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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 911162" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p>Friday, December 9, 2011 @ 3:38 pm <strong>|</strong> <span style="color: #003300">Heartless Republicans Add Provision Into Payroll Tax Extension Requiring States Crack Down on Welfare Funds Being Used In Strip Clubs, Liquor Stores, Casinos…</span></p><p></p><p>Party poopers.</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #990000">(OTM)</span> — A provision buried in the 369-page payroll tax extension package offered by House Republicans Friday would require states to crack down on the use of welfare funds in liquor stores, casinos and strip clubs.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">The legislative package includes several high-profile extensions of expiring measures, such as the payroll tax break and unemployment benefits. Also, it would extend by one year the $16.5 billion Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF) — but with a caveat. States could not receive the entirety of their grants under the program unless they prevent government assistance dollars from being used for more risque activities.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">The measure would require states within two years to ensure that ATMs at such establishments do not distribute cash when Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards are inserted. If states fail to meet that timeline, the amount in TANF block grants they could receive would be cut by 5 percent</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 911162, member: 1246"] Friday, December 9, 2011 @ 3:38 pm [B]|[/B] [COLOR=#003300]Heartless Republicans Add Provision Into Payroll Tax Extension Requiring States Crack Down on Welfare Funds Being Used In Strip Clubs, Liquor Stores, Casinos…[/COLOR] Party poopers. [INDENT][COLOR=#990000](OTM)[/COLOR] — A provision buried in the 369-page payroll tax extension package offered by House Republicans Friday would require states to crack down on the use of welfare funds in liquor stores, casinos and strip clubs. The legislative package includes several high-profile extensions of expiring measures, such as the payroll tax break and unemployment benefits. Also, it would extend by one year the $16.5 billion Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF) — but with a caveat. States could not receive the entirety of their grants under the program unless they prevent government assistance dollars from being used for more risque activities. The measure would require states within two years to ensure that ATMs at such establishments do not distribute cash when Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards are inserted. If states fail to meet that timeline, the amount in TANF block grants they could receive would be cut by 5 percent [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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