Maine Just Changed Their Food-Stamp Policy

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Liberals are going to be pissed. They'll actually have to earn their benefits for once.

Adults 18 to 50 years old with no children and who are able to work must do so or volunteer for 20 hours each week. Otherwise, their benefits will be limited to three months over a three-year period.
 

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I wonder if this will hold up in court

Obama will sue them
 
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Maine doesn't have many "others". He wont care hence why a law such as this doesnt matter. Do this in my execution zone, there would already be riots
 

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So Democrats are the only party that gives away things to constituents?

Democrats are the only ones that are taking things and then turning out in droves to re elect those handing things out - problem is the crumbs they just ensure they never advance and need the crumbs their entire life - like one of my Sec 8 tenants told me after she was kicked out of the program - "I gots rights - day just can't kick me out - I'm a vet" - she did not mean United States Veteran - she meant veteran of Fort Lauderdale HUD
 

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Where's my free stuff?

I pay more taxes than anybody receiving welfare. Why can't I get a free cellphone, food, housing, spending money?
 
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Have a feeling Maine ranks about 49th per capita in welfare. gee, I wonder why.

If I were rich, I would love to have a summer home on the beach in the northeast.
 

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able body welfare recipients should be made to work in some fashion

neighborhood watch groups , clean your neighborhood, clean roadways and highways, provide daycare services, work for children activities, clean maintain paint public housing...........................

there are scores of ways to make them contribute to society, they can be compensated somewhat based on what service they provide, there would be required over-site for many services (hell, have their probation officers check in on them :))

doing such would motivate many to get a real job, win win
 

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two thoughts....

i think most would consider me to be a "liberal" as I vote mostly based on social issues (personal freedom, separation of church and state), but I think this makes a lot of sense....as long as people still have some time to look for a job, what are the real downsides of what Maine has done? i would support politicians from any party that pushed programs like this as long as they keep religion out of my schools, protect personal rights, do not support discrimination, etc.

isnt there a political forum for these discussions/arguments??
 

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