Schwarzenegger bans welfare cards at racetracks, bail bond establishments, bingo halls, cruise ships

[The Straight Story]

Schwarzenegger bans welfare cards at racetracks

LOS ANGELES -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneger says welfare recipients can no longer use state-issued debit cards at medical marijuana shops, psychics, and other businesses whose services have been deemed "inconsistent with the intent" of the program.

The Los Angeles Times reports the Schwarzenegger sent a letter to county welfare directors Monday announcing that ATMS and point-of-sale card readers in such businesses will be removed from the network that accepts California's Electronic Benefits Transfer cards.

Other businesses affected by the ban include bail bond establishments, bingo halls, cruise ships and tattoo parlors.

In June, Schwarzenegger barred welfare cards at casino ATMs following a Times report that CalWORKS cards were used to withdraw cash in more than half the casinos in the state.



Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/01/3151229/schwarzenegger-bans-welfare-cards.html#ixzz147pmstUq

[littlewolf]

1. good ....

[sufrommich]

2. Yeah, I'm OK with that. nt

[BootinUp]

3. He isn't always wrong. nt

[Darth_Kitten]

7. Why this, why now? Is it a resounding problem?

The guy still seems like a putz. :)

[Incognitus Czar]

4. psychics?!

Are you telling me that before this ban, that this wall all a-okay to use welfare cards on?!

Bail bonds? So they couldn't use welfare money on bounty hunters?

But hey, I'm cool with this ban.

[The Straight Story]

15. What if you're a psychic with a card, can you pay yourself?

:rofl:

[Darth_Kitten]

5. Cruise ships? Why not ban the cards in 5 star hotels?

:shrug:

[theHandpuppet]

6. No problem with this

CalWORKS cards are not gift cards.

[JonLP24]

8. I don't have a problem with most of this

except for medical cannabis shops. If people need their medicine, why can't they?

[formercia]

9. Liquor stores should be another

If you're going to tag Medical Pot, booze should be a given.

[Turbineguy]

10. But you can still use them to pay

for repairs to your Cadillac:evilgrin:

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

11. "There you go again."

:spank:

[ret5hd]

12. What about recreational abortions?

[ramapo]

13. What was he waiting for?

Seems this is a rather common sense policy that should have been enacted years ago

[NYC_SKP]

14. Saddened, but not surprised, that these limitations weren't built in from the beginning...

sigh.

:donut:

[Duer 157099]

16. This is bullshit. Why can't they buy medicine?

Utter fucking bullshit. I wonder how long before they start doing the same with unemployment?

How can medical cannabis be the law, yet the poor are not allowed to purchase it?

Fucking bullshit.