[Aevery_Freeman]

How to Help
• Drug testing for benefits
• No benefits for felons (OK, we have to provide lawyers)
• Stiffer sentences for fraud
• Better computer screening procedures
• No electronic payments, debit cards, etc. Face-to-face for benefits, mail checks for tax refunds.

Still won't be Nirvana but would help.

[Mouton]

The only problem with the face to face for checks is finding people who would be willing, short of having a tank batalion with them, to hand them out. There used to be a commentary in the inner cities years ago: My lady is coming on whatever date. “My lady” was the welfare person handing out the checks. “My Lady” today would need to be the equal of an infantry platoon.

[Svartalfiar]

No electronic payments, debit cards, etc. Face-to-face for benefits, mail checks for tax refunds.

No individually spent food stamps. Basic food necessities are provided on a weekly basis, such as rice, beans, basic meats, fruit, veggies, flour, salt, etc. Enough basic stuff to get by on, that can't just be spent on casinos or caviar.

[newzjunkey]

NO. The real "How to Help?"

HIRE PEOPLE.

Drug testing would likely be tossed by the courts; FL is engaged in that debate now. No benefits for felons will make them even more apt to commit crime to survive.

Stiffer sentences for fraud? Fines? They've no money for that. Jail time? Great! You've solved their food, housing, health care and other problems at tax payer's expense and now these felon'll have no benefits when they're out and return to a life of crime to survive. Genius!

Mailing checks for tax refunds won't stop fraud. Electronic payments are efficient and low cost, and you'll explode the size of government if you require face-to-face for benefits.

The only helpful suggestion I see if regarding computer screening; yet as I said the BEST "How to Help" is employment. And I don't want to hear about burger flipping jobs, they have to be jobs that someone can feed and house themselves with.