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10% across the board on everything they take......welfare, food stamps, phones, housing, energy credits, child care money, etc.
"But they're poor!"
So what!
The problem is they would be paying the tax with money I already have them. Just reduce benifits accross the board.
Many benifits should tail off over time. Person x could start with unemployment at the regular dollar amount as now, then after 3 months it drops 10%, then after another 3 months another 10% this continues until they either find a job or unemployment is 0$. To get the amount to reset they have to work 4160 hours within a a 6240 hour period.
Something simalur should be don't with all other forms of subsidies. The government is supposed to help people get back on their feet, not foot the bill so people can stay on their ass.
Wouldn't it be more efficient to just reduce their benefits by 10%?
Whatever happened to the Work-Fare program that was part of the welfare reform that passed in 1996?
As much as I want to see the cost of welfare drop, and see a lot less people on welfare, and eliminate welfare fraud so that us tax payers, who work for a living won't have to pay for this, taxing welfare recipients may not be the best solution, but maybe put the 10% tax for the welfare recipients on some sort of an IOU account. Once the recipients start working, then withhold the owed amount in small payments from their paychecks until it's fully paid.
Whatever happened to the Work-Fare program that was part of the welfare reform that was passed in 1996?
As much as I want to see the cost of welfare drop, and see a lot less people on welfare, and eliminate welfare fraud so that us tax payers, who work for a living, taxing welfare recipients may not be the best solution, but maybe put the 10% tax for the welfare recipients on some sort of an IOU account. Once the recipients start working, then withhold the owed amount in small payments from their paychecks until it's fully paid.
True, that's when there are other options to encourage recipients to work and make a legitimate living. Instead of withholding the amount they owe from their paychecks, the money they owe can be paid when they file their tax returns. Most of them usually get refunds, so.. instead of giving them refunds, keep the money, until the debt they owe is completely paid off. I'm sure a lot of them would prefer to see a decent paycheck rather than what little they get from welfare.
True, that's when there are other options to encourage recipients to work and make a legitimate living. Instead of withholding the amount they owe from their paychecks, the money they owe can be paid when they file their tax returns. Most of them usually get refunds, so.. instead of giving them refunds, keep the money, until the debt they owe is completely paid off. I'm sure a lot of them would prefer to see a decent paycheck rather than what little they get from welfare.
This seems like a lot more work than just reducing benifits. I prefer my idea in post 53.
This seems like a lot more work than just reducing benifits. I prefer my idea in post 53.
I like your idea in post 53 also, which can be another option recipients have.
All in all, we need to discourage welfare recipients from getting on, and staying on welfare for a long time.
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