On Wednesday, February 1, 2012, members of the U.S. House of Representatives began debating HB 3567 and will vote on whether or not to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to implement policies to prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores.

What? And lose a valuable client? They might just spend on necessities and next get on-the-books jobs and leave the dole, and then what will social workers do? Mean-spirited right wingers, destroying a valued institution, causing lay-offs, relocations..../sarc

Will they still accept Obama’s food stamps

Nancy Pelosi’s whole economic model is being taken away.

So no more 'Jugs and Suds' for the poor?

That's racist!

Can hardly wait to hear the Dems words/thoughts opposing this. Great campaign ammunition it will be against the Dems.

They should also elimnate all restaurants, all snacks and candy and pastries, all luxury foodstuff (lobster, caviar, etc) and allow ONLY staple food items.

Make living on food stamps HARD and not easy. Basic instead of comfortable.

Provide incentive to make one’s own money.

I’m sure the deadbeat thieves have already figured out how to scam this. They use the card to buy someones normal groceries and the buddy give them cash less $5.

strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores?

Somebody, pleeeeeaaasssee get Rev. Al Sharpton on the line.

USDA research done during the George W. Bush years showed that food stamp users allowed to get any grocery item included a smaller, not larger proportion of salted snack and soft drink products in their food orders. You are “fighting as though beating the air” as the bible puts it. Even bums on a budget are frugal, it turns out, and the overhead to do what you say you desire would be large.

.... from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores.

I'm very surprised that this wasn't already prohibited.

Welfare recipients were allowed to spend our money in casinos and buy booze? Really?!!!
Funny about strip clubs. They watch someone make a living.

No wonder romney plans to ignore the poor! The poor appear to be doing very well.

“When I grow up,I want to be poor” The pursuit of poorness. That’s the new American dream.

Money meant to help families on welfare provide the necessities of life are apparently being used inappropriately by some recipients.

Will some of that debt be offset if I click your examiner blog?

I’m very surprised that you are surprised that this wasn’t already prohibited.

Look past the headline into the principle and you’ll realize that someday you will not be able to buy or sell anything without somebody approving it.

Make living on food stamps HARD and not easy. Basic instead of comfortable.

Yep. Take the "Sheriff Joe" approach to welfare. Make it a LOT less appealing.

If that doesn't work,use this approach:
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150175816211314

I'm very surprised that this wasn't already prohibited.

There was a story from early last year that EBT cards were being swiped on at least one cruise ship. I believe it was on the west coast.

"No Blogs, just the facts Ma'am."

ya think???

This is indeed bad news.