what, no more strip clubs w/ govt' $, WTF!!!

[Trip]

Originally Posted by shmike

Issued by a private company.

I think the only federal employees that are on healthcare that isn't private is military and probably the politicians themselves.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by Trip

I think the only federal employees that are on healthcare that isn't private is military and probably the politicians themselves.

My point was that private providers thought of restricted use cards years ago.

It should have been done from the beginning on the welfare cards.

Seriously, have you seen the usage fees charged at a casino or strip club ATM? Talk about government waste!

[derf]

Originally Posted by shmike

My point was that private providers thought of restricted use cards years ago.

It should have been done from the beginning on the welfare cards.

Seriously, have you seen the usage fees charged at a casino or strip club ATM? Talk about government waste!

It was done back in the day when they gave you a paper voucher that was only redeemable at food stores, then they went ahead and turned it into a credit card.

But... I remember using food stamps and WIC credits and other such government programs as a kid and trading them in for cash, $.65 on the $1. It is still going to be just as easy to trade the credit card for cash

[JARVIS518]

Originally Posted by derf

It was done back in the day when they gave you a paper voucher that was only redeemable at food stores, then they went ahead and turned it into a credit card.

But... I remember using food stamps and WIC credits and other such government programs as a kid and trading them in for cash, $.65 on the $1. It is still going to be just as easy to trade the credit card for cash

when i lived in florida i would have ppl all the time ask if i was paying in cash because they wanted to pay for my groceries with their welfare card in exchange for cash.

[tommymac]

Most of the delis/bodegas by the hospital have signs up for what they can and cant use the ebt cards for.