Debit Cards

I've heard the stories of people using Red Cross debit cards to shop at luxury stores like Neiman Marcus. Now, WSJ's James Tarano has re-produced an interview with one of the recipients. I love the man's reference to deserving a debit card. That statement shows the problems with the welfare state better than any study could:

What I would like to happen? I would like for them to give us at least $20,000 apiece so we can, you know, get our life together. You know, we didn't ask to come on that bus, slave. It's like a slave ship. It's just like, you know, back in history, you know, they put us on a slave ship. They separated us from our family. They did it--you know, just modern-day slavery, you know? Just give us what the f--- we deserve.

Link.