Free cars for welfare recipients fuel road rage

Boston Herald ^ | 5-7-09 | Hillary Chabot

[Justaham]

Gov. Deval Patrick’s free wheels for welfare recipients program is revving up despite the stalled economy, as the keys to donated cars loaded with state-funded insurance, repairs and even AAA membership are handed out to get them to work.

But the program - fueled by a funding boost despite the state’s fiscal crash - allows those who end up back on welfare to keep the cars anyway.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Where do I sign up?

[Justaham]

Me too. All the recipients are probably the governor’s relathieves.

[EagleUSA]

I am a one-eyed, drunken, Nicaraguan illegal immigrant on welfare. I cannot buy a car, because all my money goes for booze. I am mostly too drunk to walk, so can I have a free car?

[2harddrive]

This is Obama’s fault.

[allmost]

Who would this not anger?

[pepperdog]

Evidently it isn't bothering his constituents enough to petition for recall, which is what they should do. I assume this is in Massachusetts?

[Blood of Tyrants]

Only if you promise to steal someone’s identity, get a driver’s license and register to vote for the Rats.

[JoeProBono]

[2ndDivisionVet]

Worked as a supervisor at the Texas Workforce Center after Katrina (my background was in employment counseling, although I had been in the hurricane myself). We were giving away laptop computers, loaded with software, with a free ISP! Also, we gave welfare recipients Target & Wal-Mart gift cards, Texaco gas cards or bus passes, FREE child care, Section 8 subsidized housing, cash every month, Food Stamps, clothes for “interviews”, bulk foods, etc., etc. I knew they’d get around to cars someday. Next will be free HUD/Bank foreclosure houses.

[allmost]

It’s hard to comprehend.

[Blue Jays]

"...Who would this not anger?..."

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It would be very cool for a one-eyed, drunken, Nicaraguan illegal immigrant on welfare. One who cannot buy a car, because all his money goes for booze. One who is mostly too drunk to walk, so can he have a free car?

;-)

[allmost]

Arrgh.

[Texas Eagle]

...as the keys to donated cars loaded with state-funded insurance, repairs and even AAA membership...

Tax-payer funded. There. Fixed it.

[mamelukesabre]

Every single person that gets a free car.

[allmost]

word.

[genghis]

It’s hard to comprehend.

not for a liberal.
only a liberal could think this is a good idea.
Can you imagine what the policy meetings were like??
We can get X% off welfare if we only gave them a $30,000 car (of course it costs the government 50k to buy, but hey it isn’t there money.)

[Veto!]

You drive, you’re too drunk to sing.

[PERKY2004]

OOOO! OOOOOO! I want a Mustang! I want a Mustang! Can we pick the color, too? Make mine yellow.

[allmost]

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