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Drug tests for welfare recipients: A solution in search of a problem
Michigan Republicans are playing the culture war card again with the idea of drug-testing welfare recipients.
Republicans should change the brand identity and the message
Now that the election has passed, the good people of the Republican Party should examine themselves and keep the country a two-party system. It is the best thing for the country to have a balance of power. The party in the White House must be kept in check by the party out of the White … Continue Reading →
Media confirms Romney lying about welfare
I saw a tweet today from a reporter who said at this point every major news media has confirmed the Romney campaign welfare attack is a lie. Yet the Romney campaign is still running the ads and repeating the false talking point at their campaign stops. He asks, so now what? Kay had an answer. … Continue Reading →
Payne: Please, Mr. Holder, stop helping
“This is unacceptable,” Attorney General Eric Holder said of the bloodbath that is killing two black men a week in Detroit. Obama’s top cop told the NAACP’s annual dinner in Detroit Sunday night that the statistics were “shocking” and his administration is directing “unprecedented” resources to reducing young people’s exposure to violence. Please, Mr. Holder, stop helping … Continue Reading →
Who Wants to Be a Welfare Millionaire?
A single Michigan mom on welfare was spending money on state lottery tickets, resulting in a $700,000 jackpot which she failed to report to the Michigan Department of Human Services so that she could continue to take food stamps, resulting in calls for a redundant law forcing state lotteries to report lotto winners to DHS. What’s wrong … Continue Reading →