‘Personal growth’ in exchange for food stamps
So I’m reading SB 312, the bill sponsored by state Sens. William Ligon, R-Brunswick; John Albers, R-Roswell; Buddy Carter, R-Pooler; and President pro tem Tommie Williams, R-Lyons, to require that food stamp recipients do something in exchange for the assistance they receive.
The first passage that strikes the eye is this:
(a) In order to be eligible for food stamps, an applicant shall engage in personal growth activities, which may include, but not be limited to, working toward a general educational development (GED) diploma, if not a high school graduate; pursuing technical education; attending self-development classes; and enrolling in an adult literacy class.
“Personal growth activities” is an intriguing phrase, open to broad interpretation. Likewise “self-development classes.”
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UGA 1999
January 27th, 2012
3:22 pm
Mark….Is that all you have? For real?? HAHAHAHA
DJ Sniper
January 27th, 2012
3:22 pm
Thanks Jeff. I will go check that out.
dw
January 27th, 2012
3:26 pm
@JSH
So youre the smart / educated one here backing this GRAND plan of taking food away from poor folks. BRILLIANT idea… moron.
UGA 1999
January 27th, 2012
3:28 pm
dw…No one is wanting to take food away from poor folks. We just feel they should prove they are not drug users. Is that so bad?
JSH
January 27th, 2012
3:28 pm
I’m totally not against taking food stamps away from anyone that needs them. I just believe they need to pee in the cup before they receive them. No big deal if your clean. Huge deal if your not.
UGA 1999
January 27th, 2012
3:31 pm
I think they should also be assigned a case worker that will help them to find employment so that they can get off of the food stamp program. With 9% unemployment there are jobs out there.
dw
January 27th, 2012
3:31 pm
@uga AND jsh
That has nothing to do with this article! The requirement was for poor people to pay for classes with money they dont have to get the food stamps.
UGA 1999
January 27th, 2012
3:33 pm
dw….so you feel someone on food stamps should be entitled to them for life and never have to prove sobriety or attempt to get employment?
UGA 1999
January 27th, 2012
3:34 pm
Ok, I hope EVERYONE has a great weekend.
Mark
January 27th, 2012
3:47 pm
UGA 1999
January 27th, 2012
3:33 pm
dw….so you feel someone on food stamps should be entitled to them for life and never have to prove sobriety or attempt to get employment?
This is just a dumb ass question? How about the employed at the poverty level? How about those making minimum wage who have no other alternative? Not all people on food stamps are unemployed. This is exactly what the Republican establishment wants everyone to believe.
Ryan Shakur
January 27th, 2012
4:18 pm
SO… the bill was sponsored by state Sens. William Ligon, R-Brunswick; John Albers, R-Roswell; Buddy Carter, R-Pooler; and President pro tem Tommie Williams, R-Lyons.
Guess that makes them qualified too, eh?
Tell me this: who goes to the back of the line? LOL
wowsa!
UGA 1999
January 27th, 2012
4:33 pm
Mark….FYI just because you can think of a minimal rebuttal does not make it a “dumbass” question. AGAIN you did not answer the question. So what about the ones that are not employed.
Nick
January 27th, 2012
4:33 pm
@ UGA 1999
What has he done to make things better??
22 months of private sector job growth
Got us out of Iraq and Afghanistan
Brought the Auto Industry back (way to go GM)
Killed Bin Laden
The country is more respected around the world
Just to name a few…..
UGA 1999
January 27th, 2012
4:36 pm
Nick……
22 Months of private sector growth…>SO WHERE ARE THE JOBS!!
Got us out of Iraq and Afganistan…Thank you Mr. Bush for deploying the surge.
Brought the Auto Industry back….BUSH PROVIDED THE AUTO BAILOUT!!!
Kill Bin Laden…..Great job Seal Team 6
The country is more respected around the world? Really how/who??
I am still waiting for something OBAMA has done to make your life’s better. Waiting.
UGA 1999
January 27th, 2012
4:37 pm
HOLY CRAP do you guys on the left ever read. Nick is giving credit to Obama for the auto industry resurgance…..HAHAHAHA WOW!!!
James Dobson
January 27th, 2012
4:58 pm
Poor UGA 1999…….spouted every right wing talking point he’s ever heard on Faux News and claims he has posted “facts”.
BWA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
UGA 1999
January 27th, 2012
4:59 pm
James….tell me which one is incorrect. Just one!
UGA 1999
January 27th, 2012
5:03 pm
Waiting…….
