It chaps my butt that I’m having to write the IRS a check this year (must not have paid “my fair share”)_while some people are getting monthly cash/tax credit payments without paying any federal tax. It is time for more, if not all, individuals to bear the primary responsibility for their actions, their needs and the needs of their children. Let the taxpayer keep his/her money. Too much money has been wasted trying to solve the problems of generational welfare recipients and criminal recidivism. It is time for some “tough love”. EBT Cards/Food Stamps sell for 50 cents on the dollar so cut EBT benefits in half. Build a giant, multi-county jail and stop releasing repeat offenders pending 5 years of legal proceedings. Get rid of EBT cards and return to using paper food stamps. Maybe get serious about welfare fraud. I told my wife if we got divorced, on paper, she would qualify for welfare and $1000.00 in monthly EBT Cards. And don’t think for a moment that a lot of people are just living together, instead of getting married, just for the welfare benefits. I wish the liberals running our area would do one thing of significance for the working man/woman that lets them keep some of their tax money/fees.

$2B is nothing to sneeze at. Just wish the headline better reflected reality.