Thou MUST work for food assistance

[Honky Tonk]

"Will work for food" why not? Not everyone was born with rocket scientist skills. There are plenty of things that need to be done, that people could be doing for government assistance. Some do have mental and physical restrictions, but a lot just never had the training to be productive.

[Meddle]

There are plenty of things that need to be done, that people could be doing for government assistance.

AFSCME says otherwise.


I predict a rise in supermarket shoplifting.

[Honky Tonk]

AFSCME says otherwise.

You're probably right, just keep handing out freebies and raising taxes. "But we've always done it this way".

[Meddle]

You're probably right, just keep handing out freebies and raising taxes. "But we've always done it this way".

Not really. There used to be such a thing as the Works Progress Administration that did more or less what you advocate ... put people to work and train them with skills for future work.

I seriously doubt the unions would allow anything like that now, at least not without a fight.