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Old 06-14-2012, 07:19 PM
 
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I really do not read or like The Post in general, but they seem to be the only ones reporting on it at the moment:



NY Senate proposes law to bar welfare spending on booze, cigarettes, gambling and adult entertainment - NYPOST.com


I personally am all for it. However one of the comments at the bottom makes a great point. What is to stop one of these folks from using their card at the ATM to grab some cash and buy these vices that way. Anyway, still interesting to see the proposal...
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Old 06-14-2012, 07:50 PM
 
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I really do not read or like The Post in general, but they seem to be the only ones reporting on it at the moment:



NY Senate proposes law to bar welfare spending on booze, cigarettes, gambling and adult entertainment - NYPOST.com


I personally am all for it. However one of the comments at the bottom makes a great point. What is to stop one of these folks from using their card at the ATM to grab some cash and buy these vices that way. Anyway, still interesting to see the proposal...
Its about damn time!
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Old 06-14-2012, 07:56 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn
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I really do not read or like The Post in general, but they seem to be the only ones reporting on it at the moment:



NY Senate proposes law to bar welfare spending on booze, cigarettes, gambling and adult entertainment - NYPOST.com


I personally am all for it. However one of the comments at the bottom makes a great point. What is to stop one of these folks from using their card at the ATM to grab some cash and buy these vices that way. Anyway, still interesting to see the proposal...
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Old 06-14-2012, 08:56 PM
 
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am all in for it
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Old 06-14-2012, 11:50 PM
 
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Great proposal. They should have done it forty years ago! Hell, these laws should have been made the moment the Great Society legislation was passed!
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Old 06-15-2012, 12:24 AM
 
Location: Bronx
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They should just end ebt cards in general and go back to food stamps.
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Old 06-15-2012, 12:32 AM
 
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They should just end ebt cards in general and go back to food stamps.
Yes, this is the right approach, and match stamps to a photo ID so they can't be traded.
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Old 06-15-2012, 03:48 AM
 
Location: The Milky Way Galaxy
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Can't believe this is not the rule already...its like common sense...you're getting free money from the system then yes you should get told how you can't spend it.
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Old 06-15-2012, 06:10 AM
 
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So it's wishful thinking on the part of the Master of the Universe again.


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The Libous measure would specifically bar recipients from using their EBT cards to make withdrawals from ATMs in liquor stores, betting parlors and sex clubs.
And the dimwit proposing this cannot think far enough to reason that there are OTHER places with ATM machines...like BANKS! Of course not, he's an upstate Republican.
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Old 06-15-2012, 06:19 AM
 
Location: Brooklyn
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So it's wishful thinking on the part of the Master of the Universe again.

And the dimwit proposing this cannot think far enough to reason that there are OTHER places with ATM machines...like BANKS! Of course not, he's an upstate Republican.
Right on both counts! Yet another attempt by our illustrious elected officials to avoid anything that resembles accountability. "Let's just pass a law--they'll never know the difference!"
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