Life, Liberty, and No Swimming Allowed!
Also in the news—welfare recipients in Kansas are barred from movies, camps, and amusement parks—BUT they can buy a gun. Kansas bans welfare recipients from seeing movies, going swimming on government’s dime Republican Gov. Sam Brownback signed House Bill 2258 into law April 9. The measure means Kansas families receiving government assistance will no longer be able to use those funds to visit swimming pools, see movies, go gambling or get tattoos on the state’s dime. The measure also limits TANF recipients from withdrawing more than $25 per day from ATMs. HELLO! What if you need to repair your car? If like most people your TANF goes into the same bank account as your direct deposit—then how can the government really have a say in how you spend your money. And, when was the last time you saw someone on food stamps buy lobster? Ever? It sounds like wishful thinking. But my point is, as a writer and someone who honors the written word, how do they do...