Capitalists For Shared Income
An Innovative Response to Income Inequality
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: It is a blessing. With so much going on in the world today, so much can be done but so little is done. It’s the little things that count.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: Across the street from me are 5 year old twins. They need shoes. I’m going to use this to buy them shoes.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: I am overwhelmed. Very seldom does one someone give me something for nothing.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I will give this to my daughter to buy something for my granddaughter for Christmas from me. Otherwise, I would not have been able to get anything for my granddaughter this Christmas.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: This card symbolizes life; starting life over.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I will use this for gas to travel to a job interview!
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: Happy & grateful.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I will help my family with buying groceries. She has a food allergy and needs to buy organic food and it is so expensive.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: It makes me very happy. $58 is a lot of money for me.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: Food for my 5 kids.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: It means there are people out there willing to help perfect strangers in their time of need
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I will buy Christmas presents for my elderly next door neighbor.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: I feel blessed.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I will buy food for Christmas dinner.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: It give me the opportunity to potentially find work, which will move me closer to being rehoused.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: Transportation -- primarily on BART.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: I’m very happy that someone knows we are going through a difficult time. This card is very helpful because times are tough with COVID and inflation.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I will buy food & gas.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: I’m grateful because I don’t often get the privilege to receive things for free.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I can now buy a present for my great nephew who was born on Dec 2nd!
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: Feels great!
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I’m going to buy a Christmas gift for my grandson that I would otherwise not be able to get.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: Wonderful!
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: The holidays are about giving. I will share this with my daughter so that she can buy things needed by my granddaughter (pajamas) and grandson (shoes).
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: I am so thankful. It makes me feel special. I am going to use to help my family.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I will use it for food & gas.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: It feels good. It is a huge assistance to me. I am struggling, but my primary focus is as a minister to the homeless.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I will use this to buy gas in the service of my ministry to others.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: It means a lot. It will help a lot. I have problems with my stomach and I often need to buy organic foods, which are expensive. This will help me buy the food that I need.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: Food. Warm socks.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: It makes me very happy.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I will use it to buy food for my family.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: It makes me very happy, very glad. I feel blessed.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I will use it to buy food.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: Very happy & very blessed. We recently had a fire in our house and there are things we need.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: Food & clothes for the kids.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: This card makes me very happy and it means a lot. Thank you!
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: Food & clothes.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: Very happy, I really need it. Thank you for helping people like me who really need it.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: Food & clothes.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: I am grateful & very happy.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: Food for my family.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: Very thankful because God put in your heart to help people. It is an honor to receive this.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: Food & clothes.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: I am very thankful. No one else has ever helped me before.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: Food.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: Very happy. This is my first time here. This is very helpful. Thank you, C4SI!
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: Food & clothes.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: Blessed & thankful.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: Groceries.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: It makes me feel good.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I will use it to buy Christmas gifts for my nephews.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: Quite great!
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I will use this to buy presents for those in my life who are suffering with mental health.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: Very excited.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I work with the homeless and I will use this card to help them / buy stuff for them.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: My feedback on the Visa card is not necessarily what I spent it on but rather the HOPE it brought to my heart when I needed it most. It reminded me there are good people who care.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: Our electric was shut off & I was broken. With Cocoa Packs advocacy, PP&L let me apply the $ecurity Card to get the electricity on until my next pay check.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: I come in the line every week for my children. I am greeted with love & care by volunteers but when Christine gave me the $ecurity Card I burst into tears. It’s hard to be in this place. I used the card for some groceries and an ice cream treat to surprise my girls.
Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: I was on my last gallon of gas and waiting in the line was eating away more of it. I considered leaving & then I got to Cocoa Packs check in & received the Visa card. I cried the whole way to the gas station. Please thank the Angel who gave the card.
Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: With the crazy prices, especially on eggs, receiving the Visa card allowed me to get them & some other essentials for my children.
Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: I am going through a horrific divorce, when I go to Cocoa Packs I get a break from thinking about it. Being surprised with a Visa card at the holidays was especially helpful.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: Trinity Center helped me find a job and to start I am in need of a certain type of clothing. This $ecurity Card will help me purchase those clothes.
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Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: "I am going to use these $ecurity Cards as a source of help towards not only my career, but ultimately my future. I will use them to take a CPR class and buy tutorial books, requirements for the new job Trinity Centre helped me find working with children with intellectual and learning disabilities. These $ecurity Cards are helping me to bridge the gap between my current circumstances and my lifelong dreams. I am beyond grateful!"
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: This is a blessing!
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I will use this for gas to commute to my new job and the clothes I need for that job.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: This card is useful and symbolizes accomplishment & I feel it is well earned.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I will use this for gas to travel to my job interview!
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: This card means my health, my life, a way to get to the next step.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I will use this to purchase a needed prescription.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: This card will help me get to need where I need to go. I've been stressing.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I will use this to for gas to get to work.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: This card is needed and helpful.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I will use this to purchase food and pay my T-Mobile cell phone bill.
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Q: What does receiving this card mean to you?
A: This card symbolizes life; starting life over.
Q: How do you anticipate using this card?
A: I will use this for gas to travel to a job interview!
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