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Legislators want to drug test welfare recipients but not themselves

Sussex County Angel — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:59:28 +0000

"If we're going to impose standards on drug testing, then it should apply to everybody who receives government money." - Do they realize that it's not their money?

Dad wasn't dad after all, but still owes child support

Takeshi Kovacs — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:48:07 +0000

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.

Sixteen months after his divorce, Richard Parker made a devastating discovery. A DNA test revealed that his 3-year-old son had been fathered by someone else.

Mr. Parker immediately filed a lawsuit claiming fraud by his apparently unfaithful ex-wife. He took his case all the way to the Florida Supreme Court.

Record number of Americans get government help

Cyphase — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 10:07:16 +0000

One in six Americans is receiving help from the government, just as fiscal austerity threatens to reduce some of that aid.

Soaring unemployment during The Great Recession has driven tens of millions of people to the dole. Enrollment in Medicaid and food stamp programs are at record highs, while unemployment insurance rolls remain at elevated levels. Many people depend on more than one program.

Dependency and desperation make animals out of humans

drapetomaniac — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:48:10 +0000

It's a sad day when people are so desperate they literally stampede toward government vouchers, as if they are their saviors. What do you think would happen if food stamps had to be redeemed at State run food centers? It'd be scary if they ran out, for sure.

US will almost certainly become a socialist nation

fat_bastard — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 01:42:33 +0000

The way the geographic area called US is going - the road to socialism.
“The trouble is, it won’t be just any socialist welfare state... the US is on a path to creating the worst and most venal form of welfare state

Indiana Unemployment Offices To Add Armed Guards

KareFree — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 21:43:23 +0000

"Armed security guards will be on hand at 36 unemployment offices around Indiana in what state officials said is a step to improve safety and make branch security more consistent.
No specific incidents prompted the action, Department of Workforce Development spokesman Marc Lotter told 6News' Norman Cox."

Obstacle to Deficit Cutting: A Nation on Entitlements - WSJ.com

slayerboy — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:05:02 +0000

Efforts to tame America's ballooning budget deficit could soon confront a daunting reality: Nearly half of all Americans live in a household in which someone receives government benefits, more than at any time in history.

Finland makes high speed internet "legal right"

rancemuhamitz — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 05:20:20 +0000

Starting today (July 1), every Finnish citizen now has a guaranteed legal right to a least a 1Mbps broadband connection, putting it on the same footing as other legal rights in the country such as healthcare and education.

Schwarzenegger puts 200,000 workers on $7.25 per hour

libertylover — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 07:24:25 +0000

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has ordered about 200,000 state workers to be paid the federal minimum wage because the state Legislature has not passed a budget.

Department of Personnel Administration Director Debbie Endsley sent the order Thursday in a letter to the state controller. Most state employees will be paid the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour for the July pay period.

California welfare cards can be used in many casino ATMs

parallax — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:56:04 +0000

Times review finds that in more than half of the state's casinos and gaming rooms, welfare recipients can get cash from state-issued EBT cards. Officials say they're moving to block such transactions.

Yoko and Change.org petitioning for a Dept of Peace

fingers — Mon, 10 May 2010 03:27:31 +0000

Ironic isn't it? A Dept of Peace funded by coercion.

UK Family with 8 Kids Lives Middle Class Lifestyle from only Welfare

Renniks — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:59:24 +0000

The Davey family's £815-a-week state handouts pay for a four-bedroom home, top-of-the-range mod cons and two vehicles including a Mercedes people carrier.
Father-of-seven Peter gave up work because he could make more living on benefits.
Yet he and his wife Claire are still not happy with their lot.
With an eighth child on the way, they are demanding a bigger house, courtesy of the taxpayer