Tuesday, July 10, 2012

MA Governor: Sure, Use Your Food Stamps For Tats, Smokes, Bling, Bail and Fake Nails

Wow. Just wow:

"His veto rejected bans on the use of EBT cards for tattoos, guns, porn, body piercings, jewelry, fines and bail. However, he left standing bans of the use of EBT cards in tattoo parlors, gun shops, casinos, cruise ships, strip clubs and adult entertainment centers, saying the independent EBT Card Commission had ruled out the idea of banning specific products “for reasons of feasibility, enforceability (and) cost.”

“I see no reason, other than political grandstanding, to deviate from that basic conclusion,” Patrick wrote.

SNIP: 

"The proposed ban on EBT use in jewelry stores, nail salons and rental centers was vetoed, however, leaving no EBT ban on their products."