Maine Most Welfare Dependent State (Portland: felons, home, property taxes)

[mainebrokerman]

Originally Posted by broadbill

So what is next Maineah? Preventing African-American people from voting because they are interested in promoting a specific agenda through election of one public official over another? How about gay people? Liberal Democrats?

This is America....we let all of our citizens vote regardless of how they vote or how they make the decision to vote the way they do. Even the ones who don't work and choose to milk the system instead. We CERTAINLY do not decide who can vote based on the opinions of the one group of people and how they perceive how a another group chooses to live their lives.

Deciding who can and cannot vote? Sounds like fascism to me.

should lifers in prison be able to vote?

i believe convicted murderers, rapists, child molestors, should lose thier right to vote

should illegal aliens be allowed to vote????

[AustinB]

Originally Posted by mainebrokerman

should lifers in prison be able to vote?

i believe convicted murderers, rapists, child molestors, should lose thier right to vote

should illegal aliens be allowed to vote????

Illegals are nothing more than long term tourists, and as such, should not be voting.

[starwalker]

Originally Posted by reloop

BS. The next time you pick up your convenience store item, ask the clerk if that's the only job they have,

Speaking for myself... no. I make the majority of my living as a designer, the next largest part as a folk artist, the third largest part working 4 afternoons/evenings at the corner store and I also have a market garden (first year, it is coming close to paying for itself, no profit yet...)

For my coworkers at the store, none of them have other jobs. Some have partners that help with expenses, some do not.

if they are allowed to work more than 16 to 32 hours,

Yes, I would be ALLOWED but have requested no more than 32 hours to allow time for my other work and for transporting my disabled SO to doctors and such like.

Of my coworkers, several do get 40 hours more or less regularly, several do not and want more hours.

and if they have MaineCare for healthcare.

No, even just counting my 4 days at a minimum wage job, as a single person I make TOO MUCH to qualify for MaineCare.

... I'm just saying...

[Evan_Lanctot]

I've been waiting over two years to get on Mainecare.....and I am an insulin dependent diabetic with other health problems. Thankfully I get help with getting insulin from other sources until that kicks in.

It's great that Maine is so helpful to it's citizens......at least until LePage gets in(if he does).

[maineguy8888]

Originally Posted by Evan_Lanctot

I've been waiting over two years to get on Mainecare.....and I am an insulin dependent diabetic with other health problems. Thankfully I get help with getting insulin from other sources until that kicks in.

It's great that Maine is so helpful to it's citizens......at least until LePage gets in(if he does).

I'm sorry about your medical condition. Our crazy Mainecare system makes YOU wait, while so many millions go to folks with less need than you.
I know Paul LePage. I wouldn't support him for a second if I thought he would hurt those who need help, even if I wasn't a social worker-type. I just wouldn't. I hope that lets you rest a bit easier.

[Maineah]

Originally Posted by maineguy8888

I'm sorry about your medical condition. Our crazy Mainecare system makes YOU wait, while so many millions go to folks with less need than you. I know Paul LePage. I wouldn't support him for a second if I thought he would hurt those who need help, even if I wasn't a social worker-type. I just wouldn't. I hope that lets you rest a bit easier.

That IS crazy. People with a real need should be at the front of the line.

[Zymer]

Originally Posted by AustinB

Illegals are nothing more than long term tourists, and as such, should not be voting.

Are they allowed to vote now?

[AustinB]

Originally Posted by Zymer

Are they allowed to vote now?

Portland is/was considering a vote to allow them to have a say in local elections.

[Zymer]

Originally Posted by AustinB

Portland is/was considering a vote to allow them to have a say in local elections.

That would be completely wrong. Even legally resident aliens should not be permitted to vote, they are just visitors. Any alien who has not gone to the effort to become a citizen should not be allowed to participate in the rule-making which governs citizens.

Permitting *illegal* aliens to vote is just plain crazy.

"Where are we going and why are we in this handbasket?"

[tcrackly]

Originally Posted by Zymer

That would be completely wrong. Even legally resident aliens should not be permitted to vote, they are just visitors. Any alien who has not gone to the effort to become a citizen should not be allowed to participate in the rule-making which governs citizens.

Permitting *illegal* aliens to vote is just plain crazy.

"Where are we going and why are we in this handbasket?"

I agree. So much of our decision making is based on layers of previous decisions, both conscientious and flawed ones. We are rapidly losing sight of the basic human rights values that they purport to support. A government should be run by it's own citizens, not visitors.