Tiffany Bond  🦞 🇺🇸Verified account

The trade off of perhaps some lazy person sneaking through is you demand a tremendous amount of energy with those who can least spare it for a program that is not a good return compared to working. The amount of frugal you have to be to survive is impressive. #mepolitics

Let's tackle the other policy of those delinquent on child support not being eligible for benefits....um, who are these people? I can think of very few situations where I have seen this occur. This sounds like a big headline for not a lot of impact. #mepolitics

I would guess there are very few people in this situation, and those who are really need the help. Off the top of my head, I can think of two situations where I have been in court and seen parents delinquent in support and also receiving food stamps. #mepolitics

The first one was someone struggling with massive undiagnosed mental health issues, actively trying to seek help but ineligible for healthcare..and unable to get a diagnosis. This person was sincerely trying to get help and get employed...should s/he starve? #mepolitics

The second situation I have seen was a parent of an older child where they had other young children in the home. Older child went to live with other parent, changing the $ dynamics. The parent was struggling and could not do it all with the young kids in the house. #mepolitics

It is my belief that though there may be societal punishments for not being a functional member of society if you have the capacity, we should not be levying those punishments on the tools needed TO BECOME a functional member of society. #mepolitics

Part of a hand up is making sure that we aren't creating a trap where people can only ask for a hand out because they have lost their ability to participate in our society. This is irresponsible legislation. #mepolitics

Rigid rules for people on the very edge of survival is not the way to go...& if you are heartless enough to believe I am wrong, it's also not fiscally prudent. If you want to increase the rates people turn to drugs & end up in jails we pay for, cut off their food. #mepolitics