[AnotherUnixGeek]

Maine’s welfare program is cannibalizing the rest of state government.

Well, at least that's different from all the other state governments where pension obligations to unionized government workers leave no money for any actual government service. I wonder how the outlay for Maine's welfare program compares to their outlay for government pensions.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Where in the constitution does it state that the government will provide cash payments and other valuable gifts to folks who will not work?