More Welfare Fraud

per the Denver Post & 9 News today, people are using their welfare ATM cards at strip club, casinos and liquor stores. Letting their children suffer while they get their drunk on, etc. Welfare benefits are small enough and then to waste them at casinos and strip clubs. Such a shame.

I watched that on 9news and was just SICKENED.. when is this Gov't of ours going to wake up and make changes to this kind of crap?...

Sounds like cash withdrawals should be limited or prohibited. Isn't that the purpose of a debit card? So you don't have to carry cash? Debit cards are accepted almost everywhere now, and it would discourage questionable purchases if they were documented. Also, the banks are really raking in the fees on 80% of the ATM withdrawals being out of network according to the 9news story. I guess you don't bother to go out of your way when its free money. I avoid those fees like the plague.

MamaRama wrote: I watched that on 9news and was just SICKENED.. when is this Gov't of ours going to wake up and make changes to this kind of crap?...

Never... because they don't want to loose the votes of the entitlement minded.

Last time I checked, those casino ATM fees are close to usury.

And you figure the fraud is worse than this, because people could be getting their money withdrawn at Kings and going to the liquor store next door.

It would be nice for goverment to control this a little better, but I really wish these people would use the benefits for healthy food, rent, important things instead of strippers, gambling, and booze.

FredHayek wrote: Last time I checked, those casino ATM fees are close to usury.

And you figure the fraud is worse than this, because people could be getting their money withdrawn at Kings and going to the liquor store next door.

It would be nice for goverment to control this a little better, but I really wish these people would use the benefits for healthy food, rent, important things instead of strippers, gambling, and booze.

God invented vices to keep the weak willed from ruling the earth.

Who is responsible for welfare fraud anyway? Here in the Denver area, people can get tickets for letting your car run in the driveway unattended. That's because there are always thieves in every corner and under every rock waiting to rip someone off. So if I don't do my best to keep my car from being stolen, I get punished for it. Now if the government allows theft of my tax dollars, I should just suck it up and not worry about it. Shouldn't we hold our government to the same standards as we would expect of ourselves?

Nobody that matters wrote:

FredHayek wrote: Last time I checked, those casino ATM fees are close to usury.

And you figure the fraud is worse than this, because people could be getting their money withdrawn at Kings and going to the liquor store next door.

It would be nice for goverment to control this a little better, but I really wish these people would use the benefits for healthy food, rent, important things instead of strippers, gambling, and booze.

God invented vices to keep the weak willed from ruling the earth.

I heard a version of this but it concerned Irishmen and alcohol.

FredHayek wrote:

Nobody that matters wrote:

FredHayek wrote: Last time I checked, those casino ATM fees are close to usury.

And you figure the fraud is worse than this, because people could be getting their money withdrawn at Kings and going to the liquor store next door.

It would be nice for goverment to control this a little better, but I really wish these people would use the benefits for healthy food, rent, important things instead of strippers, gambling, and booze.

God invented vices to keep the weak willed from ruling the earth.

I heard a version of this but it concerned Irishmen and alcohol.

Yeah, I changed it a little to better apply to the current thread.

Joe wrote: I avoid those fees like the plague.

Schawb pays for all ATM fees.