Sunday, May 21, 2006

Michigan Legislature Continue to Punish the Poor

The Michigan Legislature has proven once again it can find new ways to punish it's residents with the least economic, political and social power by passing new restrictions on their access to resouce assistance ( Michigan House Bill 4309 ). While designed to punish the supposed bums and welfare queens who game the system, regardless of actual proof of their numbers or existence, the real victims will be the children and disabled adults who will now have to jump through higher hoops while smug state Republicans chide and jeer at them from their luxury suites and enjoy political points from reactionary constituents.

You want to save the state some money? Stop with the tax free giveaways to business. After all, who's using more of our states' limited resources, alleged welfare frauds or seemingly insatiable corporate capitalists?

Do the math.