SPITZER IS SNEAKILY DESTROYING NEW YORK

Elliot Spitzer is one of the worst governors New York has ever had. He is out to destroy this state. Though he's been stymied in some of his plans, every once in a while he sneaks something in, and it's never good. I'm not talking about the driver's license plan that even got Hillary in trouble. But he does not want us to identify illegals--that's for sure. He's out to make New Yorkers even less able to sort out legal residents from illegal ones and to make us pay for everyone--no questions asked. Fingerprinting, Spitzer feels, is a deterrent to applying for food stamps, so let's stop fingerprinting. Hmmmmmm I wonder why it's a deterrent. Hmmmmm

The state has stopped taking fingerprints from some working families that apply for foodstamps. New York has been fingerprinting since 1998 as a fraud prevention program, but what the H--Spitzer doesn't care if people are stealing undeserved benefits. If one adult in a family works 30 hours a week or two adults each work 20 hours a week, they will not have to be fingerprinted. That means they will not have to be identified. That means that if they are illegal or are applying for benefits to which they are not entitled, the government won't know. New York is soooooo rich (or so Spitzer apparently thinks) that we have money to toss into the wind. Citizens don't care. (Actually this might be true because they did elect Spitzer.)

That brings us to the poor way in which government manages any program, but hey, let's leave that topic for another day. But try to think of one government program that is run efficiently. Keep trying....Bet you can't come up with one before New York goes totally down the tubes
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