Michigan Dumps 30,000 College Students From Food Stamps Program, Saves $75M

[drpepper67]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/09/michigan-kicks-30000-college-students-off-food-stamps/?test=latestnews

As the new school year starts, Michigan Department of Human Services Director Maura Corrigan told The Detroit News on Monday that the 30,000 students who were booted out of the program just were about twice as many as officials expected. She said the change is part of an effort to reform the state's welfare program.

"Maybe (students) could get a part-time job -- that's what I did," said Corrigan, a former justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, was quoted saying by the newspaper.

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[sakabatou]

1. And the jobs are where exactly, Maura? Oh yeah, overseas.

[rurallib]

8. or taken by retirees who have lost their asses in the stock market.

[CBGLuthier]

Yes I am sure there are 30,000 part time jobs in Michigan

just waiting to be filled.

BTW, wrong link there.

[onehandle]

2. Get a job, hippies!

sheesh.

[provis99]

3. Corrigan to poor people: Get a Job!

I'll bet she shouts at panhandlers, too.

[katnapped]

6. And vagrants too

"GET THE HELL OFF MY LAWN YA DEADBEATS!"

[drpepper67]

4. Link fixed. Thanks. Not sure how that happened.

[geckosfeet]

5. Maybe the students will,,,,, go to school in another state.

[Scout]

7. Michigan's rules were more relaxed than the federal standard required....

they are returning to the same requirements as the fed.

College students generally aren't eligible for federal food assistance but nearly all of them in Michigan had qualified for the state's program under an exception for those participating in an employment and training program whose criteria included attending college, the Detroit News reported.

[readmoreoften]

9. Starve or have a future. You pick.

[sfpcjock]

10. Maybe "get a job" in Detroit, LOL n/t

[Peter1x9]

11. They have to pay for those tax cuts for the super rich somehow.

n/t

[mailman82]

12. The Tea-Terrorist applaud this!

A christian righty face book friend from high school posted this. The comments were appalling!They call them selves christians! AAAAAAAAAAAAAARG!

[indurancevile]

13. ha ha ha. michigan has the highest unemployment in the country (10.5%) & this fool is

talking about 30,000 college students (concentrated in college towns) getting part-time jobs.

sorry bub, the mcdonalds jobs are currently being filled by laid-off factory workers.

[bluestateguy]

14. Because one assclown (the lottery winner) abused the system, this was allowed to happen

For every abuser I bet there are 100 legit recipients.

[GeorgeGist]

15. About what you'd expect ...

from a 3rd world state.