluded as one of the members of both households. So the food stamp office would grant them assistance based on one household with a husband, wife and 6 kids while the other household would have to apply as a "single" mother with 4 kids.
And this is a problem why?

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