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Summer job stimulus: rewarding negative behavior:
Jobs being given to select few
By Dave Wedge
Friday, May 29, 2009
Criminal offenders, teen moms, dropouts, runaways and other wayward youths will score summer jobs with federal stimulus cash as most Bay State kids desperately scramble to land coveted seasonal gigs in a tight economy. “To me, it sounds like the federal government is rewarding bad behavior,” said state Sen. Richard R. Tisei (R-Wakefield).
The state Department of Transitional Assistance will be using some of Massachusetts’ $1.3 million in Obama administration cash for jobs for clients’ children ages 14 to 24 who meet specific criteria, including:
• Lacking basic skills.
• Pregnant or parenting.
• School dropout.
• Homeless or runaway.
• Court-involved or an “offender.”
• An English as a Second Language learner or an immigrant.
“For the kids who really have their act together, I’d hate to see them being left out and summer jobs are not available to them,” said Senate minority leader Tisei.
The stimulus-funded jobs for at-risk youths come as the state takes the ax to summer job funding, and private-sector companies scale back seasonal hiring. The Senate budget proposes slashing $12 million from job and training programs for teens and students. Funding cuts also have closed several public pools and beaches statewide, a traditional source of summer jobs.
The DTA-coordinated jobs pay a minimum of $8 per hour and earnings won’t count toward a family’s eligibility for other taxpayer-funded subsidies, including food stamps, heating assistance or health insurance, according to an agency memo.
“I don’t think the suburbs will see any of the money,” Tisei said. “The more you find out about the federal stimulus money, the more we find out what a boondoggle it is.”
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These druggies and slackers are taking good jobs away from law abiding, God-fearing Christians. That's what you get, America. I hope you're happy.
Oh, and they can never be fired.
Summer job stimulus: rewarding negative behavior:
Jobs being given to select few
By Dave Wedge
Friday, May 29, 2009
Criminal offenders, teen moms, dropouts, runaways and other wayward youths will score summer jobs with federal stimulus cash as most Bay State kids desperately scramble to land coveted seasonal gigs in a tight economy. “To me, it sounds like the federal government is rewarding bad behavior,” said state Sen. Richard R. Tisei (R-Wakefield).
The state Department of Transitional Assistance will be using some of Massachusetts’ $1.3 million in Obama administration cash for jobs for clients’ children ages 14 to 24 who meet specific criteria, including:
• Lacking basic skills.
• Pregnant or parenting.
• School dropout.
• Homeless or runaway.
• Court-involved or an “offender.”
• An English as a Second Language learner or an immigrant.
The stimulus-funded jobs for at-risk youths come as the state takes the ax to summer job funding, and private-sector companies scale back seasonal hiring. The Senate budget proposes slashing $12 million from job and training programs for teens and students. Funding cuts also have closed several public pools and beaches statewide, a traditional source of summer jobs.
The DTA-coordinated jobs pay a minimum of $8 per hour and earnings won’t count toward a family’s eligibility for other taxpayer-funded subsidies, including food stamps, heating assistance or health insurance, according to an agency memo.
“I don’t think the suburbs will see any of the money,” Tisei said. “The more you find out about the federal stimulus money, the more we find out what a boondoggle it is.”
cont...
Oh, and they can never be fired.
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