Minnesota says poor are not allowed to have money

now the police can roust someone who looks poor, and if they've got no money, send them to jail for vagrancy; if they've got more than $20, arrest them for possession of illegal currency.

read the link again. lawmaker is pulling the state to make new law for poor people who receiving welfare cannot receive any more money in their pocket such as "under the table job" stuff like that so.

So what?

This is America, we stomp poor people.

good grief, do all you libs have a comprehension problem? they cannot convert the GOVERNMENT / TAXPAYER FUNDED WELFARE PAYMENTS TO CASH. The money is for basic living needs, not gambling in Vegas or cigs.

This might suck, but in my world, there would BE NO WELFARE, so be happy.

Under the current system people who make more
than me can have free health care, dental, plus
eye-care and get the whole welfare package.

They just have to spend all their money at casinos,
on drugs, booze, or whatever, and not have any assets.

( I'm not speaking about the good people who are down
and out, I'm talking about people I actually know. )

My health insurance is about 8,000 a year.
So, it does pay to not save and invest.

they should take all the confiscated money from the poor and give it to the rich

I hope you realize that welfare is a divine provision sanctioned by direct edict in the Holy Scriptures.

Rich landowners are commanded to leave a portion of their produce for the poor.

Just to insurance companies.

apart from being biblical, it is pure COMMON DECENCY

the civilisation that no longer cares for it's poor is no longer CIVILISED!

How much do you pay for health insurance, dental, eye-coverage?

They get it free here, as long as they spend
all their earned money at the casino, on booze, cigs, drugs,
restaurants, etc...

Fuckfaces and assclowns can make this about "liberal" this or that if they want but the bottom line is do we need yet another fucking tool that allows piglets to harass people FOR NO FUCKING REASON.

In addition IM SICK OF BANKS PUSHING TO ELIMINATE CASH!

They already have all of the well to do people thinking its cool to pay middlemen for transactions, who still uses cash?

Yeah just like every republican is wealthy and in the KKK.
And they are also homosexual.

Anyone receiving taxpayer money for sloth ought to be harassed mercilessly. With public money comes public accountability. if they don't like it then get the hell off welfare. I applaud the republican's efforts to represent productive citizens instead of society's parasites.

Do not confuse charity with theft and slavery. I am NOT a welthy land owner, but they take my money anyway and give it to these people. There is nothing i can do to stop this theft of my labor that will not result in going to jail - this is slavery, Mr UK.

You and the 'author' of that stupid piece are both idiots...

What the proposed law says is that the 'poor' people on State Assistance can not use their 'food stamp' debit-card to get cash from machines...

They are supposed to be used for FOOD...

Just look at all the libtard comments under the article in the link. None of the retards seem to understand that. What a bunch of idiots!

If you have any assets, then you don't qualify
for government assistence.

If you have assets, they will force you to pay, or
they come take you away.

Which club are you in? Taker, Payer, or have you
learned how to cheat the system?

Section 1. [256.9870] ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER DEBIT CARD.
Subdivision 1. Electronic benefit transfer or EBT debit card. (a) Electronic benefit transfer (EBT) debit cardholders in the general assistance program and the Minnesota supplemental aid program under chapter 256D and programs under chapter 256J are prohibited from withdrawing cash from an automatic teller machine or receiving cash from vendors with the EBT debit card. The EBT debit card may only be used as a debit card.
(b) Beginning July 1, 2011, cash benefits for programs listed under paragraph (a) must be issued on a separate EBT card with the head of household's name printed on the card. The card must also state that "It is unlawful to use this card to purchase tobacco products or alcoholic beverages." This card must be issued within 30 calendar days of an eligibility determination. During the initial 30 calendar days of eligibility, a recipient may have cash benefits issued on an EBT card without the recipient's name printed on the card. This card may be the same card on which food support is issued and does not need to meet the requirements of this section.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), EBT cardholders may opt to have up to $20 per month accessible via automatic teller machine or receive up to $20 cash back from a vendor.

And the spin meisters are at it again. The legislation says you cannot withdraw more than $20 cash from the government funded welfare program, not that "poor people can't have money."

How does a "poor" person look?

I dress like a slob on purpose when I have money so I don't' get mugged.

Liberal fail!

"That's cause yo'r poor Kenney yor' poor"! Really....what a bunch of cold addled brained Yankees. Freeze em all.They elected Al Franken who sucked all their money up his nose while wearing a sattelite dish on his head and hanging out with his old crony whores in NY, NY. Or is that the one where all the teachers went to another state so they could suck each others best intentions? Thwey all look alike to me...Like Garrison Keilor or some other Scandinavian faggiot

the banks were bailed out with taxpayers money

cruise missiles etc are paid for by the taxpayer

etc etc
.

Great idea 501151, now what about CORPORATE WELFARE, or is that a sacred cow that mustn't be touched?

I don't gwet mugged( a lterm created by the evil politicwhores to lessen the mentally perceived severity of being armed by calling it "mugged" call it "presented with a blowjob" and it's till robbery. I don't get ROBBED cause I carry a pistol(s) and dress like GQ sometimes, I dress like a cowboy and sometimes, justy for fun I dress like Marian Cunningham on Happy Days. iT HARD TO FIND A DRESS THAT LONG. oNCE i DESSED LIKE mADONNA BUT MY ASS SHOWED AND i GOT BONDED TO COURT. Fuck Minesota....Norway south. I stayed there one summwer...every man I met over 23 years ofd age wanrted me to feed them the snake...out inarural area. no shit...an outsider that nobody would believe if someone told. I was 17 helping an uncle on a farm. SCrewed 6 blondie babes....3 in NO SHIT....a hay loft ...how trite. Cold makes people really horny or perverted.

Broad brush you're using here. I suspect you're not intending to include the banks in this edict?

not what it says

quote from bill

"(b) Beginning July 1, 2011, cash benefits for programs listed under paragraph (a)
1.17must be issued on a separate EBT card with the head of household's name printed on the
1.18card. The card must also state that "It is unlawful to use this card to purchase tobacco
1.19products or alcoholic beverages." This card must be issued within 30 calendar days of
1.20an eligibility determination. During the initial 30 calendar days of eligibility, a recipient
1.21may have cash benefits issued on an EBT card without the recipient's name printed on the
1.22card. This card may be the same card on which food support is issued and does not need
1.23to meet the requirements of this section.
2.1(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), EBT cardholders may opt to have up to $20
2.2per month accessible via automatic teller machine or receive up to $20 cash back from
2.3a vendor.
"