Senate Accepts Deal to Kick Formerly Incarcerated Off Food Benefits

[decocker 7,198]

Sorry, my point was in his mind, only bums get handouts. But, as we know, many of the working poor need SNAP to properly feed their family.

no, i knew what you meant..

[Karee 4,190]

Sorry, my point was in his mind, only bums get handouts. But, as we know, many of the working poor need SNAP to properly feed their family.

Nice going. What do you have against bums?

no, i knew what you meant..

You're gonna let him off the hook that easily? You must already be on your 3 day weekend.

[mota bhai 2,675]

and so what. people are people. people need to eat. anyone of us could end up that dude one day.

most of these guys can never be black no matter how much they tan.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

What if they are not on SNAP? Why should they have to pay taxes for a benefit they will never be eligible for?

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Since you brought up all those other services, should someone that does not live in the U.S. even one day out of the year be required to pay taxes? I spent 3 years living outside of this $hithole country and I was still required to pay taxes. I didn't drive on any roads, or call the police. I did at one point try to call the U.S. Embassy US Citizen services 24 hour emergency line which rang and rang with no answer. So paying my taxes didn't even help there. Yet I was still required to pay for all the services you mentioned.

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Here's my problem with the whole thing. Someone get's out of prison and they are required to get a job as part of their parole. Not too many people want to hire someone on parole. So they're kinda f*cked already. Now if they want help from the govt. for FOOD to survive (I'm not talking about IPhones, or Playstations, I'm talking about food) the Senate wants to tell them you're not eligible. I mean why not just give everyone a life sentence without parole? Let the private prisons make a killing off of the govt.

There is no component of rehabilitation in the U.S. justice system any more. There's only 2 components now.

1. Punishment

2. Profit

The thought of spending 10 years in the joint and being released with a Bus ride and 100 bucks, and not expecting massive recidivism is insane . I think the biggest way to change peopel is remove them from the peer group and environment .

Kinda like Rehab. People go to rehab then get out and hang out with the same ol crowd. It is usually not long before they are using again.

[Karee 4,190]

The thought of spending 10 years in the joint and being released with a Bus ride and 100 bucks, and not expecting massive recidivism is insane . I think the biggest way to change peopel is remove them from the peer group and environment .

Kinda like Rehab. People go to rehab then get out and hang out with the same ol crowd. It is usually not long before they are using again.

Not sure how it is now, but back in the 80s they gave you $50 and a bus ticket to the half-way house. The half-way house was not a good place.

[GandD 5,966]

Not sure how it is now, but back in the 80s they gave you $50 and a bus ticket to the half-way house. The half-way house was not a good place.

Brooks was here.

[Karee 4,190]

Brooks was here.

[BaBamSam 239]

whatever happened to paying your debt to society and being free to better yourself. anymore, once you're caught up in the pic, there is no way out.

What is the dominant theme of Les Miserables.