New Welfare Restrictions Target Alcohol, Tattoos And Strippers

[koalabear]

BOSTON — Taking aim at what they call an abuse of the taxpayers' money, a growing number of states are blocking welfare recipients from spending their benefits on booze, cigarettes, lottery tickets, casino gambling, tattoos and strippers.

California, for example, enacted laws to prohibit ATM withdrawals at liquor stores, strip clubs and gambling establishments following a 2010 investigation by the Los Angeles Times that found that $1.8 million in welfare benefits had been taken out of cash machines at California casinos over an eight-month period.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/18/welfare-restrictions_n_1684194.html

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Strippers are STIMULATIVE!

 

[Bert Notorius]

hookers are an attractive nuisance.
an impulse buy.

alcohol is medication.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Tattoos are sum fiahn arrt!



Republicans hate the arts!

 

[koalabear]

Casinos are the best places to get food!

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Casinos are the best places to get food!

Cheap!


But, our President told us not to go to Vegas,

So it's down to the lazy river,
Everybody follow me...

 

[blobfish]

I'm sure the gas station across the street will do.

 

[Liar]

If you can get it in cash, how can the state do anything more than mildly inconvenience the booze, smoke or titty show customer? Or whore and coke consumer, for that matter.

 

[koalabear]

If you can get it in cash, how can the state do anything more than mildly inconvenience the booze, smoke or titty show customer? Or whore and coke consumer, for that matter.

Politics, next thing you know they will want voter I.D..

 

[BotanyBoy]

BOSTON — Taking aim at what they call an abuse of the taxpayers' money, a growing number of states are blocking welfare recipients from spending their benefits on booze, cigarettes, lottery tickets, casino gambling, tattoos and strippers.

California, for example, enacted laws to prohibit ATM withdrawals at liquor stores, strip clubs and gambling establishments following a 2010 investigation by the Los Angeles Times that found that $1.8 million in welfare benefits had been taken out of cash machines at California casinos over an eight-month period.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/18/welfare-restrictions_n_1684194.html

Man I bet Californians are really proud of how they ran their state into the ground helping the poor and indigent. RAISE TAXES WE NEED SOME MORE! FUCK YEA...I'm moving to ca just as soon as I pack everything up and get approved to ride the gravy train. Shit I bet they even have some program to buy me a house too!! Wait those things cost asshole amounts of money...I'm ok with the 500,000 single wide trailer.

 

[BoyNextDoor]

If you can get it in cash, how can the state do anything more than mildly inconvenience the booze, smoke or titty show customer? Or whore and coke consumer, for that matter.

Cash assistance needs to end. I had no idea the EBT card could be used for an ATM withdrawal. That is fucking nuts.

 

[koalabear]

Cash assistance needs to end. I had no idea the EBT card could be used for an ATM withdrawal. That is fucking nuts.

The ATM at your local 7/11.

 

[clutch1]

If they can't spend the money at casinos, how are they ever gonna get out of the hole?

 

[koalabear]

If they can't spend the money at casinos, how are they ever gonna get out of the hole?

Lotto tickets at 7/11.

 

[blobfish]

Cash assistance needs to end. I had no idea the EBT card could be used for an ATM withdrawal. That is fucking nuts.

It's a different part of the program. Not everyone that's on food stamps gets cash. Still, it's pretty effing stupid.

 

[TexasWife25]

Cash assistance needs to end. I had no idea the EBT card could be used for an ATM withdrawal. That is fucking nuts.

The EBT card has streamlined assistance programs. This is not to be confused with SNAP assistance, you can only purchase food with that. I assume the cash is supposed to go for things like diapers, clothes, etc.

 

[clutch1]

Lotto tickets at 7/11.

If I can't get to the deli on time, I call mine in to Vinny.
But this is actually when I'm working and only three or four bucks a day.

 

[unregistered]

 

[TexasWife25]

Every Vette post can be summed up as "it's all those damn libs fault". If only those American hating hippies would move to Canada then this country could get back on track.

 

[koalabear]

Every Vette post can be summed up as "it's all those damn libs fault". If only those American hating hippies would move to Canada then this country could get back on track.

I hope you eyes stick that way.

 

[TorontoBoyWest]

Every Vette post can be summed up as "it's all those damn libs fault". If only those American hating hippies would move to Canada then this country could get back on track.

How are their hockey and or curling and or drinking skills?

Meh fuck it we'll teach em

 

[eyer]

Democrats believe the poor have a right to live like everyone else.

I disagree: I believe statists simply use the poor to bring as many individuals down to that downtrodden level as they possibly can...

..that's why social equality is so vital to their individual-deadly dogma: a collective herd full of "equal" lemmings is much easier to march in lockstep toward the cliff.

 

[blobfish]

I disagree: I believe statists simply use the poor to bring as many individuals down to that downtrodden level as they possibly can...

..that's why social equality is so vital to their individual-deadly dogma: a collective herd full of "equal" lemmings is much easier to march in lockstep toward the cliff.

I think most of the welfare lovers are trying to do good, but they're just incompetent.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Cash assistance needs to end. I had no idea the EBT card could be used for an ATM withdrawal. That is fucking nuts.

The coupons/stamps were deemed degrading and demeaning, a real blow to the self-esteem of the "victims" of Capitalism.

That's the ACORN that grew this mighty yoke...

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

I disagree: I believe statists simply use the poor to bring as many individuals down to that downtrodden level as they possibly can...

..that's why social equality is so vital to their individual-deadly dogma: a collective herd full of "equal" lemmings is much easier to march in lockstep toward the cliff.

The Forgotten Man is "worthy, industrious, independent, and self-supporting.* He is not, technically, 'poor' or 'weak'; he minds his own business and makes no complaint." *Because of all of this, "the philanthropists never think of him and trample on him[.]"
William Graham Sumner (as quoted by Jack Kerwick)