http://conservativetribune.com/breaking-free-ride-to-halt/The State of Maine has given notice to around 6,000 welfare recipients. The gravy train is over.
Gov. Paul LePage is reinstating a law that says any single, able bodied person, between 18 and 50 must either work, volunteer, or enroll in an employment training program for 20 hours per week in order to continue to receive benefits.
“We must continue to do all that we can to eliminate generational poverty and get people back to work,” said the Republican governor. “We must protect our limited resources for those who are truly in need and who are doing all they can to be self-sufficient.”
The law had been suspended in 2008 due to Maine’s high unemployment rate and the poor job market due to the recession. (H/T madworld.com)
The change isn’t sitting well with some recipients, who can’t understand why they have to do something to receive “free” government benefits....
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Glad someone stepped up and did thos.
