'Also, many low-income Americans live in areas where banks are scarce, making it hard for them to find an ATM, she said. Barring them from using ATMs in liquor stores or casinos could mean recipients have to travel farther or pay higher fees to access their benefits.'
i have never liked the change they had made where funds are eft'd to debit-type cards. assistance should go where it's meant to go, not to people who will draw out the cash and use it for who knows what, while they don't pay rent and other necessities...or they gamble a few bucks because they know their luck has gotta change, only to have junior go without food except school lunch.
they went to cards because they didn't want users to feel 'stigmatized'. all that has happened is its easier to abuse the system.
as an aside, i'm figuring if there are casinos in the area, there are atms and banks. this argument i quoted above is
ridiculous. i doubt that the folks whose cards were used in those facilities were only there to get cash to pay the landlord!!!
