[Callahan]

The Obama-Soros Liquor & Check-Cashing Re-investment Act of 2009.

If the money can be used on whatever why the babble about school supplies. Just call it “Free Money” like the people standing in line. I’d love to see August sales charts from the local liquor stores. There are plenty of otherwise liberals that agree no strings attached cash handouts to the poor are an ineffective way to combat poverty. The crazy thing is that if you paid one of these welfare recipients $200 to stand in line for Shakespeare in Park tickets for you they’d accuse you of exploitation but creating long lines at the crummy check-cashing joints is a considered a noble deed.

[Clemenza]

Actually, the Da Silva administration has been giving block grants to the poor instead of sending it via Social Security. It turned out the SS bureaucracy in Brazil was skimming so much off the top that the final benefit check was rather small.

I have no problem with no strings attached, I just don't want said people to whine when they have a $500 peacoat yet no apartment.