The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 reformed welfare so that adults could be required to work in order to receive their benefits. North Caro... moreThe Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 reformed welfare so that adults could be required to work in order to receive their benefits. North Carolina made some exceptions when the recession hit, but according to a new vote in the senate, the period of relaxed requirements will be coming to an end.
Gov. Pat McCrory is reinstating the requirements that will make food stamp qualification more difficult for some 1,800 adults in North Carolina. According to the laws, adults between 18 and 49 who are able-bodied and without dependent children will have three months to find a job.
If recipients are unemployed, or working fewer than 20 hours per week, they could lose their benefits entirely. They can re-apply when they demonstrate that they've maintained work that qualifies for more than 30 days.
"If jobs are available, we want to encourage work," said Sherry Bradsher, deputy secretary for North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services. "People are healthier and feel better a... less
For all those things My hand has made,And all those things exist,”Says the Lord.“But on this one will I look:On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit,And who trembles at My wor... more For all those things My hand has made,And all those things exist,”Says the Lord.“But on this one will I look:On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit,And who trembles at My word. Isa 66:2
Name calling and finger pointing seems to be the most dominate form of expression between these groups while very few actually seem to care about finding a mutually beneficial conc... moreName calling and finger pointing seems to be the most dominate form of expression between these groups while very few actually seem to care about finding a mutually beneficial conclusion to our problems.
So I had a dream that I was pregnant and I didn't know if I wanted to abort it, give it up for adoption or keep it. Also, my cat (who is spaded) was pregnant and had kittens. Well ... moreSo I had a dream that I was pregnant and I didn't know if I wanted to abort it, give it up for adoption or keep it. Also, my cat (who is spaded) was pregnant and had kittens. Well after worrying for a long time and stuff and seeing if I should go to the hospital, I found out I may have not been pregnant andthat I just got fat from eating...this is a true dream... what does it mean? :0|
I do. Ft. Lauderdale here we come, boys ( and girls)
Real Men
... moreI do. Ft. Lauderdale here we come, boys ( and girls)
Real Men
By Tori Amos
Take your mind back- I don't know when-
Sometime when it always seemed to be just us and them.
Girls that wore pink, boys that wore blue,
Boys that always grew up better men than me and you.
What's a man now, what's a man mean?
Is he rough- or is he rugged, cultural and clean?
Now it's all changed- it's got to change more.
We think it's getting better, but nobody's really sure.
And so it goes, go round again,
But now and then we wonder who the real men are
See the nice boys dancing in pairs,
Golden earring, golden tan, blow-wave in the hair-
Sure they're all straight, straight as a line.
All the guys are macho, see their leather shine.
You don't want to sound dumb, don't want to offend,
So don't call me a faggot, not unless you are a friend.
Then if you're tall, handsome and strong,
You can wear the uniform and I could play along.
And so it goes, go round again,
But now and then we wonder who the real men are
This pig is pro-torture. World War III? Right around the corner.
Donald Trump told CNN he would change waterboarding and torture laws in response to the terror attacks in Bruss... moreThis pig is pro-torture. World War III? Right around the corner.
Donald Trump told CNN he would change waterboarding and torture laws in response to the terror attacks in Brussels, Belgium. Trump said the attack was likely in response to the recent arrest of Salah Abdeslam, one of the ringleaders of the November 13th attacks in Paris last year. Trump also said he would monitor Muslim-majority neighborhoods in America like the police monitor gang activity. "They can chop off heads and drown people in cages, heavy steel cages, and we can't waterboard?" Trump said to CNN's Wolf Blitzer during a phone-in interview Wednesday afternoon. "Look, we have to change our law on you know on the waterboarding thing, where they can chop off heads and drown people in cages and heavy steel cages and we can't waterboard. We have to change our laws and we have to be able to fight at least on almost equal basis. We have laws that we have to obey in terms of torture. They have no laws whatsoever they have to obey," Trump sai... less
He is braying all over the waves how if Hillary gets elected there is no way this country will last. I think that is what got me thinking about this possibility. What if he gets ... moreHe is braying all over the waves how if Hillary gets elected there is no way this country will last. I think that is what got me thinking about this possibility. What if he gets in? Can we even last as a country with that thing at the helm? It will be much worse than the BUSH regime. It will be worse than any regime ever in the history of Mankind since Torquemada.
Seems to me they don't like the 4th Amendment much, and they truly HATE the 5th.. I don't think they're against cruel and unusual punishment, either.. Am I reading my righ... moreHello:
Seems to me they don't like the 4th Amendment much, and they truly HATE the 5th.. I don't think they're against cruel and unusual punishment, either.. Am I reading my right wing friends WRONG??
Personally, speaking, I'm a card carrying LEFT winger, and I believe ALL the Amendments. EVERY one. Period. End of story.
But I generally feel a bit sort of almost shaky&sort of anxious. They are extremely low dose mirtazipine & also venlafaxine.
Only missed them once before and I was in hospi... moreBut I generally feel a bit sort of almost shaky&sort of anxious. They are extremely low dose mirtazipine & also venlafaxine.
Only missed them once before and I was in hospital so I was sort of nervous then anyway. Also stomach is playing up&feel sick.
I usually take them late at night as recommended but I fell asleep early last night.
WHY would we tell the world how GREAT our FREEDOMS are, but ONLY if you LIVE in the right place? If our freedoms are, indeed, so GREAT, how does it HARM us, if we give the... moreHello:
WHY would we tell the world how GREAT our FREEDOMS are, but ONLY if you LIVE in the right place? If our freedoms are, indeed, so GREAT, how does it HARM us, if we give them out to every PERSON??? WHY do we covet them??
Bulgarian Commission Penalizes Religious Discrimination
The Bulgarian SKAT TV station and two of its journalists are ordered to pay a heavier-than-usual fine for broadcasts that in... moreBulgarian Commission Penalizes Religious Discrimination
The Bulgarian SKAT TV station and two of its journalists are ordered to pay a heavier-than-usual fine for broadcasts that incited religious violence and hatred against the Witnesses.
https://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/by-region/bulgaria/commission-penalizes-religious-discrimination/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGNTMNTKmsY
Kingdom Hall Of Jehovah's Witnesses Attacked During Memorial in Bulgaria
Former President Clinton had a private off the record meeting with AG Lynch.
Is it not a little strange that the former president and the AG would be in the same place at the same ... moreFormer President Clinton had a private off the record meeting with AG Lynch.
Is it not a little strange that the former president and the AG would be in the same place at the same time in Arizona and have a 30 minute meeting while the AG is investigating his wife and could be a witness in this investigation?
The meeting was not recorded.
Yesterday I read in the local paper about how a bunch of people got together and raised some funds for a sick little boy whose family couldn't afford the medical bills... I thought... moreYesterday I read in the local paper about how a bunch of people got together and raised some funds for a sick little boy whose family couldn't afford the medical bills... I thought that was nice. Sometimes the sheer volume of depressing news getting reported makes you lose hope but then little things like this pop up.
