CPR

Center for Parental Responsibility

P.O. Box 130776 Roseville,, MN 55113 Telephone: 651/490-9277

Website: cpr-mn.org Email: [email protected]

October 2003

(4^TH IN SERIES)

Dear _______________________________________ Legislative Education Notice

RE: BILL # - HF 1031/SF 974

Do IV-D ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS

have your attention yet?

Good Public Policy Should Be Based on Two Things:

i. Is there an unmet “need” that requires or justifies public spending?

ii. Can the taxpayers afford it – does it make financial sense?

Minnesota citizens believe the state taxpayer can NO LONGER AFFORD to provide

Title IV-D welfare services to everyone who applies,

with no means-testing, regardless of how high their income is!

(see reverse side for a specific example of how and why ineligible applicants receive services)

Minnesota citizens believe current policy is

unfair to the truly needy and fiscally irresponsible!

The purpose of Title IV-D of the Social Security Act is to REDUCE TAXPAYER EXPENSE by:

a) recovering costs for those on public assistance and

b) preventing those “at risk” from going on public assistance.

(The compelling government pecuniary interest starts and STOPS there)

Since this program is perpetually INCREASING TAXPAYER EXPENSE

the program has been rendered ineffective and MAJOR REFORM IS REQUIRED.

Eligibility Standards are NEEDED for IV-D welfare services!

The Title IV-D welfare services are the ONLY welfare services with

NO ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS in Minnesota and the only welfare program with NO TIME LIMITS.

WHEN WILL THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE SEE THIS AS BAD POLICY?

Please Help Your Constituents PASS HF 1031 and SF 974

And clarify the eligibility standards consistent with federal law, which require

eligibility standards for Title IV-D Welfare to be consistent with eligibility standards for other welfare services.

Special thanks to legislators who have responded, we are interested in your position!

Name:_________________________________(print) ____________________________________(signature)

Address:___________________________________ City: __________________ State: MN Zip: ___________

Phone Number: ____________________________ Email: ____________________________

Page Two October 2003

Legislative Education Notice

RE: BILL # - HF 1031/SF 974

Page TWO

Look at this NEW “actual” PUBLIC CASE JUST OPENED:

This is how PRIVATE CASES improperly become PUBLIC CASES!

Why do STATE Taxpayers Subsidize Welfare Programs for People Making $75,000+ a year?

	Upon close scrutiny, this appears to be unlawful spending of public money on a private case!