The state of Missouri put its foot down, as one politician has sponsored legislation that prohibits use of the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card for the purchase of “junk food” and porn.
I’m not sure when Leftists slipped in junk food and porn as necessities for those on welfare, but the gravy train is over, at least in Missouri.
Republican Representative Rick Brattin’s House Bill 813 would prevent the 930,000 food stamp recipients from buying food that doesn’t provide adequate nutrition – or food that is usually unaffordable for other working-class people – using their EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) cards.
A separate, less controversial bill, HB 977, sponsored by Representative J. Eggleston seeks to limit the purchase of pornography, admittance to strip clubs, lottery tickets, alcohol, and cigarettes from SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) or TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) recipients.
