Posted on 04/10/2018 3:39:26 PM PDT by jazusamo
President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday for a government-wide review of welfare programs, with a goal of putting more people back to work, White House officials said.
The order directs all federal agencies involved in providing more than $700 billion in low-income assistance annually to study programs that are “failing Americans,” and to report back in 90 days with recommendations, said White House domestic policy council director Andrew Bremberg.
“Our country still struggles from nearly record-high welfare enrollments,” Mr. Bremberg said in a conference call with reporters. “President Trump endorses reforms that ensure those in need receive assistance, while eliminating the economic stagnation that has resulted from long-term government dependence.”
The executive order states that federal policy will be to reform welfare programs to empower people following “principles of economic mobility.” Those principles include:
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
What’s to review....s-can all of it!
FDR was right about that - and it was safer to pay people on make-work projects than have them sit on their arses plotting the overthrow of the system that idled them. On the other hand, FDR couldn’t possibly imagine a scenario where the government workforce itself is as massive and costly as it is today.
No matter how it is handed out, a significant percentage of recipients of the freebies will always sell the (stamps/cards/food/whatever) at a discount to others, so that the hand-outs are thus converted to cash (usually finding its way to the nearest drug dealer in short order). We merely streamlined and normalized the process by putting it into cards.
I agree with you about only staple food being eligible, but who determines the definition of basic staple food?
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That could be easily determined. Really.
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I am so happy President Trump has embraced this idea. Us on the right have been saying this for years.
It is truly a win-win for everyone.
Instead of blowing the SNAP Card on Booze and Smokes you would get a monthly supply of:
50 lbs Bag of Red Beans & Rice
50 lbs Bag of Flour
10 lbs Bag of Powdered Milk
10 lbs Block of Cheese
10 lbs Bologna Log
And just because us Americans are super generous, I propose we also include two 10 lbs Bags of Generic Cheerios and/or USDA Corn Flakes.
There, the poor have just been fed by the Taxpayer.
They are stuck eating beans and rice you say? Think of it this way, every cent you give to the Federal Food Program is bread taken from your Child’s mouth.
But of course you aren’t suppose to take into account the needs of the people who actually pay for all this.
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I think you would have to allow for diabetics here. Some cheap ground meat and frozen low carb vegetables.
I am not trying to be flippant here, but has anyone ever considered sending the recipient essentially a W2 of the combined benefits, which is often north of 50k in a state like MA to maybe plant a spark that this is serious stuff? Maybe tax them on it?
FWIW, how many (especially women) have gifts and skills that would springboard them to a salary greater than that? From what I hear, women make better welders. They come in with no preconceived notions on how it is to be done and they have a better touch.
How many could make it to aerospace / nuclheer certs? I don't know, but can you fathom the rags to rices story that is?
As usual VSG PDJT is spot on and is about to do a turn around effort w/ un-common sense to these programs....
seems realy nothing new - just Trump giving them 90 days to make a report.
$$$$$ still bleeding out our sides to these welfare receivers in the mean time.
local food banks are partly subsidized by us govt or connect in ways that they do get us funds for food or food itself. Many church food banks I’ve looked into volunteering at are connected to govt monies too, it may be 2-3 steps away but if you look into it there are govt monies caught up in just about all of them. Some of the churches i looked into think it’s great they help same people for years and years with food boxes - I asked the pastors shouldnt they be getting off assistance. He was proud they handed out more and more food boxes. Good people blinded by the ways of evil to think they are actually helping when yet they are enabling and letting the problem get worse.
ridiculous. those foods are not healthy and would reward certain food companies. eating primarily those foods you’d likely be consitpated and end up with other health issues, imbalances in your body.
ridiculous. those foods are not healthy and would reward certain food companies. eating primarily those foods you’d likely be consitpated and end up with other health issues, imbalances in your body.
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Nobody is forcing anyone to eat these foods. If people don’t like the choices they can get a job and buy what they want. The purpose of welfare is to keep people from starving...not to give them a healthy lifestyle.
Check for multi-state recipients, too. What measures are taken to keep some Welfare Queen from applying for benefits in this state, that state and the two in between?
Search around the net and you'll find many items in bulk.
Welfare subsidizes bad conduct. Why not subsidize stable, two parent families?
I've been saying that for years. It would be an excellent thing to do. In addition, these zones could include "piece work" jobs where people can come in and do work paid by their productivity. They could work as long or as short a time as they like.
FDR at least had the WPA, Works Progress Administration if I remember correctly what my parents told me. People who had no job worked at things like building parks etc. They did not just get money handed to them. We used to hold family reunions at a picnic shelter built by WPA, it was really quite nice.
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