War On The Poor: Minnesota Republicans Want To Bust Poor People Who Carry Cash

Amerigo Vespucci

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Fri Mar-18-11 01:23 PM
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War On The Poor: Minnesota Republicans Want To Bust Poor People Who Carry Cash

March 18, 2011 10:00 AM
War On The Poor: Minnesota Republicans Want To Bust Poor People Who Carry Cash

By Susie Madrak

http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/war-poor-minnesota-republicans-want-b

They're not just crazy, they're evil -- and un-Christian, should they have the audacity to claim otherwise. If only we could force them to live like this, they wouldn't last a week:

St. Paul, MN � Minnesota Republicans are pushing legislation that would make it a crime for people on public assistance to have more $20 in cash in their pockets any given month. This represents a change from their initial proposal, which banned them from having any money at all.

On March 15, Angel Buechner of the Welfare Rights Committee testified in front of the House Health and Human Services Reform Committee on House File 171. Buechner told committee members, �We would like to address the provision that makes it illegal for MFIP families to withdraw cash from the cash portion of the MFIP grant - and in fact, appears to make it illegal for MFIP families to have any type of money at all in their pockets. How do you expect people to take care of business like paying bills such as lights, gas, water, trash and phone?�

House File 171 would make it so that families on MFIP - and disabled single adults on General Assistance and Minnesota Supplemental Aid - could not have their cash grants in cash or put into a checking account. Rather, they could only use a state-issued debit card at special terminals in certain businesses that are set up to accept the card.

The bill also calls for unconstitutional residency requirements, not allowing the debit card to be used across state lines and other provisions that the Welfare Rights Committee and others consider unacceptable.

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meegbear

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Fri Mar-18-11 01:24 PM
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1. DUPE

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x682233

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Blue Owl

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Fri Mar-18-11 01:32 PM
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2. Thank you small-government Republicans!

Get your hand inside our pockets where it belongs.

:sarcasm:

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liberal N proud

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Fri Mar-18-11 01:39 PM
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3. There is no profit for someone in cash

Everyone must have a credit card and debit card.

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Blue Meany

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Fri Mar-18-11 01:45 PM
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4. This way they can make sure only their cronies can take the card...n/t

Edited on Fri Mar-18-11 01:45 PM by Blue Meany

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FiveGoodMen

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Fri Mar-18-11 01:58 PM
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5. Clearly, the cold no longer keeps the riff-raff out!

This used to be a nice place to live.

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alp227

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Sat Mar-19-11 12:11 AM
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6. how about apply that standard to ANYONE getting gov money including y'know,

Edited on Sat Mar-19-11 12:12 AM by alp227

oil industry executives, bankers, hell maybe even GEORGE W. BUSH!

But nooooo...you gotta make life as hellish as possible for those people on welfare because all they do with their money is gamble and buy booze, don't they? :sarcasm:

This reminds me of Arizona's SB 1070 that planned to require immigrants to carry their documents. Now Minnesota wants to ban poor people from carrying excessive cash? And you thought that Republicans opposed a nanny state!

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upi402

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Sat Mar-19-11 01:22 AM
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7. Minnesota is so bifurcated. Wow.

Franken must just shake his head.

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