I agree with above statements and we got the WORST congressmen to help us out and listen to us as well. I even met one congressman and he was very nice. He informed me that he sided with us but majority voted because of their own best interests were at stake.
Some states are enforcing welfare to last three years. I think they should use welfare, case by case and how strong the needs of the families really needing it and while others abuse it.
I was once on welfare when I lost my job, found out I was pregnant and went to food banks because most of...
Thief, I hope you are talking about the "welfare career minded" people...those people really need to get that cycle broken.
To collect SS, you have to work at least ten years before you can go on SSD/SSI. Unless you were born handicapped or injured on certain grounds and military.
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How TRUE that is! When I lost my job, was pregnant, hubby has a job but not making much with NO health benefits, I had to cash out my 401K to GET the medicaid and food stamps because they consider it as an asset! I thought why should I want to cash in my retirement?! Oh it just sucks big time...
Let's throw a wrench out there and see what kind of responses I will get.....
Okay, everyone got tested. Only a very small number were being denied of the priviledges. Now where can they trim the fat???
Put a limit on what they can spend on like an item sheet like WIC carries, only for that...
I'm all for it. Tax dollars hard at work, not someone to blow it on recreational drugs and illegial RX drugs.
Two days ago, my hubby's employer had a major crackdown, having the Illinois state cops with drug sniffing dogs, checking out employees' cars, including the higher ups. Twenty people...