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Offline thundley4

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Democrats want to kill low-income elderly, disabled in NM.
« on: May 31, 2011, 10:36:32 PM »
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The Northerner (1000+ posts)             Tue May-31-11 11:06 PM
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NM proposes to eliminate food stamp supplements for low-income elderly, disabled
   
SANTA FE, N.M. — About 4,000 low-income elderly and disabled New Mexicans will see their food stamp benefits drop in July due to state budget cuts.

Gov. Susana Martinez's administration plans to end a state program that supplements federal food stamp benefits for the elderly and disabled to ensure they get at least $25 a month in assistance.

"That's 4,000 seniors who will have less money for food. That's the impact," Ruth Hoffman, director of Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in New Mexico, said on Tuesday.

New Mexicans who qualify for $16 a month in federal food stamps — currently the minimum amount from the federal government — also get an extra $9 a month from the state to make certain their combined assistance is $25. But the Democratic-controlled Legislature provided no money to continue the supplemental benefits in the upcoming budget year, which starts July 1. The Martinez administration had requested $600,000 from the Legislature to continue the program.

Read more: http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/1b6b9cc942254522...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1206496

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RKP5637   (1000+ posts)           Tue May-31-11 11:20 PM
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3. Their plan is to just kill off old people by cutting funding and assistance, because
   
they are viewed as parasites on the system. Yet the real parasites, the banksters, the crooks and the rest are allow to thrive and handsomely rewarded. Give it a few more years and most Americans will be living on the streets.

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Re: Democrats want to kill low-income elderly, disabled in NM.
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2011, 03:34:18 AM »
Too much stupid, too early in the morning.   
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Re: Democrats want to kill low-income elderly, disabled in NM.
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2011, 03:35:41 AM »
Quote from: diesel driver on June 01, 2011, 03:34:18 AM
Too much stupid, too early in the morning.   

Man, ain't that the truth.

The primitives missed that it's the Democrats' fault.
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Re: Democrats want to kill low-income elderly, disabled in NM.
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2011, 03:38:22 AM »
Quote from: franksolich on June 01, 2011, 03:35:41 AM
Man, ain't that the truth.

The primitives missed that it's the Democrats' fault.

The primitives miss a lot of things, their minds being first and foremost.
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Global warming supporters believe that a few hundred million tons of CO2 has more control over our climate than a million mile in diameter, unshielded thermo-nuclear fusion reactor at the middle of the solar system.

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Re: Democrats want to kill low-income elderly, disabled in NM.
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2011, 05:39:25 AM »
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11. Compassionate Conservatism is alive and well in New Mexico.
   




Their message: Do the right thing and die off quietly.



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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jun-01-11 01:53 AM
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13. Um...
   
Democrats control the Roundhouse.
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jun-01-11 02:40 AM
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14. The way I read the article ...
   



the Legislature decided how much funding would be available in the kitty and the
Governor decided where the cutbacks would be made. Correct me if I'm wrong.


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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jun-01-11 03:00 AM
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15. The legislature provided no funding
   
Article IV, Section 30 of the NM constitution, states that appropriations originate in the legislature. They are required to specify the sum to be spent and the specific program the appropriation is applied to. In other words, if a program isn't funded, it's because the legislature did not provide the money.
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12. A DEMOCRATIC-controlled legislature did this? WHY??!! nt


And that's the end of that thread. 
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Re: Democrats want to kill low-income elderly, disabled in NM.
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2011, 07:09:42 AM »
Notice also this, lurking primitives, from the original post:

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The Martinez (R) administration had requested $600,000 from the Legislature to continue the program.
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Re: Democrats want to kill low-income elderly, disabled in NM.
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2011, 09:19:51 AM »
The NM legislature needs that for bail money.

One of my friends in HS had a father who was in the state legislature (Dem, of course.)  The horror stories I used to hear.  Seems like you couldn't serve in that august body unless you had three active DUI's on your record.
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Re: Democrats want to kill low-income elderly, disabled in NM.
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2011, 09:31:57 AM »
Whatever the facts are the first, second, and third rules of Regressivism are:

1. All bad things are the republicans fault.

2. All good things are due to democrats.

3. SHUT UP!!
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Re: Democrats want to kill low-income elderly, disabled in NM.
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2011, 09:55:55 AM »
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Yet the real parasites, the banksters, the crooks and the rest
Here on Gilligan's Isle!

The undefined, vague, evil "Other." 
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