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DC bill would pay people stipends not to commit crimes

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 2:15 pm
by VMI77
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/ ... 2-13-17-17

I promise not to commit any crimes....where's my check? :smilelol5:
The D.C. Council is voting on a bill Tuesday that includes a proposal to pay residents a stipend not to commit crimes. It's based on a program in Richmond, California, that advocates say has contributed to deep reductions in crime there.

Re: DC bill would pay people stipends not to commit crimes

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 2:25 pm
by MWilliams66
:shock:
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Re: DC bill would pay people stipends not to commit crimes

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 2:29 pm
by Soccerdad1995
Are government officials eligible?

Hillary seems like a prime candidate given her repeat offenses.

Re: DC bill would pay people stipends not to commit crimes

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 2:32 pm
by Jusme
Where's my check?? I haven't committed any crimes! This is just another case of discrimination against the already law abiding!! I could be at risk of committing a crime at any second! I WANT MY MONEY!!! :biggrinjester:

I would be very leery of any idea coming from Commifornia! :banghead:

Re: DC bill would pay people stipends not to commit crimes

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 2:56 pm
by VMI77
Soccerdad1995 wrote:Are government officials eligible?

Hillary seems like a prime candidate given her repeat offenses.
Not if they maintain the requirement to cease criminal activity as part of the program. "rlol" Also not sure about Hitlery because the article says the program applies to criminals who haven't been caught yet. Hitlery is in the grey area of known criminals who haven't been prosecuted. "rlol"

Re: DC bill would pay people stipends not to commit crimes

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 2:59 pm
by parabelum
Just when you think the country has reached the insanity floor... :banghead:

Re: DC bill would pay people stipends not to commit crimes

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 3:28 pm
by longhorn86
Gooberment would owe us fine folk a ton of back pay for this!

Re: DC bill would pay people stipends not to commit crimes

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 3:30 pm
by Jago668
Sweet, money to buy more guns and ammo with.

Re: DC bill would pay people stipends not to commit crimes

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 3:36 pm
by JALLEN
They pay farmers not to grow corn.

Now, with the ethanol subsidy, these idiots are probably paying farmers to grow corn and not to grow corn, out of separate agencies.

Re: DC bill would pay people stipends not to commit crimes

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 3:47 pm
by HKMike
Up to $9,000/year sounds like a great part time job opportunity for a little extra income. (To offset the increases in healthcare costs I'm currently enjoying)

Re: DC bill would pay people stipends not to commit crimes

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 5:03 pm
by The Annoyed Man
Soccerdad1995 wrote:Are government officials eligible?

Hillary seems like a prime candidate given her repeat offenses.
They are ALREADY being paid a stipend not to commit crimes. It's not working..... :grumble

Re: DC bill would pay people stipends not to commit crimes

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 5:06 pm
by striker55
Are you kidding me, I'm retired and living on social security, no cost of living raise this year.

Re: DC bill would pay people stipends not to commit crimes

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 6:20 pm
by joe817
striker55 wrote:Are you kidding me, I'm retired and living on social security, no cost of living raise this year.
Same here. Now we know where our COL increase went! :waiting:

Re: DC bill would pay people stipends not to commit crimes

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 8:11 pm
by jed
It is unbelievable that there are so many elected people who think stupid ideas like this will work. Even more unbelievable is the number of voters who put these people in office. :headscratch

The handle of the socialism toilet has been pulled, we are just swirling around going down with the flow. :banghead:

Re: DC bill would pay people stipends not to commit crimes

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 8:36 pm
by Pawpaw
I figure they owe me over 62 years of back pay! :mad5