http://www.bakersfieldvoice.com/home/Blog/ateam/35289 With all the talk about who is going to be our next President, I thought I might share my own platform for President. Part 2 - Welfare System Effective immediately, no able bodied person will get a free-ride, single Mother's included! We all make mistakes, and i understand that in this country it is so very diffuicult to make something of yourself (sarcasm).  However, if you are blessed enough to have sound mind and body, then the check you receive should come from working. Eligibility will not be granted without legal documentation that the recipient has full parental custody/guardianship of a child. Each receipient will be interviewed, given training and placed to work. Checks will no longer be issued without submission of monthly timecards, utility bills, and rental/mortgage receipts. Receipients will be randomly tested for drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. All food stamps will be replaced by WIC vouchers. Bus & Rail passes will also be given to all receipients. A yearly tax incentive will be given to recipients who currently have at least 1 child and voluntarily undergo sterilization. This new program will naturally require an increase in staff and costs to regulate.  The costs and staff will be provided from within the program.  For example, those who are capable of becoming a day care provider will do so, and priority will be given to receipients needing child care, in order to attend these jobs.  Other jobs such as teachers Aids will be filled. Imagine what benefit would come from having 2 or 3 assistants to every teacher! Our roads and parks would be immaculate, and graffiti would be a thing of the past! With all the talk about who is going to be our next President, I thought I might share my own platform for President. Part 2 - Welfare System Effective immediately, no able bodied person will get a free-ride, single Mother's included! We all make mistakes, and i understand that in this country it is so very diffuicult to make something of yourself (sarcasm).  However, if you are blessed enough to have sound mind and body, then the check you receive should come from working. Eligibility will not be granted without legal documentation that the recipient has full parental custody/guardianship of a child. Each receipient will be interviewed, given training and placed to work. Checks will no longer be issued without submission of monthly timecards, utility bills, and rental/mortgage receipts. Receipients will be randomly tested for drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. All food stamps will be replaced by WIC vouchers. Bus & Rail passes will also be given to all receipients. A yearly tax incentive will be given to recipients who currently have at least 1 child and voluntarily undergo sterilization. This new program will naturally require an increase in staff and costs to regulate.  The costs and staff will be provided from within the program.  For example, those who are capable of becoming a day care provider will do so, and priority will be given to receipients needing child care, in order to attend these jobs.  Other jobs such as teachers Aids will be filled. Imagine what benefit would come from having 2 or 3 assistants to every teacher! Our roads and parks would be immaculate, and graffiti would be a thing of the past! en-us Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:12:14 PDT