The individual welfare

darwinball — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:15:08 -0600

The individual welfare programs (MFIP) spend approximately 55 million dollars per year of state funds (plus much more in federal funds). About two-thirds of these recipients are children, so cutting off all adults on assistance, including unemployable, elderly and ill individuals who receive a maximum payment of $203 per month would save, at best, $20 million annually.

The cost of transit "which never pays for itself"...Have you ever seen a highway pay for itself? How about a public school? And while we're at it, shouldn't nursing homes "pay for themselves" too?

Government employees, by and large, do have decent benefit packages. This is not a problem; it is the way many employees were treated in America when employees were better organized and Wal-Martization and globalization hadn't yet scared everyone into a "race to the bottom."

Administration is a waste? Just try running a business with no managers, or building a bridge with no foremen or engineers.

Letter: The money’s there for roads — but first cut the waste

Terry Davis — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:02:38 -0600

From Russ Goldstein
Hutchinson

Hutchinson Leader - Letter: The money’s there for roads — but first cut the waste - Comments

The individual welfare

Letter: The money’s there for roads — but first cut the waste