Published on Jun 1, 2015 <br />www.undergroundworldnews.com <br />Fingerprints For Food Pilot Program Launches In Mass <br /> <br />The latest legislative effort in Massachusetts to try and combat welfare fraud is fingerprinting. <br /> <br />Some lawmakers estimate it could save millions. <br /> <br />Western Mass News spoke with Bay State residents that agree that those who cheat the state assistance programs are ruining it for the ones who really need the help. <br /> <br />“A lot of people need it and some people take advantage. I think fingerprinting and drug testing too, anything they can do to get those people out who abuse the system,” Evelyn Valley told WGGB. <br /> <br />Mass. House Minority Leader Brad Jones is offering a possible solution by using fingerprinting. <br /> <br />House lawmakers voted to study the use of fingerprints and other bio metric identifiers as part of a pilot project during a budget debate this May. <br /> <br />Democratic State Representative Jose Tosado, tells Western Mass News the move would punish those who really need help. <br /> <br />Regardless of the argument, They are storing peoples info in a database. <br /> <br />Read More: <br />http://12160.info/forum/topics/264973...
