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From WSJ

Welfare recipients face piles of paperwork

A decade after welfare reform, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports welfare recipients are still suffering:

Angela Dahlin is learning what's in store for parents like her.

Dahlin, 24, is a Minneapolis mother on welfare who is job hunting and finishing her high school diploma. Changes in welfare laws mean that if she takes a class, someone has to sign a form to verify she attended each day. Ditto for verifying she's doing her homework.

If she's looking for a job, it may have to be done at an employment agency--not at her kitchen table--so her hours can be counted. And if she applies for a job, she'll need someone at the business to sign a paper confirming she's been there.
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The media is portraying this as some sad sob story and we should give a damn.
 
Originally posted by: faenix
world's smallet violin....?
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He is talking about complaints against welfare reform.

I agree with this reform, but that is all I am goign to say about it.

1. Lawn chair
2. PIE
3. :beer:
 
Originally posted by: faenix
world's smallet violin....?
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Government: "Hey, here is some free money from hard working Americans that are actually worth something. In exchange for this free money, please fill out some paperwork. I mean, you don't have a job, so you should be able to do that much."

Welfare Recipient: "But I don't have time to fill out a piece of paper for this free money. All this paperwork is difficult, almost like having a job. WAAAAAAA!"

<cue the world's smallest violin>


 
The only issues, IMHO, are the job hunting forms.

Do you seriously think someone's gonna give you a job after you ask him/her to sign a welfare form? That is gonna look really good. The other stuff is a non-issue.
 
Dahlin, 24, is a Minneapolis mother on welfare who is job hunting and finishing her high school diploma. Changes in welfare laws mean that if she takes a class, someone has to sign a form to verify she attended each day. Ditto for verifying she's doing her homework.
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Oh the horror!

These people are so quick to blame everybody else for their problems except themselves.
Lets run down the list of accomplishments

Kid at 24
No highschool degree.

You reap what you sow.

Edit: btw read the article, and all I have to say is, these people want to live off the tit of the public like a child, expect to be treated like one.

 
Originally posted by: DurocShark
The only issues, IMHO, are the job hunting forms.

Do you seriously think someone's gonna give you a job after you ask him/her to sign a welfare form? That is gonna look really good. The other stuff is a non-issue.
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Ummm....YES!

Seriously, what do you tell the employer you do for a living? Lie? If someone is on welfare and they are looking for a job, I would take that seriously. That person is receiving free money and is attempting to get a job. That would show me that they are inherently productive (i.e. not lazy) AND most people would want to help someone out who is down on their luck. It isn't as if you end your interview with Microsoft and ask them to sign a form. We are talking about bottom rung starting positions for most recipients.
 
Muna Abdi, a young mother at the job center, said she's worried about another new rule, this one affecting welfare recipients attending college. Currently, parents attending college can have their schooling count toward their "work participation" requirements, typically for up to a year.

The new rules don't allow college to count toward anything. Parents on welfare can still continue to attend college, but they'll also have to spend 20 or 30 hours a week doing other job-related activities.

"School is my first priority; education is for life," Abdi said. "This seems like every step you take, someone is watching you."
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Fvckin WAAAAAAH! I worked 40 hours a week and went to school for 18 because I (read not the tax payers) had to pay for me to get my education, and I wanted it done as quickly as possible. What makes these people any more special than me?

 
Originally posted by: pinion9
Originally posted by: faenix
world's smallet violin....?
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Government: "Hey, here is some free money from hard working Americans that are actually worth something. In exchange for this free money, please fill out some paperwork. I mean, you don't have a job, so you should be able to do that much."

Welfare Recipient: "But I don't have time to fill out a piece of paper for this free money. All this paperwork is difficult, almost like having a job. WAAAAAAA!"

<cue the world's smallest violin>
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yes, ty
 
I'm of the belief that there's a job available for anyone who wants one. If you're either too lazy to go get it, or too bogged down becuase you made bad choices earlier in life, it's your own damn fault. I am too busy paying for my own mistakes, to pay for the mistakes of someone else on top of that. Life aint fair, and welfare aint the answer.

 
Originally posted by: ballmode
ummm dont get title
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As far as the title goes, have you people never heard this saying before? It's much like the WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMBULANCE. You make a motion between your thumb and index finger, and say, "You know what this is? This is the worlds smallest violin/record player, playing a sad sad song just for you."
 
Originally posted by: Dragoon42
this is awesome, I wish they would just eliminate welfare.
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I agree, get rid of welfare but keep programs like WIC for mothers who are working but can't make all ends meet.
 
Originally posted by: dquan97
Originally posted by: notfred
Originally posted by: Genx87

Lets run down the list of accomplishments

Kid at 24...
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Kid at 24 isn't particularly young.
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The article just states that she's 24yo mother...doesn't say how old the baby is.
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Her oldest child is probably 12 and 6 months pregnant with the grandbaby. Her other children are 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, and she is due another one in 3 months.

Everyone knows that the more kids you have, the bigger your check is.

edit to add that she thinks one of the fathers is in prison, but she isn't sure who the other 12 fathers are.
 
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