tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post3376312591863863704..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: US welfare reform loopholesLindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-52420583248076294832012-07-18T21:56:11.561+12:002012-07-18T21:56:11.561+12:00Federal goal to get people dependent is open. Drea...Federal goal to get people dependent is open. Dreadful.<br /><br />"One in seven Americans are on food stamps, but the government is pushing to enroll more — in many instances working to overcome Americans’ “pride,” self-reliance or failure to see a need."<br /><br />http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2902949/postsLindsay Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-19312582506176130802012-07-18T16:57:11.003+12:002012-07-18T16:57:11.003+12:00Nice find JCNice find JCS. Beastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-63504404222347494992012-07-18T11:21:14.892+12:002012-07-18T11:21:14.892+12:00"A lesson in irony
The Food Stamp Program, ad..."A lesson in irony<br />The Food Stamp Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has stated it is actually proud of the fact it is distributing the greatest amount of free meals and food stamps ever in its history.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the National Park Service, administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, asks us to "Please Do Not Feed the Animals." The Park Service has stated that the reason for the policy is because the animals will grow increasingly dependent on handouts and will not learn to take care of themselves."JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875768024598278750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-55385531364098005982012-07-17T21:23:05.750+12:002012-07-17T21:23:05.750+12:00And one of our biggest loopholes IMHO is accommoda...And one of our biggest loopholes IMHO is accommodation supplement which was already spinning out of control when they increased the rates (2006??). <br /><br />Now they are finally picking up on what is a mistake in the billions originally brought in to allow low income earners more freedom of choice in location (which sort of seemed like a good idea at the time but clearly it was lost in the implementation which included and still does include supplementing mortgages - why even start doing this??) http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/7292687/Landlords-picking-on-the-poor<br /><br />Can't see any easy way out of this now apart from throwing more money in to compete with the housing already subsidised. Whatever it is they decide to do it will have to be an equally hair brained idea involving millions of dollars each year.S.Beastnoreply@blogger.com