Issue Position: Ending Welfare Abuses

Issue Position

Ending Welfare Abuses
We require photo ID for almost all transactions in our society, why would we not incorporate a photo ID into our welfare system in order to avoid abuses? As a police officer, I see State assistance cards sold on the street for half value or less so that the seller can then turn around and use the money for alcohol or narcotics. In a terrible economy, like the one we are in, we must ensure that State assistance is going to the truly needy, not those who would abuse the system.

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