This State Forces Welfare Recipients To Work And Then Something Amazing Happens According to recent reports, Republican Governor Paul LePage of Maine is taking some serious action when it comes to welfare abuse. At the end of last year, LePage set the controversial requirement that non-disabled residents receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits be required to work at least twenty hours per week. Benefit receivers can also volunteer or attend vocational training to fulfill the requirement. Since the plan was implemented, the number of non-disabled residents receiving the benefits has dropped from 12,000 to 2,680. That means that the remaining 9,000 were either able to support themselves, or were unwilling to work to receive the benefits. Still, some fear that the requirements will simply move abusers to a more welfare-friendly state, like Missouri for instance. Missouri was recently ranked the worst state in the nation for welfare reform. What do you think? Do you support Maines decision to implement protective measures and require able-bodied recipients to work? 