[crapmanjoe]

USA has passed a federal law requiring all states to come up with system / laws / legislation to prevent the use of welfare in liquor stores, gambling establishments and adult entertainment businesses by 2014.

Do not want to get into a dole bashing argument here but if this can be implemented in the US across 50 different states surely it can be implemented here.

Social welfare can be lodged into a special account for the recipient, cash withdrawals are prevented, receipents just use their card (or wire transfers for bills, rent etc) and the cards use is banned in certain locations.

Anyway brief highlight of the story and a link to the full article

"Under a new federal law, all states must prevent the use of cash benefits in liquor stores, gambling establishments and adult entertainment businesses by 2014. States that fail to establish policies face cuts in federal support.

Welfare recipients use debit cards to buy things or get cash at ATMs. A report by the House Ways and Means committee cited news reports in eight states about people with welfare debit cards withdrawing thousands of dollars from ATMs in casinos, liquor stores and strip clubs. The report did not estimate how often that happened or how much money was involved




http://content.usatoday.com/dist/cus...56100508.story

[Biggins]

Yay for America!

"...But America's bad!"

O'

...Boooo for America!

[Brutal Deluxe]

So all it does it creates more crime and people selling food stamps (I assume it's that) to get cash for alcohol?

Or even if it's a kind of "spend these magical dollars on food only" all the welfare folks do is buy whatever, sell that for cash and buy booze.

[Jesus Shaves]

How would I get drunk everyday then?

[Dartz]

Yet again, the idiotic minority and the self rightepous right ruin everything for the rest of us who just want to have five minutes to ****ing relax with the cash we've managed to save at the end of the week, either through careful purchases or good bloody luck and chance..

Nothing about this law will stop someone on welfare from gambling, enjoying adult entertainment, or drinking..... it'll just make it far more expensive.

Prohibition doesn't work. It just makes arrogant politico's feel better about themselves.

It's also a bit **** if the only working ATM is the one in the off license, isn't it?

[christmas2012]

Do not want to get into a dole bashing argument here but if this can be implemented in the US across 50 different states surely it can be implemented here.

Are you proposing welfare supermarket stamps like walmart etc,where some supermarkets have the gravy train of welfare customers,while others lose out?Not to mention taking someones dignity of choice away..

[El Weirdo]

Fuck it, lets just let the dole scum live on Soylent Green and have it done with.

[realies]

Originally Posted by christmas 2012

Are you proposing welfare supermarket stamps like walmart etc,where some supermarkets have the gravy train of welfare customers,while others lose out?Not to mention taking someones dignity of choice away..

Christmas2012 I am getting addicted to your posts,Fair play to ya

[Lapin]

Originally Posted by Jesus Shaves

How would I get drunk everyday then?

Easy -

Use your welfare card to get your neighbours weekly shopping.

Your neighbour gives you cash in return.

You then head to the pub with the cash for ales and jigs.

[whoopsadaisydoodles]

Horse...stable door.....

[golden lane]

[QUOTE=crapmanjoe;79641463]USA has passed a federal law requiring all states to come up with system / laws / legislation to prevent the use of welfare in liquor stores, gambling establishments and adult entertainment businesses by 2014.

Do not want to get into a dole bashing argument here but if this can be implemented in the US across 50 different states surely it can be implemented here.

Social welfare can be lodged into a special account for the recipient, cash withdrawals are prevented, receipents just use their card (or wire transfers for bills, rent etc) and the cards use is banned in certain locations.

Anyway brief highlight of the story and a link to the full article

"Under a new federal law, all states must prevent the use of cash benefits in liquor stores, gambling establishments and adult entertainment businesses by 2014. States that fail to establish policies face cuts in federal support.

Welfare recipients use debit cards to buy things or get cash at ATMs. A report by the House Ways and Means committee cited news reports in eight states about people with welfare debit cards withdrawing thousands of dollars from ATMs in casinos, liquor stores and strip clubs. The report did not estimate how often that happened or how much money was involved






http://content.usatoday.com/dist/cus...ory[/QUOTE]


great idea in theory....but it leave open a lot of avenues for misure......and for sharks to make a killing...

[gaffer91]

What if someone on the dole just enjoys a few cans at the weekend? Depending on the drink that could be easily under €10. Should this not be allowed? Or someone on the dole who is going to meet a girl/boy for dinner and wants to bring a bottle of wine or the like?

****ing stupid law. The way some people look down their noses at people on the dole is pathetic.

[V_Moth]

Originally Posted by El Weirdo

Fuck it, lets just let the dole scum live on Soylent Green and have it done with.

Even better, turn them into Soylent Green to feed our Entrepreneurs.

[Biggins]

I just wish they would own up and tell us that little aliens are amid us!

* http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...ef=mostpopular

* http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...niversary.html

[Chuck Stone]

Bastards.

They're trying to police the behaviour of the poor while the robber baron scum who almost collapsed the world economy get away scot free.

The US needs a fucking revolution.