Posted on 05/25/2015 10:49:19 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Thanks but no thanks. I can barely cope with some of the comments on this side, ha!! Smile smile.
Limiting withdrawals to $25 a day does not “help” poor people. Not everyone lives near an ATM, and this could require some people to make more than a dozen trips to the ATM each month. Also, the fees for each withdrawal could add up to 10% of more of their money each month. This is dehumanizing, and I think the Republicans in Kansas who did this ought to be ashamed of themselves.
Nuts, potatoes, dried beans, and tuna are all very nutritious foods. Shame on Scott Walker and other Wisconsin Republicans for banning them for food stamp recipients.
You're right.
CRICKETS!
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Chicken.
Lol
I guess they’re just mean bastards. /s
Notice how they never give any details on what it means to "slash" government programs. That's because they aren't being cut by much at all.
Seems you are quick to believe the lies of the left.
Sorry; I went to the WIC page; white potatoes not permitted but sweet potatoes and yams are....weird. Bulk dried varietal beans also not allowed.
“The legislature placed a daily cap of $25 on cash withdrawals”. The article does not mention that an EBT card can be used in almost any store for any amount for allowed necessities. What would people be using cash for that they couldn’t get with the EBT card?
Yet legislators in Kansas, not trusting the poor to use their (emphasis added) money wisely,...
It isn't "their" money if they are on welfare. It belongs to the taxpayers who were forced to pay it to their government. And the government legislators elected by those taxpayers have the right to decide how those funds are to be used by those who receive them. With things come strings. If you don't like it, get a job and earn your keep. No one will bother you then about how you spend your money. (Except they'll force you to pay taxes.)
Nanny state crap ...the govt has not the authority to ban certain foods or limit atm withdrawal amounts. If dems had done this they would vilified here.
Great catch.
If the Left had their way, we’d all be getting monthly stipends like they get in Cuba.
Let’s see the cancelled checks where Heather wrote a check to pay for some poow wittle chidwen’s food.
You are correct in your logic. EBT is a more modern implementation of food stamps. The SNAP program was meant to help needy people obtain essential foodstuffs. It was not intended to provide cash, liquor, lobster dinners, movie tickets, vacations, or trips to the ballpark. Food stamps means food. Seems pretty clear to me. Anything other than (essential) food purchases would be an abuse of a taxpayer-funded program (i.e., fraud).
half of the infants in the U.S. are enrolled in WIC, according to USDA.
Now that’s scary.
I thought so too.
Funny. Looks like the liberal utopia of Maryland has similar restrictions on its WIC program - http://phpa.dhmh.maryland.gov/wic/docs/Vendor/2012%20Authorized%20Foods%20List-English.pdf
Lol!
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