Someone please fax me a crying towel.
Damn. How are they supposed to buy their lottery tickets and Swisher Sweets now?
This is obviously George W. Bush’s fault.
[More than 1 million low-income residents in 21 states could soon lose their government food stamps if they fail to meet work requirements that began kicking in this month]
The article says: It requires them to work, volunteer or attend education or job-training courses at least 80 hours a month to receive food aid.
Where’s the problem?
When obama and the democrats stop all the illegal mexicans from coming here - the less jobs will be taken from our poor folk. And the sooner Trump gets into the White House, the sooner the Wall will be completed.
ONLY ONE million?
Keep in mind that the government's unemployment stats are bogus, and even then their broadest measure shows 10%. Meanwhile shadowstats.com shows almost 25% (below). And the actual number of people on IRS rolls as holding jobs is only 50% of the working age people.
Until we stop the offshoring and the influx of illegals and H1B's, and truly bring the unemployment rate down, it may not be realistic to put additional burdens on people.'
You mean they have to grow up and act responsible?
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“Could”
The operative word.
you work a seasonal job in a town that shuts down during the winter, you pay for unemployment insurance, but you still have to perform job searches? that sucks, especially when nobody is hiring.
I disagree. No way a million truly lazy. They will work.
Isn't this the sort of thing that brought down that Air France jet a few years back? The flight computer basing control input on bad data?
Have the Obamites started believing their own lies this much, or is this a trick to have food riots?
And yes, I know we all want fewer folks on welfare, but the reason unemployment is falling is that fewer people have any benefits, not that there has been some huge hiring spree.
As for the improving economy, aside form cheaper gas, I'm not seeing it.
I think charity begins at home. When all Americans that want a job can get a job, then we can admit LEGAL aliens in a controlled manner that won’t hurt Americans or the economy. Until then, the borders of America should be closed.
If a person doesn’t have a medical problem, isn’t elderly, or doesn’t have really small children at home, then if you collect welfare or food stamps, you should give back by volunteer work or job training.
Sitting at home doing nothing and feeding off other taxpayers doesn’t cut it.
We pretend these people are employable and waste money on training programs.
There is a huge pool of unemployable people in our big cities. They lack the most basic job skills:
-Honesty
-Reliability
-Presentable appearance
-Good hygiene
-Basic reading and language skills
-Punctuality
-Cooperation
-Basic math skills
-Courtesy
They should never be given money anyway for food. They should be given packages of food, toilet paper, etc. only.