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California Dems push to repeal 'welfare queen' law
foxnews.com ^ | Feb 26 2015 | Barnini Chakraborty

Posted on 02/26/2015 5:26:12 AM PST by baltimorepoet

California Democrats are trying to reverse a decades-old state law that bars families from getting extra welfare money for having an additional child, describing the law as "sexist" and "classist" -- despite concerns that repealing it could compound the state's money woes.

The so-called "welfare queen" law was passed two decades ago during the heyday of welfare reform. At the time, Democrats were in charge of the state legislature and Republican Pete Wilson was governor.

Today, Democrats are still in charge, but the base of support for the law is fading.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: californiawelfare; welfare; welfarequeen
Left coast at it again.
1 posted on 02/26/2015 5:26:13 AM PST by baltimorepoet
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To: baltimorepoet

Octomom is very pleased.


2 posted on 02/26/2015 5:27:16 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Gaffer

They can see the lights of Communism on the horizon, and are racing full throttle towards it.


3 posted on 02/26/2015 5:29:07 AM PST by cincinnati65
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To: Gaffer

Ah, ethics.

Taking money from responsible parents (who now have less money to take care of their OWN kids) and giving it to irresponsible parents.

Screw liberals.


4 posted on 02/26/2015 5:30:27 AM PST by baltimorepoet
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To: baltimorepoet
1) Reduce California back to a territory.
2) A full frontal assault on the enemy, restoring law & order.
3) Retake the territory for the U.S.
4) Break the territory up into 3 - 6 states.
5) Job done (for a while).

5 posted on 02/26/2015 5:34:55 AM PST by farming pharmer
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To: akalinin
Break the territory up into 3 - 6 states

Would you really want to give them so many more Senators?
6 posted on 02/26/2015 5:38:33 AM PST by baltimorepoet
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To: baltimorepoet

IMHO, smaller states would better reflect the voting patterns of their populace. Seems to me that middle and Northern California are more conservative.


7 posted on 02/26/2015 5:42:41 AM PST by farming pharmer
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To: baltimorepoet

To get around the law, all you had to do was say your BC failed?

How many people used that excuse and had more children?


8 posted on 02/26/2015 5:46:22 AM PST by ltc8k6
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To: ltc8k6

You know what would work, paying people to get sterilized. Give a one-time $50,000 check.


9 posted on 02/26/2015 5:54:02 AM PST by baltimorepoet
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What a shame, California is such a beautiful place, and I would have like to have live their, but it has become so intolerant and repressive of basic human freedoms, that there is no chance. Soon there will be only two classes, the very wealth and the very poor.
10 posted on 02/26/2015 5:59:34 AM PST by 2001convSVT (Going Galt as fast as I can.)
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To: 2001convSVT

I lived there 30 years ago, in Southern California. My parents couldn’t stand it out there (mostly the people), so they moved back East.


11 posted on 02/26/2015 6:06:16 AM PST by baltimorepoet
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"so they moved back East."

Exactly, life looses its flavor if you lose your freedoms, so those who can move out. The higher taxes and lack of respect for an individual's rights only seem to be gaining speed.

12 posted on 02/26/2015 6:15:35 AM PST by 2001convSVT (Going Galt as fast as I can.)
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No problem; the welfare queen will just file for the next child under one of her other identities and social security numbers...


13 posted on 02/26/2015 6:56:11 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & Ifwater the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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