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will crush the heads of the perverted New World Order integrationist crowd and their devilish black minions
January 27th, 2012
5:08 pm
As long as African Americans have “integration” as a philosophy of life, authentic personal growth is literally impossible. But don’t get me wrong, I understand… The personal growth that the vast majority of people refer to is equivalent to all of Larry Flint’s prostitutes on the outside being honorable, literate, clean, healthy, sociable, progressive, presentable, and trustworthy, as opposed to common street prostitutes on the inside being dishonorable, illiterate, unclean, unhealthy, antisocial, regressive, not presentable, and bald faced liars.
It is literally impossible for integrationist African Americans to experience authentic personal growth as long as they allow their pimps i.e. integrationist African American leaders and their devilish black minions, via integration, to use the vast majority of them as prostitutes, common street hustlers or professionals in every area of people activity.
Amen?
DrugByTheNeck
January 27th, 2012
5:45 pm
This is insane. I’ve got 2 degrees and 10 technical certifications. What I need is a JOB.
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will crush the heads of the perverted New World Order integrationist crowd and their devilish black minions
January 27th, 2012
6:04 pm
I like the mentality that Americans had 50 years ago. In many respects, they were exactly like African Americans i.e. when African Americans were not integrationist.
If American companies had left the United States to locate in other countries thereby depriving Americans of jobs and the American Way of Life, they wouldn’t allow those companies to ever return to the United States.
But fifty years later, Obama said in the State of the Union address that American companies were returning to the United States to do business, and many Americans practically shouted for joy.
I’m sorry but I prefer the attitude of Americans and African Americans of 50 years ago as opposed to the milk- toast attitudes of the ones we have today.
Amen?
td
January 27th, 2012
7:54 pm
DrugByTheNeck
January 27th, 2012
5:45 pm
This is insane. I’ve got 2 degrees and 10 technical certifications. What I need is a JOB
What are your degree’s in and what certificates do you current hold? If you are willing to come to work everyday, pass a drug test and do not have a criminal record then send your email address to Jim to forward to me and I will help find you a job.
Ok I'll play along
January 27th, 2012
9:41 pm
way to step up td. you pi$$ a bunch of us all off with ur comments sometimes but underneath it all you do have a heart. Are you sure you’re a repub? j.k.
“if blacks and whites didn’t argue the most, they could clearly see the government is screwing ‘em both.”
Big Hat
January 27th, 2012
10:30 pm
Kill ‘em all.
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catlady
January 28th, 2012
6:50 am
However, most adult literacy/GED classes are FREE.
I’d like to see EVERYONE getting governmental help have to do volunteer work–cleaning roads, etc. That includes those who get a tax break on their home ownership, of course.
This is Mrs. Norman Maine
January 28th, 2012
9:28 am
EVERYONE catlady? Really? What about my 45-year old patient who is paralyzed due to multiple sclerosis? She supplements her meager SSI with food stamps and gets aide assistance from the state for baths and things. What volunteer work would she do when she is not being treated for UTIs and muscle spasms?
Or what about the 85-year old widow who worked all her life but simply outlived her savings? Now the lazy goldbrick has the audacity to get heating assistance and Medicaid in addition to her Medicare. I guess she should be able to do something if she can remember with the dementia and all….
The ignorance of the people on this blog and in the legislature about poor people is astounding.
Personal growth? To the Republican state legislators I say: “You first”.
Hot Dog
January 28th, 2012
10:12 am
UGA 1999, Let me suggest that you go and watch the Star Trek TOS episode, Let that be your Last Battlefield. When you are done, please report back to me. There’s a lesson to be learn and I think it will help you do it.
Until then, just GROW UP and stop acting like a child.You would think that after all this time, you would act like an adult. Perhaps, you’ve been a REDNECK too long and you need to leave the south to become educated about the human condition.
Hot Dog
January 28th, 2012
10:19 am
I think Sens. William Ligon, R-Brunswick; John Albers, R-Roswell; Buddy Carter, R-Pooler; and President pro tem Tommie Williams, R-Lyons should be tested for drugs. As a matter of fact, I think ALL representatives in the state house should be tested for drugs. That way, WE THE PEOPLE, CAN REPLACE THEM AND CHANGE THE REDNECK STATE OF GEORGIA INTO A TRUE STATE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THEY ARE STILL KNOWN AS A CONFEDERATE STATE JUST LIKE SC, FIGHTING THE CIVIL WAR THAT WAS OVER 147 YEARS AGO.