Posted on 09/25/2015 3:27:57 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
If you receive government assistance in the state of Maine, Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald thinks the public has a right to know about it.
In a Thursday column for the Twin City Times, Macdonald said a bill will be submitted during Maine’s next legislative session “asking that a Web site be created containing the names, addresses, length of time on assistance and the benefits being collected by every individual on the dole.”
He added: “After all, the public has a right to know how its money is being spent.”
Proposals to target welfare recipients and reform assistance programs have become lightning rods for broader discussions on how the poor are treated and how taxpayer dollars are used.
Kansas lawmakers received both national criticism and praise this summer after approving a law limiting how people in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program can use their benefits. And at least 13 states have some sort of drug testing laws for public public assistance applicants or recipients....
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Nice, but the amount of money going to the poor is miniscule compared to the ripoff of the middle class by the bankers and wall street lottery.
If I recall correcdtly, Lewiston has a serious refugee problem ... I forget .. Libyans ?
Somaliis
Name and photo? Excellent! Exact address? Possibly a bad idea.
Lewiston is full of Somalis who disproportionately use welfare benefits. The refugee industry would be embarrassed if all those names were published.
Right ... thanks ...
Do you know how much SNAP and TANF, just two programs, cost every year?
I’m all for publishing the names.
Addresses... IMHO, that is a bad idea. Too many crazies these days, and they aren’t ALL on the left.
And I think they should do away with the debit card welfare payment system. Should issue actual food stamps like they used to
thanx .... and it’s a few years old, too .... 5 or 6, so they are well ensconced
Damn good idea! The time has come to clean out the crap and help the real needy. Bet the illegals will not be reported or will be reported as citizens.
I’m fine with this.
Can’t be done.
We’ll start with HIPAA, since welfare, many times, has a medical coverage aspect to it...
And I think they should do away with the debit card welfare payment system. Should issue actual food stamps like they used to"
Ditto to everything you said.
Last winter an incredibly expensively dressed Indian couple was in front of me in line at Wal-Mart. They were wearing leather coats and carrying designer leather bags. The were wearing expensive looking jewelry. (I used to own a jewelry manufacturing company. It was good stuff.) They paid with an EBT card. I doubt you could embarrass them, but by all means its worth a try.
Didn’t see one comment at WaPo that was in favor of this.
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