Welfare “benefits” include porn, manicures, piercings, bail?
The Daily Caller reports,
Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick has vetoed the state legislature’s attempt to ban the use of EBT cards — or food stamps — to purchase items such as tattoos, porn and jewelry. . . .
“I’m not going to do anything that makes vulnerable people beg for their benefits. . . ,” Patrick said, according to Wicked Local Hanson.
Patrick allowed bans on the use of EBT cards in establishments known for the sale of seemingly controversial items — such as tattoo parlors, gun shops, casinos, cruise ships, and adult entertainment facilities —- to stand.
House Minority Leader Brad Jones pointed out, however, that the items slated to be banned — such as porn and guns — could still be purchased at other facilities.
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American Vision’s mission is to Restore America to its Biblical Foundation—from Genesis to Revelation. American Vision (AV) has been at the heart of worldview study since 1978, providing resources to exhort Christian families and individuals to live by a Biblically based worldview. Whether by making available educational resources about God & Government, or by tackling the formidable issue of eschatology in the Church, AV is on the front lines, circulating material around the globe to Christians passionate to meet God on His terms in every area of life—right now and for generations to come.
Mission
Restore America to its Biblical Foundation — From Genesis to Revelation — Psalm 11:3
Motto
Exercising Servanthood Dominion — Genesis 1:28 and Matthew 28:18-20
Vision
An America that recognizes the sovereignty of God over all of life, where Christians apply a Biblical worldview to every facet of society. This future America will be again a “city on a hill” drawing all nations to the Lord Jesus Christ and teaching them to subdue the earth for the advancement of His Kingdom.
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Just as the Apostle Paul used the Roman highways to spread the Gospel, American Vision uses the Internet, Audio/Video Resources, Publications, and Training Seminars to equip Christians with a Biblical worldview and empower them to fulfill the Great Commission and the Cultural mandate.
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IF they are purchasing Porn, Jewelry, Tattoos, going on Cruises, taking vacations to exotic locales, purchasing weapons, obtaining illegal drugs ..
it is evident that they are not .. 'vulnerable' ..
(since these are not necessities for life .. they are luxury goods .. and as such .. the Taxpayers should not be paying for these things).