What do these three things have
in common? For one, Tennessee's welfare program.
Chris Butler of the Beacon Center recently dug through nearly
140,000 transactions by Memphis welfare recipients using their cash
benefits in the form of Electronic Benefit Transfer, or EBT cards. Among
the purchases with no government oversight included transactions at
liquor stores (one totaling $790), Orpheum
Theater concert tickets, Memphis hotel rooms, the Rum Boogie Café, and a tour of Graceland.
Where else did they
spend your money? Read the entire article at TennesseeWatchdog.org to find out.
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