Maine Just Put Welfare Leeches In Their Place

[lawsonhawk]

Law hawk I don't understand what you are trying to say. I said you have law in your name. My point was that I assume you are familiar, with court, even basic criminal procedure. Those who scam once, those who commit crime once are likely to do it again. So i thought it was amazing that someone with law in their name didn't get that idea.

Then my second part. Welfare fraud is a crime. So if you put in this work requirement and they drop out. Why is it stupid to assume that they would look for other ways to break the law and continue living?

Dude, it's not "law hawk". It's Lawsonhawk. And again, if they're criminals, they're doing crime whether they're on assistance or not. You're just forcing them to do something to get the assistance. How in thee hell could that be wrong? This isn't a disability issue.

 

[Hy_dro]

Go ahead and show me where I criticized Maine's policies.

Posting in this thread arguing against the op related article would, in fact, be criticism.

 

[Arbitr8]

The word money appeared no where in that post you nut bag.

You do understand that welfare handouts are funded with money?

 

[naturalmwa]

Sounds good to me, poor rural people vote republican. Time we stop those cheats.

 

[Arbitr8]

Sounds good to me, poor rural people vote republican. Time we stop those cheats.

Highly doubt they turn to crime or starve like their liberal city living counterparts do.

 

[naturalmwa]

Highly doubt they turn to crime or starve like their liberal city living counterparts do.

Good, in that case we don't need to worry about them. Rome didn't deliver bread and circuses to rural plebs either.

You didn't think I was pro food aid because I gave a darn about popes did you? I only care because I want them home eating and not on the street begging and getting in my way. Put saltpeter and Valium in that government cheese.

 

[Chuck C]

You do understand that welfare handouts are funded with money?

 

[hawksurprize]

H-ROTard alert^^^^

Welfare was intended as a short term helping hand to those who - through no fault of their own - have no opportunities. Anyone not physically disabled or genetically handicapped can get a job or seek out assistance from family or charitable organizations.

Why should the families be hit up by these leeches?

 

[jscott78]

Overall, I don't know if this is a good or bad thing. It sounds great on the surface. I hope the unable are still getting the help they need. It will certainly keep the able from over-using the system, so that's great. It may prove to be an over-correction of the issue, but nobody can fault them for doing something to correct abuse.

It's bold, I like it. Trying to make people responsible for their own actions, a lost value.

It is a show pony to give conservatives and nutbirds like arbithate a hard one. Not serious policy.

 

[Old_wrestling_fan]

YEAH A 10,00 drop in SNAP people!

We'll just ignore the fact the article just ignores those 10K. Did those 10K have jobs and were fine and then after the requirement was put in they were like nope don't need them? That's unlikely.

What's more likely is that the people who didn't want to work will now turn to a life of crime or just not eat and become sick. So in the end we are paying for three hots and cot or medical care. Both way more expensive than Ramen noodles and milk.

BUT YEAH!

Wow, it's too bad that your faith in fellow man is so low. Are there no other alternatives than a life of crime for someone that does not have their needs met by others for free?

 

[ihhawk]

Clinton's welfare reform worked very well too. People chose to work and the welfare count went down.

Now look at the past 6 years. Food stamp recipients have increased dramatically. Dies that mean that all of those people would starve if we went back to the bush year numbers? According to liberals, Obama's economy is phenomenal yet people will starve without these food stamps

 

[HRiscool]

Highly doubt they turn to crime or starve like their liberal city living counterparts do.

This is getting out of hand. People in the depression of the 30s didn't turn to crime by the millions. People aren't starving to death. In the entire history of the USA, outside of some weather-related travel events and some self-imposed ridiculous behavior, people have not starved to death. People on welfare ARE actually fatter than the general population. Lazy behavior from exercise to food choices. But the libs will tell you it's your fault any time someone suffers. It's never the fault of the lazy or the morally bankrupt.

 

[Jan Itor]

The program does nothing to help them get one. .

From the article:

complete a certain number of work, job-training, or volunteer hours