Kansas slaps the poor with damnable law

[packman]

"legislators in Kansas, not trusting the poor to use their money wisely, have voted to limit how much cash that welfare beneficiaries can receive, effectively reducing their overall benefits, as well.

The legislature placed a daily cap of $25 on cash withdrawals beginning July 1, which will force beneficiaries to make more frequent trips to the ATM to withdraw money from the debit cards used to pay public assistance benefits.

Since there's a fee for every withdrawal, the limit means that some families will get substantially less money."

And this was because a legislator said that some (never gave the number) of the cash withdrawals were made in casinos, liquor stores and cruise ships. Therefore it makes sense to punish everyone - the old shotgun theory.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/05/21/kansas-has-found-the-ultimate-way-to-punish-the-poor/

[world wide wally]

1. Such a good "Christian" state

I'll bet you all can't wait to vote for them again just to make sure you go to heaven