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Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis
There is no such thing as TANF EBT cards and Food Stamp EBT cards.
There are EBT cards. Period. They are used like food stamps.
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No. Wrong. There are different federal programs. The "food stamp" program is SNAP (run by the USDA), that gives you an EBT card that can
only be used for food: it cannot be used at an ATM to obtain cash, nor can it be used in a store to buy soap, toilet paper, McDonalds, etc. You buy your groceries, and the cashier swipes the SNAP EBT card, and any non-food items have to be paid for in cash.
The TANF program (formerly Aid to Dependent Children, now Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) is "welfare" (run by Health and Human Services) also uses an EBT card with benefits, but can be used to obtain
cash at an ATM to buy food, pay rent, etc.
From the website for the state you quoted, if someone is getting both SNAP and TANF benefits on one card: "If you are buying both food and non-food items and want to use a combination of your Food Supplements and TANF benefits to pay, you will have to swipe your card through the machine twice and enter your PIN twice."
http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/tanf/about.html
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And they can do whatever they want with it.
Which makes your argument: Nothing but a fallacious assumption
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No. My argument is that they can make the TANF EBT cards restricted, as the SNAP EBT cards currently are, to control abuse. The debit cards are a good thing, as they can be programmed for what not to accept.
BTW, are you aware that due to "welfare changes" in the 1990's, nobody can be on "welfare" (AFDC, TANF) for over 60 months during their lifetime? There is a five-year cumulative lifetime limit on being a "welfare queen".