Ok, I read it, and it is over a week old. From my understanding, the $2k debit card program was from FEMA and the Red Cross, and only done in TX before it was cancelled in favor of bank accounts. Even in that story it says the cards were a variable amount in the "hundreds of dollars"...not the $2K cards. If I'm wrong, I can admit it, but all the info I've seen says the $2K debit cards were only handed out for a few days in TX.
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Ok, I read it, and it is over a week old. From my understanding, the $2k debit card program was from FEMA and the Red Cross, and only done in TX before it was cancelled in favor of bank accounts. Even in that story it says the cards were a variable amount in the "hundreds of dollars"...not the $2K cards. If I'm wrong, I can admit it, but all the info I've seen says the $2K debit cards were only handed out for a few days in TX.
feralkid
Lifer
My point exactly: "Each person is waiting to be handed a debit card, provided by the American Red Cross and Chase Manhattan Bank, that holds differing hundred-dollar amounts. The debit card is given a dollar amount depending on each family?s needs."
These were not the $2000.00 cards OP was claiming his strawman had snagged. Those were from FEMA and only in Texas.
Glavinsolo
Platinum Member
Just wondering, do you need to file this card on taxes?
Another thing that makes no sense to me...
He said he waited a "couple hours" in line to get the card, then was back on his way. All the news reports I saw said people were waiting an entire day, and being turned away...but he just drove in, waited in line for a couple hours, and got a $2k card? It just doesn't make sense to me..
If it was the other cards, those are much less, and it sounds like they tailored to the particular family's needs, so it doesn't sound like it would be easy for him to just swoop in and snag a card...
He said he waited a "couple hours" in line to get the card, then was back on his way. All the news reports I saw said people were waiting an entire day, and being turned away...but he just drove in, waited in line for a couple hours, and got a $2k card? It just doesn't make sense to me..
If it was the other cards, those are much less, and it sounds like they tailored to the particular family's needs, so it doesn't sound like it would be easy for him to just swoop in and snag a card...
moshquerade
No Lifer
you are what is wrong with the country 😕
Either could be true. 😉 The guy could be lying (why, I don't know) or the story got messed up by the time it got to me.
Known for a fact: The guy was NOT in TX.
Not known: The exact amount of the card. I only assumed it was the $2000 card.
Also not known: Exactly how long the wait was. The guy had the whole weekend. And although all debit card hand outs have stopped, I never said this happened yesterday, the day before, etc. The guy just got back this past Monday. So even if he WAS in TX, he was there when they were handing out the $2000 cards.
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