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AUGUSTA -- Activists who want to end childhood hunger decided Tuesday night at a Blaine House dinner to move...
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Nonny1 of Gainesville, FL
May 8, 2008 9:20 PM
DAREDEVIL, Maine doesn't want their young girls/women to marry. With Mainecare, if they marry, the baby's father's income is counted toward eligibility. But if they're not married (and even if both of them say he's the father of the unborn baby), his income is NOT counted toward eligiblity. Therefore, he can be wealthy and it doesn't matter; she'll still qualify for Mainecare at taxpayers' expense!
Apparently the politicians of Maine don't like marriage, but love taxing hard-working citizens;)report abuse
daredevil of madison, ME
May 8, 2008 9:37 AM
I personaly do not want kids to go hungry or the elderly,but you have many society suckers out there who know how to bleed the system.look at the earned income tax credit these unwed mothers get.why should they get married when they have a live-in boyfreind who often makes good money.they get food stamps and every other government hand out possible.they took 18,000 thousand out of me last year and i got very little back becouse the society suckers get my money becouse of froud,thats what it is froud.report abuse
Anti Liberal of Taxland, ME
May 8, 2008 7:58 AM
Ya know, this whole thing is such a farce!

Have you seen the size of these people at the food banks?

They aint starving!

Famine has been erased from the US for years now. We are one of the best fed populations in the world!

There are many more fat kids on the playground than when I was in school!

More liberal democrat bullsh*t! They want more money!

Show me a kid with ribs sticking out and I will give him a sandwitch.

Trouble is, these kids have never seen a rib, its covered with years of food stamp fat!report abuse

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