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In reply to the discussion: Joe Manchin Privately Told Colleagues Parents Use Child Tax Credit Money On Drugs [View all]happybird
(4,796 posts)hes not wrong. It is a sad fuckin mess up there.
So, why doesnt he insist on some of that money be earmarked for more and better drug treatment programs, and programs to reduce the recidivism rate? Vocational training and other ways to move people off of generational welfare dependence? Ways to help people stand on their own feet and feel good about themselves and providing for their families? There are plenty of jobs available in the panhandle region good paying jobs, like $17/hr to start at P&G with regular raises and benefits but few can hold on to those jobs because they keep failing the monthly drug tests. Its a vicious circle.
Like said above, theres no reason to throw the baby put with the bath water. He has a real opportunity here to make a difference for the people of his state. Its sad.
I love WV and get so bummed out when I ride up there to visit friends. They feel completely trapped and hopeless.
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