MICHIGAN: Food Stamps to all college students?

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Democrats are screaming that they need to raise taxes and I have been saying what about tackling the waste that exists; tax dollars being literally thrown out the window.

Yesterday, Michigan Human Services Director Maura Corrigan announced that some 30,000 college students have been kicked off food stamp rolls saving the state $75 million per year.

Why were college students receiving food stamps (now debit cards called Bridge cards) since the federal government does not allow college kids to collect Food Stamps? Well Michigan allowed practically all students to get Food Stamps because they based eligibility on income and not assets like the rest of the country.

Why are we so stupid? Well we are known to be a welfare haven attracting people from all over to come and taste our generosity.

I guess this all came to a head when a man receiving Food Stamps won $2 million in the lottery and continued to receive Food Stamps because he still did not have an income and therefore was legally eligible…yup that’s how goofy our system is.

How did Michigan get around the federal ban on college student eligibility? Michigan created an exception for people in valid employment and training programs which they defined as attending college. Why would we do that?

Anyway, I am so happy Governor Rick Snyder and his appointees are looking at identifying and eliminating waste, fraud and abuse in the state’s welfare department; it’s about time!

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