Welfare from Maine

davekc · Feb 9, 2016

Who would have guessed this article is on Yahoo.
When Maine Required Childless Adults to Work to Get Food Stamps, Guess What Happened

Looks like it is time for many to start working. OMG

Ragman · Feb 9, 2016

davekc said:
Who would have guessed this article is on Yahoo.
When Maine Required Childless Adults to Work to Get Food Stamps, Guess What Happened

Looks like it is time for many to start working. OMG

In this situation, I offer no objections.

Moot · Feb 9, 2016

Why limit the work requirement to childless adults? I would like to see all able body welfare recipients required to work and the government subsidize childcare and even wages instead of food stamps and all the other no strings attached handouts. Often it is easier and more profitable not to work.

LDB · Feb 10, 2016

It begs the question, when could there ever be objections?

coalminer · Feb 10, 2016

Moot said:
Why limit the work requirement to childless adults? I would like to see all able body welfare recipients required to work and the government subsidize childcare and even wages instead of food stamps and all the other no strings attached handouts. Often it is easier and more profitable not to work.

When I took custody of my 3 girls from my ex wife if it wasn't for the daycare assistance, I would have been screwed. Now that was around 2000, from what I have been told, they don't offer that now.

davekc · Feb 10, 2016

Just like the rest of welfare, I would be ok with government daycare assistance but only for say one or two years. That is it. That is enough time for them to find work or go to school. Have to help but cut the dependence.
And only available to actual US citizens. Just found out we are spending millions just on Ocare for illegals. They have to stop this silly stuff.

davekc · Feb 10, 2016

Just like the rest of welfare, I would be ok with government daycare assistance but only for say one or two years. That is it. That is enough time for them to find work or go to school. Have to help but cut the dependence.
And only available to actual US citizens. Just found out we are spending millions just on Ocare subsidies for illegals. They have to stop this silly stuff. About 750 million is the number I am hearing.