Starting tomorrow, if you’re on public assistance, you can’t wire money out of the country.

[EvilCat Breath]

Says who? People have jobs.

Then they don't need public assistance and if they do need public assistance they should not be sending money out of the country.

 

[rightwinger]

Dems have helped the poor just enough to keep them poor, while providing the credentialed class with cushy jobs with no responsibility.

And how does unfettered illegal immigration depressing wages help the working class?

Helping the poor does not keep them poor

Democrats also provide funds for advanced education, jobs programs, small business loans

What keeps people poor is low paying jobs

 

[drudge X]

About damn time. FBI needs to audit Western Union and other money wiring services moving forward.

 

[drudge X]

Helping the poor does not keep them poor

Democrats also provide funds for advanced education, jobs programs, small business loans

What keeps people poor is low paying jobs

That's half the reason. The others, reckless government spending and endless regulations.

 

[martybegan]

Helping the poor does not keep them poor

Democrats also provide funds for advanced education, jobs programs, small business loans

What keeps people poor is low paying jobs

The way Dems do it sure as hell does.

Give them enough to survive and don't do anything to get them off the dole.

 

[Marener]

Then they don't need public assistance and if they do need public assistance they should not be sending money out of the country.

Lots of people get public assistance even when working. Didn’t you know that?

 

[drudge X]

Lots of people get public assistance even when working. Didn’t you know that?

Who is to blame?

 

[rightwinger]

The way Dems do it sure as hell does.

Give them enough to survive and don't do anything to get them off the dole.

What do Republicans do to help poor people?

 

[martybegan]

What do Republicans do to help poor people?

Try to fix the economy and eliminate government graft that would allow a rising tide to lift all boats.

You equate "throwing money at stuff" to doing something.

 

[Rogue AI]

Interesting, and I certainly would not disagree with it. But, how do you enforce it? How do you catch them doing it, when you could actually just pay somebody else, not on assistance to send it for you.

Paying someone else would include them in felony wire fraud. Given this administration’s determination thus far, who wants to take that chance? Especially if they are immigrants themselves? They put themselves and everyone around them in the crosshairs.

 

[Rogue AI]

What makes you think that people on public assistance aren’t also working?

Seems kind of prejudicial.

They don't need public assistance if they are sending money overseas. Such people would likely open yet another fraud investigation. Are there any honest liberals? No worries, that's rhetorical.

 

[Marener]

They don't need public assistance if they are sending money overseas. Such people would likely open yet another fraud investigation. Are there any honest liberals? No worries, that's rhetorical.

Can we also prevent them from donating to a church? They don’t need public assistance if they’re giving money to a church.

Where are the limits of your desire to tell people what to do with their own money?

 

[Rogue AI]

Can we also prevent them from donating to a church? They don’t need public assistance if they’re giving money to a church.

Where are the limits of your desire to tell people what to do with their own money?

Public assistance isn't 'their' money.

 

[d0gbreath]

This sounds like a plan that simply will not work. Think crypto wallets.

 

[White 6]

Paying someone else would include them in felony wire fraud. Given this administration’s determination thus far, who wants to take that chance? Especially if they are immigrants themselves? They put themselves and everyone around them in the crosshairs.

Simple, eh? How would you establish probable for a warrant necessary to get the bank record of somebody making a wire transfer for somebody else, who it is against the law for? I don't disagree with the concept or reason behind it. But, you are talking a lot of tax dollars without return to the economy per incident even investigated. I kind of doubt, people on welfare are doing enough wire transfers to have significance, even if you caught all. So, too many dollars chasing too few benefits, trying to affect dollar transfers out of country with the method described. Just Sayin...,

 

[rightwinger]

Try to fix the economy and eliminate government graft that would allow a rising tide to lift all boats.

You equate "throwing money at stuff" to doing something.

Why do Democrats create so many more jobs?

 

[Marener]

Public assistance isn't 'their' money.

Who said it was? Don’t resort to straw men. Surely you are aware that people on public assistance can and do earn their own money.

Try to discuss it honestly.

 

[rightwinger]

So, if you work 40 hours a week and still need food and housing assistance …what can you spend your money on?

Go to McDonalds?
See a movie?
Contribute to your church?
Cable TV?

 

[Rogue AI]

Simple, eh? How would you establish probable for a warrant necessary to get the bank record of somebody making a wire transfer for somebody else, who it is against the law for? I don't disagree with the concept or reason behind it. But, you are talking a lot of tax dollars without return to the economy per incident even investigated. I kind of doubt, people on welfare are doing enough wire transfers to have significance, even if you caught all. So, too many dollars chasing too few benefits, trying to affect dollar transfers out of country with the method described. Just Sayin...,

Wire transfers are regulated by the government, they can and do red flag recipients. That is the easiest course of action. How do you think they track scammers and others who misuse wire transfers? If someone who has never previously wired money and suddenly starts for no apparent reason, that would set off some alarms, depending on where the money is going. You loons also just assume the government isn't focused on specific targets. Do you really believe they want to sift through unnecessary data?

 

[White 6]

Wire transfers are regulated by the government, they can and do red flag recipients. That is the easiest course of action. How do you think they track scammers and others who misuse wire transfers? If someone who has never previously wired money and suddenly starts for no apparent reason, that would set off some alarms, depending on where the money is going. You loons also just assume the government isn't focused on specific targets. Do you really believe they want to sift through unnecessary data?

But, it does not connect to a 3rd person, some welfare schlep, actually sending small amounts of money out of the country. But, if it costs the economy more in every small amount some individual welfare recipient sends out of the country by someone not a welfare recipient, it is a net economic loss to the country, and simply a paid for act of vengeance. I did well in Business and Economics courses. Generally speaking, vengeance is not a good business model, or effective economic policy, no matter how personally satisfying.