Mr EBT talks food stamp rap

Americans continue to struggle just to make ends meet. Yet there are artists who are trying to give a more positive spin on what some might say are dire times for the USA. Mr. Ebt and Money Maine, two hip-hop artists, are joining RT's Lauren Lyster from New York for more.

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[ScientistSoundSytem]

They didnt realize that the white chic brought them on the show to embarrass them...lol

[mrdoitup78]

Losers always beg for handouts and CRY like little bitches when they don't get what THEY WANT!

In fact, statistics show that a single mother with 2 kids, on welfare, food stamps, unemployment, etc,

is EQUAL to a SALARY of OVER $60,000!!

WHAT the FUCK!

Food stamps should be food, not the ability to SHOP for food.

If you are that bad off, and have no problem eating for free while your neighbor pays for it, accept canned foods, and food to LIVE.

Don't LIVE to rob others, you fucking losers!

[brandoa1414]

This goes to show how dumb these guys are and how bad they make their own race look. Two fukn idiots. It is the minorities that abuse it. Get a fukn job losers.

[pabyizzy]

Rapper: Man, I wish I could buy some weed wit my EBT...

White chick: O.O

[kd5eej]

Most of the people I see paying with foodstamps load up their cart with chip cookies and soda.

These things should not be able to be purchased with foodstamps.

[scootsie119]

You can feed a average family on the same amount of money youd spend one one fast food meal if you were to by the products yourself and make them.

Also you wont die going without toilet paper.

[ScientistSoundSytem]

@420premed Exactly!

[420premed]

@ScientistSoundSytem I think the reporter might of thought that they had good intentions in making the rap to expose how the poor are encouraged to stay poor with government assistance

...Of course now we know that they're just 2 thugs who think food stamps should be for hot food instead of food they have to cook on their own

[lglitch719l]

Meh, she could of really grilled them and made them look stupid if she wanted to. She asked them one hard question and they buckled instantly, they shouldn't of even been on here SMH

[amperro]

Say these two words to get someone off of EBT: "You're hired." 

[Southaid]

I don't understand why these two men were used to exploit the Food Stamp issue. Perhaps the anchor wants to continue to sterotype the program.

I can reasonable assume young people are on food stamp because there are no jobs for them. More specific, there are 0 jobs for blacks. Jobs young black men worked are not being occupied by illegal Mexicans and other foreigners.

Young white americans are faced with the same situation. However, in some parts of America, white communities suffering

[999ways]

they are probably like this because of how and where they grew up, I hope more people realize the system is set up like that, but even worse now because they really hit the middle class hard these past few years