"It is reprehensible that anyone would use taxpayer money for anything other than its intended purpose."
VanceMack, I hope you were being sarcastic.Great use of tax dollars...
California welfare cards can be used in many casino ATMs - latimes.com
And hey...why not...its THEIRS...they should be able to use it how they want...
VanceMack, I hope you were being sarcastic.
I assume that all ATM's have standardized authentication mechanisms, so the cards should work in the Casino just like anywhere else. Its a problem that welfare people are going to the Casino at all, but that has nothing to with the cards or ATMs.
Might make the program more acceptable if the money could only be spent at grocery stores or for rent/utility vouchers, huh?
It's a card that works in ATMs. Probably never occurred to anyone to program the system to reject the particular machines at the casinos.
Great use of tax dollars...
California welfare cards can be used in many casino ATMs - latimes.com
"Reporting from Sacramento — California welfare recipients are able to use state-issued debit cards to withdraw cash on gaming floors in more than half of the casinos in the state, a Los Angeles Times review of records found.
The cards, provided by the Department of Social Services to help recipients feed and clothe their families, work in automated teller machines at 32 of 58 tribal casinos and 47 of 90 state-licensed poker rooms, the review found."
And hey...why not...its THEIRS...they should be able to use it how they want...
I assume that all ATM's have standardized authentication mechanisms, so the cards should work in the Casino just like anywhere else. Its a problem that welfare people are going to the Casino at all, but that has nothing to with the cards or ATMs.
Does that mean that we should not only pay for welfare, but that we should anticipate welfare fraud and counter act it? Why don't we just NOT give them welfare? I know I know,some people NEED the money. I think that presceening would be more effective than trying to close the barn door afterwards. Jees, do you wonder why people don't like welfare programs?
Does that mean that we should not only pay for welfare, but that we should anticipate welfare fraud and counter act it? Why don't we just NOT give them welfare? I know I know,some people NEED the money. I think that presceening would be more effective than trying to close the barn door afterwards. Jees, do you wonder why people don't like welfare programs?
How about we just fix this error?
Great use of tax dollars...
California welfare cards can be used in many casino ATMs - latimes.com
"Reporting from Sacramento — California welfare recipients are able to use state-issued debit cards to withdraw cash on gaming floors in more than half of the casinos in the state, a Los Angeles Times review of records found.
The cards, provided by the Department of Social Services to help recipients feed and clothe their families, work in automated teller machines at 32 of 58 tribal casinos and 47 of 90 state-licensed poker rooms, the review found."
And hey...why not...its THEIRS...they should be able to use it how they want...
Umm who cares? You just gave out the biggest welfare payout by far to the banking industry.. so they can keep using their gambling machine. These cards may be used in casino atm's big freaking deal.. but is likely they need the money to pay their rent.
The govt does use tax dollars for their intended purpose. It's just that you have allowed them to decide all kinds of purposes outside the scope of the Constitution. Trust me, if Congress finds out you haven't used tax dollars the way they say to, they'll kick your ass.This whole article is quackers - and right now a lot of people on benefits are hauling ass to the Casinos to give it a go, the month is almost up . . . they can slide.
Oh my! Someone in government says this?
:rofl :rofl
There isn't a system in place to make that possible. The wasted overhead in trying to manually approve every transactions would cost more than it is worth.
Yes, no doubt. Even if the state should somehow make it impossible for the welfare recipients to use their cards in casinos, what's to stop them from using them in regular ATMs, then taking the cash to the casino, or, for that matter, using it to buy drugs from their favorite dealer or booze at the liquor store?
People who are living on the largess of the rest of us shouldn't have that option. It would be much better to give them vouchers for rent and groceries, pay their power bill, and let them get a job if they want to be able to spend money the way they want. Welfare is not their money.
Morover, welfare should be a temporary hand up for people who have had a run of bad luck, not a way of life. Whatever happened to welfare reform?
Umm who cares? You just gave out the biggest welfare payout by far to the banking industry.. so they can keep using their gambling machine. These cards may be used in casino atm's big freaking deal.. but is likely they need the money to pay their rent.
Umm who cares? You just gave out the biggest welfare payout by far to the banking industry.. so they can keep using their gambling machine. These cards may be used in casino atm's big freaking deal.. but is likely they need the money to pay their rent.
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