Maine Governor: No More Welfare for Those With Drug Felonies

[TexasTowelie]

2. They essentially lose their ability to find a job anywhere with a felony on their record,

then they are excluded from living in public housing or receiving any benefits for food, so what happens? They return back to a life of crime. While felons shouldn't hold certain occupations related to the criminal offense (e.g., they shouldn't hold a fiduciary job if they stole or embezzled, they shouldn't be around children if they committed a sex crime), once they paid their debt to society they shouldn't have to continue paying forever.