Kansas continues its quest to serve as the laboratory for a Conservative Dystopian future:
There’s nothing fun about being on welfare, and a new Kansas bill aims to keep it that way.
If House Bill 2258 is signed into law by Gov. Sam Brownback (R) this week, Kansas families receiving government assistance will no longer be able to use those funds to visit swimming pools, see movies, go gambling or get tattoos on the state’s dime.
Those are just a few of the restrictions contained within the measure that promises to tighten regulations on how poor families spend their government aid.
So, how’s this supposed to work?
That, according to the legislation, means limiting spending on body piercings, massages, spas, tobacco, nail salons, lingerie, arcades, cruise ships or visits to psychics. The bill — which limits TANF recipients from withdrawing more than $25 per day from ATMs — also forbids recipients from spending money at a:
…theme park, dog or horse racing facility, parimutuel facility, or sexually oriented business or any retail establishment which provides adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment, or in any business or retail establishment where minors under age 18 are not permitted.
Yeah, tell me again how there’s no difference between the two parties.
Yeah, tell me again how there’s no difference between the two parties.
You do know how most people get unemployment benefits now, right? Also, I don’t see Democrats advocating for an increase in unemployment benefits, since benefits aren’t exactly that good to begin with.
Yes, indeed, welfare Queens livin’ high off the hog. That’s the REAL problem in Kansas! Bravo Sam Brownshirt!!
Jeebus, what an incredible con game for imbeciles. But at least the lovers of social hierarchy can feel good about themselves. So Visit the Conservative Paradise Soon! They still take US dollars!
You can’t convince me that this bill has any practical effect. It’s just more Republican poor shaming.
Right:
In bizarro world, $25/day in cash can’t buy any of the banned products or services.
It can, however, pad a lot of banking balance sheets with $2-5 atm fees.
Do these asshats know how far $25 gets you at a grocery store, even buying all healthy food?
I spend $100 a trip to the grocery store, and that lasts me two weeks, maximum. And that’s just for me.
All I buy are staples: Frozen vegetables, peanut butter, milk, bagels (no bread), oatmeal, beans, pasta, tomato sauce, and sometimes chicken breast if it’s on sale for 1.99 per pound. Usually the chicken comes in 8-10 pound packaging, so there’s my ~$25 right there.
That’s just over $7/day. SNAP allowance is $4/day.
$25 barely fills up the tank in rural KS cash only gas station.
There has been an alarming increase in welfare recipient spending on cruise ships. /snark
How about firearms, can they use their benefit on firearms?
Also, maps to the Governor’s mansion.
Asking for a friend.
I did not know Kansas welfare recipients were so into 25$ hookers.
“Twenty-Five bucks, same as in the State House”