PlanetChee Posted May 23, 2017 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 791 Content Per Day: 0.31 Reputation: 547 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/20/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted May 23, 2017 Quote "We need people to go to work," White House Budget director Mick Mulvaney told reporters at a briefing Monday. "If you are on food stamps, we need you to go to work. If you are on disability and you should not be, we need you to go back to work." Food stamp cuts would drive millions from the program, while a wave of Medicaid cuts could deny nursing home care to millions of elderly poor people. The budget does feature a handful of domestic initiatives, including a six-week paid parental leave program championed by Trump's daughter, Ivanka. Another $200 billion in federal infrastructure investments is promised to leverage another $800 billion in private investment. Excerpted from CTVNews Trump administration sending Congress $4.1-trillion budget I agree with cuts to programs that are routes people who can work take advantage of in order to live for free on working class peoples labors. Welfare should be a hand up, not a career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted May 23, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.10 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted May 23, 2017 I think children, the elderly and the disabled should be eligible for food stamps. No one else. If you're able to work you should work. And that's Biblical. Think of the money the feds would save by NOT feeding the layabouts and druggies. Food stamp benefits are often sold for cash as well. And of course the libs fight drug testing to receive benefits. Wouldn't want to kick any druggies off the dole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted May 23, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 598 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,132 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,858 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted May 23, 2017 22 minutes ago, MorningGlory said: I think children, the elderly and the disabled should be eligible for food stamps. No one else. If you're able to work you should work. And that's Biblical. Think of the money the feds would save by NOT feeding the layabouts and druggies. Food stamp benefits are often sold for cash as well. And of course the libs fight drug testing to receive benefits. Wouldn't want to kick any druggies off the dole. We drug test some of our recipients and found that it costs more to do the testing on a regular basis than it saves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted May 23, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.10 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted May 23, 2017 1 hour ago, other one said: We drug test some of our recipients and found that it costs more to do the testing on a regular basis than it saves Really? That's discouraging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running Gator Posted May 23, 2017 Group: Royal Member * Followers: 8 Topic Count: 91 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 10,596 Content Per Day: 3.69 Reputation: 2,743 Days Won: 25 Joined: 06/16/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted May 23, 2017 53 minutes ago, MorningGlory said: Really? That's discouraging. Or perhaps it should be encouraging as it might mean that not that many food stamp recipients are drug users as you think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted May 23, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,991 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,689 Content Per Day: 11.80 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 8 minutes ago, Running Gator said: Or perhaps it should be encouraging as it might mean that not that many food stamp recipients are drug users as you think Yes, isn't that labeling someone who is genuinely disabled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted May 23, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 598 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,132 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,858 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted May 23, 2017 1 hour ago, MorningGlory said: Really? That's discouraging. Not really, there just weren't very many positives, and we check those who are suspected of doing drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted May 23, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 598 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,132 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,858 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted May 23, 2017 19 minutes ago, Running Gator said: Or perhaps it should be encouraging as it might mean that not that many food stamp recipients are drug users as you think That is the case here for the ones they check. We check the people that fall into a group that is most likely to be users and few are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted May 23, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 598 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,132 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,858 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted May 23, 2017 34 minutes ago, Abby-Joy said: Yes, and a lot of the jobs in Branson are seasonal... But they are jobs. In between my two careers I had two temp jobs to stay off of unemployment benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Bridges Posted May 23, 2017 Group: Removed from Forums for Breaking Terms of Service Followers: 1 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 349 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 300 Days Won: 2 Joined: 05/10/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted May 23, 2017 6 hours ago, PlanetChee said: I agree with cuts to programs that are routes people who can work take advantage of in order to live for free on working class peoples labors. Welfare should be a hand up, not a career. Amen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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