BREAKING: Maine Bans Freeloaders From Using Food Stamps According to recent reports, the state of Maine is now requiring able-bodied adults who have the ability to work to continue to do so in order to qualify for food stops. While the state has not banned programs altogether, authorities believe the policy will stop freeloaders from abusing the system. President Obama issues a waiver of the federal work requirement in 2010, citing the recession as his justification. And although democrats now claim the economy is humming along the ban has not been lifted. Thats why Republican Governor Paul LePage decided to allow the waiver for his state to expire. As a result, able-bodied adults who are between the ages of 18 and 50 and are without children must work or volunteer for 20 hours each week. If they fail to do so, their benefits will be limited to three months within a three-year period. Peopple who are in need deserve a hand up, but we should not be giving able-bodied individuals a handout. We must continue to do all that we can to eliminate generational poverty and get people back to work, LePage claimed in a statement. There is no excuse for able-bodied adults to spend a lifetime on welfare at the expense of hard-working, struggling Mainers. That is not what I call compassion. So far, only 12,000 people out of the 1.3 million living in Maine are affected by the ban. In fact, the majority of the population supported the decision. What do you think? Do you support the requirement? 