She has a plan...

[biguglyman]

I have not checked this for accuracy or whether it actually appeared in the paper.  I like the sentiment though.  And am a person who spent a couple years struggling to raise his family on minimum wage including living in subsidized housing and getting free cheese and food stamps.  And yes, it was demeaning, but it was what was best for my kids.

This was written by a 21 yr old female who gets it.  It's her future she's worried about and this is how she feels about the social welfare big government state that she's being forced to live in!  These solutions are just common sense in her opinion.

This was in the Waco Tribune Herald, Waco , TX , Nov 18, 2011

 PUT ME IN CHARGE . . .

Put me in charge of food stamps. I'd get rid of Lone Star cards; no cash for Ding Dongs or Ho Ho's, just money for 50-pound bags of rice and beans, blocks of cheese and all the powdered milk you can haul away. If you want
Steak and frozen pizza, then get a job.

Put me in charge of Medicaid. Th e first thing I'd do is to get women Norplant birth control implants or tubal legations. Then, we'll test recipients for drugs, alcohol, and nicotine. If you want to reproduce or use drugs, alcohol, or smoke, then get a job.

Put me in charge of government housing.  Ever live in a military barracks?  You will maintain our property in a clean and good state of repair.  Your home" will be subject to inspections anytime and possessions will be
Inventoried.  If you want a plasma TV or Xbox 360, then get a job and your own place.

In addition, you will either present a check stub from a job each week or you will report to a "government" job.  It may be cleaning the roadways of trash, painting and repairing public housing, whatever we find for you.  We
Will sell your 22 inch rims and low profile tires and your blasting stereo and speakers and put that money toward the "common good.."

Before you write that I've violated someone 's rights, realize that all of the above is voluntary.  If you want our money, accept our rules.  Before you say that this would be "demeaning" and ruin their "self esteem," consider
That it wasn't that long ago that taking someone else's money for doing absolutely nothing was demeaning and lowered self esteem.

If we are expected to pay for other people's mistakes we should at least attempt to make them learn from their bad choices.  The current system rewards them for continuing to make bad choices.

AND While you are on Gov't subsistence, you no longer can VOTE!  Yes, that is correct.  For you to vote would be a conflict of interest.  You will voluntarily remove yourself from voting while you are receiving a Gov't
Welfare check.  If you want to vote, then get a job.

[old2soon]

I'd vote fer her. BUT we all know why this"can't"work.  Becuz she be using common sense and we KNOW with very very few exceptions there is NO common sense in gubmint.  Yuppers ya wanna eat you need to put out some effort.  RIDE SAFE.

[Jess Tolbirt]

same story as the girl from west virginia and georgia

[Gryphon]

same story as the girl from west virginia and georgia

While that might almost guarantee the story is bogus, it doesn't mean it isn't a good idea. 

[biguglyman]

Funny.  While I was recieving assistance (and working full time) I was the poorest SOB in the subsidized housing I lived in.  I was driving a 71 Pacer while my neighbor was driving a brand new Z28 Camaro.  The scam was to be a single mom, pop out another kid every couple years to increase the $$$ in assistance, and let dad (who was working full time) live there.  Amazing the number of $20,000.00 conversion vans parked around.

[Patrick]

I can remember Governor Cuomo [Mario] saying that he couldn't imagine or believe that any woman would continue to have kids just for more welfare money.. Ya think he was out of touch ??  It hasn't changed much since then has it ??