There is a cost to the taxpayer for act of providing checks or debit cards. The state should start deducting fees from the beneficiaries to offset the cost of providing checks or debit cards.
If nothing else, this will encourage the beneficiaries to explore credit unions and sign up for direct deposit of their unemployment checks.
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Unemployed people actually pay for this benefit so that when they become unemployed they have a small cushion to fall on.
They are taxed on it as well.
You want to make their lives even harder by imposing fees on the use of their money?