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Republicans in Maine are celebrating an epic victory with their successful welfare reformation
Governor Paul LePage of Maine passed a measure last year that requires recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program to complete a certain number of work, job-training, or volunteer hours in order to be eligible for assistance. The new requirement has resulted in a dramatic decline in food stamp enrollment
Now that individuals have to complete either 20 hours of part-time work a week, volunteer for at least 24 hours per month, or get involved in a vocational program, the amount of SNAP recipients has dramatically dropped from 12,000 to approximately 2,500
originally posted by: trollz
Republicans in Maine are celebrating an epic victory with their successful welfare reformation
Governor Paul LePage of Maine passed a measure last year that requires recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program to complete a certain number of work, job-training, or volunteer hours in order to be eligible for assistance. The new requirement has resulted in a dramatic decline in food stamp enrollment
Now that individuals have to complete either 20 hours of part-time work a week, volunteer for at least 24 hours per month, or get involved in a vocational program, the amount of SNAP recipients has dramatically dropped from 12,000 to approximately 2,500
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Ha.. Haha..
Good job, Maine! If someone isn't even willing to so much as volunteer for 24 hours PER MONTH, then they don't deserve free handouts.
the amount of SNAP recipients has dramatically dropped from 12,000 to approximately 2,500
clearly the meaning of the word 'volunteer' escapes you. and the republicans.
originally posted by: xuenchen
the amount of SNAP recipients has dramatically dropped from 12,000 to approximately 2,500
guess they cleaned up that program !!!!!
originally posted by: buster2010
Or people were forced to drop out due to not having any way to get care for their kids not to mention not having a way to their "volunteer" job on a regular basis. If one person winds up in the hospital or heaven forbid dies because of this these politicians should be charged with manslaughter.
originally posted by: kaylaluv
That's okay- the women who now can't feed their kids will just abandon them, which will put them in the foster care program. .. Which your taxes pay for. HA HA HA HA!
originally posted by: JohnnyCanuck
So what happens to those who could afford daycare IF they had a paying gig...but volunteer efforts provide no money to pay a sitter? Therefore, they are even worse off? Not a lot of nuance in the Conservative world, is there?
The department announced Wednesday that it will require work, public service or job training for recipients who are between the ages of 18 and 49, who have no dependents living with them, who are not pregnant and not disabled.
LePage administration wants adults without children to work to get food stamps
Or people were forced to drop out due to not having any way to get care for their kids not to mention not having a way to their "volunteer" job on a regular basis.