Tuesday, October 15, 2013

North Carolina is first state to cut welfare amid federal shutdown

Via LH

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North Carolina has become the first state to cut off welfare benefits to poor residents in the wake of the partial federal government shutdown, ordering a halt to processing November applications until a deal is reached to end the federal standstill.

More @ Reuters

12 comments:

  1. Yer gonna need a bigger fire extinguisher.....

    I certainly hope you don't live too close to a major metropolitan area.
    Just the fact that this news is being made public could well be enough to start a riot.

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    1. No way am I am near one and let's get it over with.

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  2. If you can't pay your WORKERS, you better not pay the NON-workers!

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  3. So, Texas is NOT THAT DEPENDENT? i beg to differ. I live here.....v.v

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  4. would be interesting to see the NET difference between that extorted and the remainder sent back as bribe

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