Posted on 03/16/2017 4:23:43 AM PDT by HomerBohn
Piece by piece President Trump is going to dismantle all of the unbalanced policies Obama put in place.
The Senate has now passed some legislation that will see a rule from the Obama administration reversed. As a result, states which are trying to stop unemployment benefits from going to drug users will have the power to do so returned to them. (via Washington Examiner)
The Obama law was closely repealed by a Senate vote of 51-48.
This rule had only allowed states to refuse unemployment benefits to people who were involved with the pipeline management or transportation industries, people who deal with firearms in their line of work, or people who undergo drug tests as part of their law.
This law punished people who are actually going to return to work, and forced states to let drug users abuse the system.
The Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatchg had this to say on the issue when on the Senate floor: “The final regulation defined the role of an occupation so narrowly that it basically makes it impossible for states to implement any meaningful drug-testing policy.” (via Congressional Record)
Now that this silly rule has been repealed, there is now scope for the Labor Department to redo the rules so states will actually benefit from this type of policy.
Democrats are worried that there are going to be too many hurdles put in place for people to receive unemployment benefits.
Though they are claiming that people legitimately looking for work are going to be effected, there’s just no evidence to support that. If these people are doing nothing wrong, then they will get what they are entitled to.
Welfare fraud is too big of an issue in our country to ignore. Tens of thousands of people on a daily basis defraud the system. This sees taxpayer money go to people who don’t need it and don’t deserve it. These people become lazy and do not push themselves to find new work, especially if they also abuse drugs.
We the People should not be forced to foot the bill for people so they can load up their stash and get high all day. This reversals in the first step in ensuring this will no longer happen.
When I was working for a social services agency and brought up an issue about money claims being paid where they maybshouldn’t be, I was informed that the agency didn’t care, one of its raisons d’etre was to get money into people’s hands. Redistribution.
True story: A friend of mine has a wife who had suffered a major stroke and could not return to her job as a registered nurse. So they went to Social Security and filed a claim for disability. This claim ended up in a courtroom for disability approval and she was denied disability yet she still cannot to this day function in a work environment. That said,there are people in the state they reside who are drug addicts and do receive disability from the same court, and the same decisions that my friend’s wife was denied. That family has struggled for years trying to make ends meet. Perhaps now there is a chance that this woman can receive some sort of disability to help the family in the near future.
Was it stupidity or by his own intention? Most likely a combination.
What he and they have done is set in place laws that will erode the foundations of this country for years to come. How does a law that allows drug users to collect unemployment help anyone? really
FUOdungho
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The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
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My father had Parkinson’s and tried to get disability on his own twice and was denied. Went a third time with an attorney and was granted disability. An attorney might be able to help your friends..??..
This happens all the time.
Had a family friend who’s daughter basically subsidized her drug abuse with SSI payments.
She received a lump sum at the beginning that was pissed away on the same too.
She finally died of cancer a few years ago. The sad part is her kids had been taken away when they were babies and thrown in foster care.
Her daughter by some miracle turned out OK for the most part but the son is a homosexual who had been adopted by a single gay man. Go figure. He’s an absolute mess now.
Ridiculous. Everyone should be dropped and forced to reapply. That would clean it up, and give you friend the benefits she needs.
A lot of folks get denied twice before getting an attorney and trying again.
I would wonder what color she is? Make no mistake, Africans are afforded preferences at all levels of government, an extension of affirmative action is another name for this racial favoritism.
“A lot of folks get denied twice before getting an attorney and trying again.”
SOP from what I have seen.
“How does a law that allows drug users to collect unemployment help anyone? really”
Ronnie, Obola was simply there to try and destroy our society in any way that could be found. There are probably thousands of things he did like this to try and bring down the country. And he didn’t stop here, he also used (illegally) our tax dollars to foment trouble in a number of foreign countries as well. In truth, he should be prosecuted and put in prison, but so should those who helped him.
The sad thing is that if Democrats regain control of the presidency in 2020 or 2024 all those changes made now will be reversed. I thought 2016 would determine the destiny of our nation but 2020 will be our last stand against tyranny.
[[Was it stupidity or by his own intention? Most likely a combination.]]
Those drug addicts vote Democrat.
Since they don’t work they are quite willing to be loaded up
on buses and go vote where they tell them to.
It’s not stupidity , it’s how they cheat and buy votes.
It WILL take years.
But we’ve got at least four and likely eight.
After seeing the line up the dems are throwing out there in 2020, I feel even more secure :)
[[ How does a law that allows drug users to collect unemployment help anyone? really]]
Their goal isn’t to help the country , it’s to keep winning.
They win by buying votes , it helps democrats win reelection.
Real good point, Lera.
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