Posted on 09/07/2011 9:50:53 AM PDT by Justaham
Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed into law a stricter, four-year lifetime limit on cash welfare benefits, prompting advocates for the poor to warn that tens of thousands of residents will find themselves without cash assistance on Oct. 1.
Michigan's first-year Republican chief executive said the state will offer exemptions to the limit for those with a disability who can't work, those who care for a disabled spouse or child and those who are 65 or older and don't qualify for Social Security benefits or receive very low benefits.
Some recipients who are the victims of domestic violence also may be temporarily exempted.
"We are returning cash assistance to its original intent as a transitional program to help families while they work toward self-sufficiency," Snyder said in a statement. He noted that the state still will help the poor by offering food stamps, health care coverage through Medicaid, child care and emergency services.
Then-Gov. Jennifer Granholm, a Democrat, signed a bill that created a four-year limit starting in 2007. But that law exempted many welfare recipients, including those whose caseworkers said they were making progress toward finding employment.
The 2010 election of Snyder and the simultaneous Republican takeover of the Michigan House gave the GOP a free hand to set its own course on public assistance.
The change gives Michigan the Midwest's toughest welfare time limit, according to a survey by The Detroit News. It said there are five-year limits in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. Indiana has a two-year limit for adults — but none for children.
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Good. Let NYers see what the consequences of sending leftist scum to Kongress are. Let their state and local taxes double
I absolutely agree. If it weren’t so attractive for so many to live using our only our money, the would be a lot less “needy” people. Dorm living would separate out pretty quickly as to who is just lazy and who really needs the help.
If you have six and a half years blank on your resume. Employers think you were in jail.
Please.. we are already run by leftists.. and we are the welfare capital ... the Dems love to attract the welfare crowd..
You wonder why people would even get 48 months. Yes it is pretty good set up that everyone could be guaranteed a 4 year paid vacation each lifetime.
You wonder why people would even get 48 months. Yes it is pretty good set up that everyone could be guaranteed a 4 year paid vacation each lifetime.
A quicker way...drug testing.
Fail one test, immediate termination of all benefits.
This policy should be implemented right after the one that tests all elected politicians for drugs too.
IIRC, Pawlenty tried this in MN and The Court said it was somehow unconstitutional.
That’s probably what’ll end up happing here once the ACLU and “welfare rights” crowd get involved.
I’d love to see this nationwide without any add ons.Welfare reform was a good idea but they never should’ve allowed the provision that if you had a child under the age of 2 into it.All that did was tell welfare Mom’s to keep having kids to stay on the dole.Two years on any assistance is enough for anyone!
Did he ever abandon that stupid new bridge prokect? Was he in someone’s pocket for that thing? All that time and effort to pass something totaly useless
RINO Snyder finally did something good? Holy Sh%t.
“whose caseworkers said they were making progress toward finding employment”
‘making progress’ in four years? I should hope so.
I would like to see drug testing on welfare recipients too. If they can find drugs (& pay for them) they can find a job.
That’s RAAACISSST!
I guess Greyhound buses headed to New York and Massachusetts will be booked solid
Leftism works until you run out of other peoples’ money to spend. Looks like there are still a few of you there who haven’t had everything taken by the state - yet. But cheer up they may move to Maine instead.
If Jesus Christ walked the world today I feel sure you would evaluate his work and say, “he could do better.”
That would be good! Bo’s fixing to make them a protected class!
/sarc
“the state will offer exemptions to the limit for those with a disability who can’t work, those who care for a disabled spouse or child and those who are 65 or older and don’t qualify for Social Security benefits or receive very low benefits.”
sheesh you could drive a truck through these loopholes.
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