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Originally posted by Kitilani
reply to post by pavil
What good is being able to work if there is no one to pay you for it?
Originally posted by DJM8507
Sounds like an excellent way to push the starving, uneducated poor into committing crimes and becoming incarcerated.
Absolutely. If we adopted this as a lifetime maximum, then I would be in favor of actually paying for job training or an AA degree in an employable field like nursing or something. No liberal arts majors though Only fields where you can actually go out and find work for a reasonable wage.
Originally posted by beezzer
reply to post by SHABBYCAT
I don't think that anyone is under the assumption that this is a great solution to all our economic problems.
If job centers, programs aren't initated, then it will be a foolish action at best.
But it is a step in the right direction.
Originally posted by wantsome
My buddy works and he gets welfare in Michigan. He only makes $8 an hour working part time at Walmart. He can't find a full time job. He supports 2 other people his mom and brother. His mom is sick and can't work. His brother is still in school. They rely heavely on Welfare. Right now they don't even have gas. They take cold showers. They're worrried they won't be able to afford to have it turned on for the winter. They don't have cable tv or internet. They have one cell phone. My buddy makes $150 a week and thier rent is $800 a month. If they loose thier welfare thier gonna homeless.
How long does he plan to live that way? Honestly. Wouldn't a deadline be better to get him motivated to address his problems? I do believe that if this is put in place, we should provide job training so that we are not just throwing them to the wolves later. However it should be a nationwide maximum benefit. 4 years over the span of your entire life. That's it.
Originally posted by wantsome
My buddy works and he gets welfare in Michigan. He only makes $8 an hour working part time at Walmart. He can't find a full time job. He supports 2 other people his mom and brother. His mom is sick and can't work. His brother is still in school. They rely heavely on Welfare. Right now they don't even have gas. They take cold showers. They're worrried they won't be able to afford to have it turned on for the winter. They don't have cable tv or internet. They have one cell phone. My buddy makes $150 a week and thier rent is $800 a month. If they loose thier welfare thier gonna homeless.