Drug Testing for TANF

[droski]

So people trade drugs for WIC cards. The imagery is almost worth it. I wonder if the dealer has a quota limit on Cheerios per month.

no i buy your card off you for 60c on the dollar and go buy my groceries and you use the money i just gave you to buy drugs.

 

[utvolpj]

$3 million in food stamp fraud alleged against former owner of St. Paul corner market - TwinCities.com

The indictment, returned Tuesday, alleges Ansari got about $3 million he wasn't entitled to by trading cash for food-stamp benefits for which the government reimbursed him.

The government says only certain food items can be bought with the cards and they can't be used to buy alcohol, tobacco or cellphone minutes or be redeemed for cash.
Federal prosecutors claim Ansari ignored those bans. The indictment says he allowed customers to use EBT cards to buy cigarettes and cellphone minutes and even exchanged them for cash.

you can also use unemployment benefits on anything

 

[n_huffhines]

It is my opinion that welfare makes drug abuse a bigger problem. Get rid of welfare and a lot of parents (not all) are going to get out and get work, and provide stability and a better example to their kids. It sounds horrible for the kids whose parents still won't get off the couch, but they are ****ed either way. At least some will get a better life when you pull out the crutch.

 

[Weezy]

Ansari also lost his business which is good enough punishment for him and markets. But it does make sense to require an ID.

 

[utvolpj]

he only lost it because he got greedy. If he didn't have 10x the receipts of much bigger businesses around him he never gets caught. People in the system will know how to work it

 

[jwells]

no i buy your card off you for 60c on the dollar and go buy my groceries and you use the money i just gave you to buy drugs.

*ding ding ding* we have a winner!

We need to axe WIC and food stamps all-together. Give families rations based on family size. Parents can apply for alternatives based on allergies.

No reason tax dollars should go towards cokes and cookies rather than, oh I don't know...toothbrushes for their kids, vegetables, etc.

 

[PowerT83]

legalize pot.

There is alotta buds that need to be picked......

To steal an ideal from an earlier post, 40 hrs working in the pot patch gets you a toothbrush, some vegetables (herbs), free whiskey & even cheaper whores.