Proposed bill would treat LePage like he treats welfare recipients

[jpak]

Source: Bangor Daily News

One of the most constant and maddening themes of Gov. Paul LePage’s tenure in the Blaine House has been his manipulation of the facts in an attempt to divide Mainers by demonizing those on various forms of welfare such as food stamps (or SNAP) and general assistance.

LePage has pushed for policies that limit the ability of marginalized and suffering Mainers to get the help that they need and deserve with relentless campaigns aimed at convincing the general public that poor people everywhere are doing things like using their SNAP assistance to buy alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, lottery tickets, lap dances and souvenirs from Disney World.

Now, State Rep. Scott Hamann, a Democrat from South Portland has submitted a bill aimed at giving the governor a taste of his own medicine, even if it’s probably just a symbolic gesture.

The bill faces unlikely odds of becoming law, but if passed it would prevent LePage from using his expense account for things like alcohol, lottery tickets, tattoos, and bail- the same type of things that the governor has accused welfare recipients of spending their money on.

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[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. Bail. I wish.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. He should have to submit a urine sample before receiving each paycheck... nt

[Myrina]

3. ^^ this ^^

n/t

[d_legendary1]

5. He should also take a cut in benefits

so he knows how much families are hurting from Republican policies.

[eShirl]

7. he won't learn; he grew up dirt poor and look at him now

[Jack Rabbit]

4. Of current governors, LePage mose closely resembles Plato's definition of a Tyrant

Please click here.

[NCjack]

6. When traveling, he should not sleep in a hotel or motel unless he gets a certification from

the local sheriff that there is no available bed in the jail house.

[jmowreader]

8. Bill of attainder, and unconstitutional

They'd be better off cutting out the middleman and just impeaching the idiot.