cupofjoe1962

http://bostonherald.com/news/regiona...451&position=0

Great.... Auntie Z can gamble, smoke buts and buy wine on our dime.

PatriotsReign

Well, now they better find out because people like us (everyone on this board) won't stand for people using welfare funds to spend it on liquor or gambling.

That is the most troubling news I've heard about welfare in a long, long time.

Real World

People like Patters and Apple don't care. Remember, even the lazy bums should get something. That's Patters' take.

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Mrs.PatsFanInVa

Just out of curiousity - what "oversight" was there before the Electronic Benefit Card?

I presume that, just like paychecks which used to be handed out or mailed to employees on Friday but are now automatically deposited, welfare checks used to be issued once a month and the recipient cashed it at a bank or a grocery store or a check-cashing store and then proceeded to spend it any way they wanted.

Did we ever "know for certain" that money doled out the "old way" wasn't spent on any of the things you're railing about here now?

Or is this just whining about the same old thing in a new way?

PatriotsReign

That's a good point and maybe it's true that we've never known what they spent it on. But now that we can control what they spend it on, I think we should put controls upon it, don't you?

I mean, who could intelligently argue that people on welfare should be able to spend the "money we give them" on booze, gambling or cigarettes.

All 3 of the tings I listed are things people can do without. Especially if they have young children. But welfare is to provide basic necessities, not to enjoy life's unhealthy pleasures.

Wolfpack

I don't know how things were 30years ago, but I do know that here today we have the ability to create oversight. I just read an article about some other state (I forget which one but I want to say NY) has now made it so you can't buy soda with food stamps. That's no soda. But in Massachusetts, you can get booze and scratch tickets.

Stop being such an apologist. It's liberal government run wild.

The Brandon Five

I think this is talking about Food Stamps. Previously there was a list of what you could use them for. I think what this article is saying is that with the EBT card people can use it more places and without the same restrictions. They can even use it to get cash(!!), which is surprising. The WIC benefit was usually tied to actual food purchases. Now it can be used for anything.


Using the Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Card

DSS: How to Access Cash and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefits

PatriotsReign

So now it's both food stamps and welfare? We gotta get some control over this...ESPECIALLY over WIC! That's supposed to be just for children.

The Brandon Five

I'll have to spend more time reading up on this. It's not clear to me what the rules are. What is clear is that the EBT card is for both. If the funds are co-mingled in one account, then yeah, they can use it for anything.

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