Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   Maine reminds that some people don't want to work Date:   2/11/2016 8:50:02 AM

If you think you can't walk back these programs with sensible reforms how do you explain what happened in Maine?  And how do you explain what happened when they reformed welfare?  In Wisconsin alone the roles on welfare dropped dramatically even before the reforms went into effect.  The point of these reforms is to separate the truly needy from the lazy and as we saw in Maine and with welfare reform in general it actually works.  It's really human nature at work.  As I said, I am all for helping those truly in need and these reforms demonstrate that there are lots of people that truly don't.

As for your example, that is indeed a sad story but I am not sure the connection with the assistance she got.  It sounds like she was struggling with depression and for some reason lost hope.  I had a friend struggling with depression who sadly made the same decision recently and he was employed, married, etc.  He had been diagnosed with cancer but was cancer free but still depressed for some reason. Counseling didn't seem to help.