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> $1k specifying down to the cent how you are to use it

I would classify that as someone else spending money on you, with the superficial detail that the money happened to pass through your bank account.

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Not exactly. Food stamps can only be spent on food, but you can determine what food you buy. Financial Aid must have tuition(and often books) deducted before the remainder is deposited into your account. Your company may pay for your hotel room and meal, but only a room at a 3-star hotel or lower and a $20 meal at a casual dining establishment.

It's not as black and white as you guys put it. Strings can exist, but how much they control you can vary greatly.

I never said it was black and white. I thought that was the intent of the person I replied to when they said "down to the cent."

I agree with you that it isn't black and white. (This is simply a semantic argument.)

I agree his statement appeared to be making a black and white argument. Your reply seemed to be further defining the concept behind his statement. Perhaps you were redefining it and I misinterpreted it.

Much like how slave owners worked the cotton fields themselves, with the superficial detail of the work having passed through the body of a slave first.

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