Louisiana bans some welfare use

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Louisiana welfare recipients will be prohibited from spending the federal assistance at lingerie shops, tattoo parlors, nail salons and jewelry stores, under new limits enacted by state social services officials.

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One would think this would already be against the law. I thought welfare was for food? Now it's spent on everything else.

Jeezus.

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I guess it's a start.

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It's a start, but it's only a temporary band-aid as people can just use an ATM to get the money then spend it on whatever they want. What I really like though is that businesses can be fined for allowing EBT use for these items.

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Louisiana welfare recipients will be prohibited from spending the federal assistance at lingerie shops, tattoo parlors, nail salons and jewelry stores, under new limits enacted by state social services officials.


I guess it's a start.

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The problem with this is that this is how it should have been in the first place. Just throwing money at a problem with no thought at all.

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About 3,500 households in Louisiana receive welfare benefits, and about 2,400 households get kinship care subsidies, according to the department. Average payments are $192 per month for welfare and $419 a month for kinship care.

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Sounds like a big problem.

I think that this case is still good law. As such, the state of La. might not be able to eliminate these payments for these purposes with the stroke of a pen. Due process may require some kind of hearing.

Even if a reading of the case doesn't clearly indicate that a hearing is required for due process, a lawsuit could certainly argue for an expansive reading of the case.

My point is, the Left needn't give this issue up entirely. If they can win on this issue, welfare payments for these purposes will cause more societal tension and divisiveness, which means more power to the Leftist central Government (FedGov).

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