General Discussion

Shadowflash

(1,536 posts)

42. Just like Christianity.

Wed Dec 21, 2011, 10:34 AM

Dec 2011

Gotta pay a debt that was incurred before you were born and not of your making.

If it's good enough for God, how can it be bad?

/sarcasm/

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

51 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Children of welfare recipients in California forced to pay for welfare debt [View all] Catherina Dec 2011 OP

How can this be legal? Alameda Dec 2011 #1

I don't know. I can't wrap my mind around this. Catherina Dec 2011 #3

WTF? n/t Little Star Dec 2011 #2

That is some evil shit m Brown should be commuting every single case. TheKentuckian Dec 2011 #4

This is mind boggling etherealtruth Dec 2011 #5

Shades of Dickens suffragette Dec 2011 #6

Dickens, that's what I was thinking. Starry Messenger Dec 2011 #9

I hadn't heard of this either suffragette Dec 2011 #21

I'm still shaking my head in disbelief Catherina Dec 2011 #11

It's mindboggling suffragette Dec 2011 #23

Serfs' up, Baby! Octafish Dec 2011 #7

It sure is Catherina Dec 2011 #13

Each day it's yet another step into servitude for many Americans, who really need to pay RKP5637 Dec 2011 #14

That's horrible! I can't believe it's legal for them to pull that crap. Luciferous Dec 2011 #8

Neither can I - I'd like to see corroboration that isn't from WSWS, anyway. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2011 #19

When you google the title of the article you'll get several Cerridwen Dec 2011 #20

Haven't found anything mentioning the fetus part that isn't just quoting WSWS, though. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2011 #32

Very strange. It's in post #6 also. Catherina Dec 2011 #33

I also quoted the relevant part in post #6 from ktvu.com suffragette Dec 2011 #37

See post #6 n/t Catherina Dec 2011 #26

See post #6 suffragette Dec 2011 #27

Irene incurred a debt while she was a FETUS? elehhhhna Dec 2011 #10

This is blatantly unconstitutional. Pab Sungenis Dec 2011 #12

That cannot be true. The mother incurred the debt, if any. The baby is not responsible sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #15

This is the sort of thing that eventually gets old Judge Lynch up and moving. mbperrin Dec 2011 #16

Bill Clinton brought us welfare reform. This was part of it; the CA version. Cerridwen Dec 2011 #17

Not at all, not in a million years. Catherina Dec 2011 #24

I remember this, too Bryn Dec 2011 #43

I was living in California when that happened and working with college students suffragette Dec 2011 #28

When this was going on NOLALady Dec 2011 #50

My sister was hit by that directly living in Mississippi hootinholler Dec 2011 #51

Ummm...we have slavery again limpyhobbler Dec 2011 #18

Sounds like a Newt scheme aletier_v Dec 2011 #22

WTF!? This is allowed? fascisthunter Dec 2011 #25

I'm in California. How can we take action to stop this? Zalatix Dec 2011 #29

Maybe contact the Public Interest Law Project and the Western Center on Law and Poverty since they suffragette Dec 2011 #39

Thanks, I will see if they need donations. n/t Zalatix Dec 2011 #40

And Welcome to DU! n/t suffragette Dec 2011 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Dec 2011 #30

Look, it's either than or the wealthy sacrifice their pin money. Can't have that! nt valerief Dec 2011 #31

I'm just going to repeat what several others have already said, SheilaT Dec 2011 #34

Someone enlighten me. I have not seen this anyplace russspeakeasy Dec 2011 #35

I haven't seen that one but based on the facts in post #6, it wouldn't surprise me Catherina Dec 2011 #36

Wow. Thanks. russspeakeasy Dec 2011 #44

Damn Solly Mack Dec 2011 #38

Just like Christianity. Shadowflash Dec 2011 #42

Like everyone else, I had no idea eyewall Dec 2011 #45

I have no words for this n/t datadiva Dec 2011 #46

this is bullshit, contact the National Lawyers Guild asap or book an appt and get katty Dec 2011 #47

Insane. DirkGently Dec 2011 #48

JESUS FREAKIN HELL WHAT FREAKIN ORWELLAN/DICKINSONIAN WORLD HAS THE U.S. BEEN WRAPPED Justice wanted Dec 2011 #49