The best way to cure poverty is make it illegal, says Minnesota Republicans. - Polidicks

[quote]Minnesota’s Republican lawmakers are, as expected, very angry about poor people. Why give those poor people money when we know they’ll just spend it on the hip-hop and fancy sneakers and for crack smokin’. So, the Republicans had an idea: Until any kind of welfare or assistance to the needy is completely outlawed, which will be soon enough, Minnesota should make it illegal for people getting “emergency cash assistance” to have any of the cash assistance in cash. So, the poorest families and the poorest disabled adults would be unable to take any of this money as cash, even though poor people by design are kept from having bank accounts or a checkbook, which is why they usually pay bills and rent in cash: 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 [one of Minnesota’s welfare programs] 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. [/quote] [URL=http://wonkette.com/440932/minnesota-republicans-to-outlaw-poor-people-having-money]SOURCE[/url] I have nothing witty or interesting to say about this. :colbert: [b]EDIT:[/b] Thread music. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm5FFGsN9Ag&feature=player_embedded[/media] And more sources! [url]http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/war-poor-minnesota-republicans-want-b[/url] [url]http://www.fightbacknews.org/2011/3/15/minnesota-republicans-say-poor-people-money-should-be-outlaws[/url] [url]http://www.startribune.com/politics/blogs/118192734.html[/url] [url]http://blogs.forbes.com/erikkain/2011/03/18/minnesota-republicans-to-ban-cash-for-poor-people-limit-teacher-strikes/[/url] [url]http://roybatty.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/18/6295472-minnesota-republicans-say-poor-people-with-money-should-be-outlaws[/url] [b]EDIT:[/b] One more fuckin' source for you nay-sayers. The actual god damn bill. [url]https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H0171.1.html&session=ls87[/url]

The democrats are doing an excellent job of campaigning this year.

I'm tired of social conservatives thinking that every single poor person in the world is poor by choice. Yes, there are people that abuse the system, but holy shit think of the people that actually need help.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewMNDHN0zDk[/media] Is it my imagination or are Republicans getting stupider?

Is this a fucking joke?

hahahahaha you republicans are funn- wait you guys serious

[QUOTE=Archy;28701736]hahahahaha you republicans are funn- wait you guys serious[/QUOTE] I hope this is a build up to an awesome April Fools Day joke.

make being a republican illegal, it will cure stupidity.

:wtc: I don't think they could be less intelligent if they tried.

Add it to the states that are Republican states that have fucked up this year: Wisconsin Montana Indiana Ohio Minnesota

When will Republicans realize that making something illegal =/= the problem going away?

Wowie, my country... What can someone say to this

[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;28701777]When will Republicans realize that making something illegal =/= the problem going away?[/QUOTE] When pigs fly and hell freezes over.

[quote] This represents a change from their initial proposal, which banned them from having any money at all.[/quote] this is dumb as fuck.

[QUOTE=Sparkwire;28701797]this is dumb as fuck.[/QUOTE] But Sparkwire, look how generous they are! They could have made it so much worse!

[QUOTE=Megafanx13;28701774]Add it to the states that are Republican states that have fucked up this year: Wisconsin Montana Indiana Ohio Minnesota[/QUOTE] When will people recognize Idaho? :smith:

Being poor isn't like robbing a bank. You can't just decide "I won't be poor" and not be poor.

Can we actually get a legitimate source that at the very least attempts to be unbiased. This feels like a blog.

Well it makes sense. If you imprison all poor people, there is no longer poverty.

[QUOTE=Pepin;28701847]Can we actually get a legitimate source that at the very least attempts to be unbiased. This feels like a blog.[/QUOTE] [url]http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/war-poor-minnesota-republicans-want-b[/url] [url]http://www.fightbacknews.org/2011/3/15/minnesota-republicans-say-poor-people-money-should-be-outlaws[/url] [url]http://www.startribune.com/politics/blogs/118192734.html[/url] [url]http://blogs.forbes.com/erikkain/2011/03/18/minnesota-republicans-to-ban-cash-for-poor-people-limit-teacher-strikes/[/url] [url]http://roybatty.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/18/6295472-minnesota-republicans-say-poor-people-with-money-should-be-outlaws[/url]

Fun fact: Laws such as this have been around for a while, with a myriad of variations, of course. [QUOTE=Pepin;28701847]Can we actually get a legitimate source that at the very least attempts to be unbiased. This feels like a blog.[/QUOTE] It is a blog. [QUOTE=ThatHippyMan;28701883][URL]http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/war-poor-minnesota-republicans-want-b[/URL] [URL]http://www.fightbacknews.org/2011/3/15/minnesota-republicans-say-poor-people-money-should-be-outlaws[/URL] [URL]http://www.startribune.com/politics/blogs/118192734.html[/URL] [URL]http://blogs.forbes.com/erikkain/2011/03/18/minnesota-republicans-to-ban-cash-for-poor-people-limit-teacher-strikes/[/URL] [URL]http://roybatty.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/18/6295472-minnesota-republicans-say-poor-people-with-money-should-be-outlaws[/URL][/QUOTE] So are all of those. The star tribune one has nothing to do with the topic at hand.

How are you taking this as "Making is illegal to be poor"? You all are just overreacting like always. They're saying that any aid like welfare [B]can't be in cash,[/B] which I completely agree with. This means it can take other forms. It's just like Food stamps. It's so you can't just get on welfare and use your welfare money for bullshit things you don't need.

[QUOTE=T2L_Goose;28701905]How are you taking this as "Making is illegal to be poor"? You all are just overreacting like always. They're saying that any aid like welfare [B]can't be in cash,[/B] which I completely agree with. This means it can take other forms. It's just like Food stamps. It's so you can't just get on welfare and use your welfare money for bullshit things you don't need.[/QUOTE] To hell with emergency money!

[QUOTE=ThatHippyMan;28701919]To hell with emergency money![/QUOTe] What?

And buying things like car parts [editline]19th March 2011[/editline] Or home repair [editline]19th March 2011[/editline] Or anything from a friend or Craigslist.

[QUOTE=Shoupie;28701825]When will people recognize Idaho? :smith:[/QUOTE] My apologies. Republican states that have fucked up this year: Wisconsin Montana Indiana Ohio Idaho Minnesota

[QUOTE=Megafanx13;28701989]My apologies. Republican states that have fucked up this year: Wisconsin Montana Indiana Ohio Idaho Minnesota[/QUOTE] They've somehow fucked Alabama up even more, does that count?

[img]http://theinfosphere.org/images/thumb/9/9c/Ron_Whitey.jpg/225px-Ron_Whitey.jpg[/img] Poverty is a mental sickness

Fuck my party.

[QUOTE=Zambies!;28702029]Fuck my party.[/QUOTE] You restrict your views if you connect yourself to a narrow party such as Democrat or Republican.