A conservative college student is telling how she witnessed multiple acts of welfare fraud while working for a major retailer.
Twenty-year-old Christine Rousselle of Maine recently wrote a column about her experiences with welfare recipients while working as a Walmart cashier (see earlier story). While she says she saw many people using the welfare system as it was intended, she was "really upset" by those who abused the privilege and did things incorrectly.
"I would see people using their food stamps to buy things like steak and lobster," she tells OneNewsNow. "I would see people using the EBT cash in the system -- it's like money from the state -- I would see people spend it on things like BB guns or a 'Slip and Slide' or Kit Kats.
"I even saw some people buying beer. I didn't even know you could do that -- my mouth literally dropped when the register went through."
Since writing about her experiences on the website "The College Conservative," Rousselle has received literally thousands of comments, good and bad. She even received a few marriage proposals.
"People at home, my co-workers especially, have been very, very enthusiastic about it," she says when asked about reaction to the column.
"I posted the column on my Facebook page at three in the morning. The first person to share it was one of my co-workers who said, 'Thank you, someone is finally talking about it.' One of my old managers told me, 'Christine, I wish you had talked to me before you wrote this -- I could have given you so many more examples of things I've seen.'"
Rousselle now attends Providence College in Rhode Island, where she is involved in journalism and currently serves as assistant editor of the news section for the school newspaper.
"I love it. I love seeing my work in print. It's a natural high for me," she shares with OneNewsNow. "As far as a career? Whoever hires me, hires me. I will work anywhere, but I would love to do this as a full-time job, just to write columns and commentate on things." -Chris Woodward-One News Now
Twenty-year-old Christine Rousselle of Maine recently wrote a column about her experiences with welfare recipients while working as a Walmart cashier (see earlier story). While she says she saw many people using the welfare system as it was intended, she was "really upset" by those who abused the privilege and did things incorrectly.
"I would see people using their food stamps to buy things like steak and lobster," she tells OneNewsNow. "I would see people using the EBT cash in the system -- it's like money from the state -- I would see people spend it on things like BB guns or a 'Slip and Slide' or Kit Kats.
"I even saw some people buying beer. I didn't even know you could do that -- my mouth literally dropped when the register went through."
Since writing about her experiences on the website "The College Conservative," Rousselle has received literally thousands of comments, good and bad. She even received a few marriage proposals.
"People at home, my co-workers especially, have been very, very enthusiastic about it," she says when asked about reaction to the column.
"I posted the column on my Facebook page at three in the morning. The first person to share it was one of my co-workers who said, 'Thank you, someone is finally talking about it.' One of my old managers told me, 'Christine, I wish you had talked to me before you wrote this -- I could have given you so many more examples of things I've seen.'"
Rousselle now attends Providence College in Rhode Island, where she is involved in journalism and currently serves as assistant editor of the news section for the school newspaper.
"I love it. I love seeing my work in print. It's a natural high for me," she shares with OneNewsNow. "As far as a career? Whoever hires me, hires me. I will work anywhere, but I would love to do this as a full-time job, just to write columns and commentate on things." -Chris Woodward-One News Now
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