Foster Children Only Deserve Second Best
A Michigan Republican legislator thinks one way to balance the budget is to make sure children in foster care only receive secondhand clothing.
Under a new budget proposal from State Sen. Bruce Casswell, children in the state’s foster care system would be allowed to purchase clothing only in used clothing stores.
Casswell, a Republican representing Branch, Hillsdale, Lenawee and St. Joseph counties, made the proposal this week, reports Michigan Public Radio.
His explanation?
“I never had anything new,” Caswell says. “I got all the hand-me-downs. And my dad, he did a lot of shopping at the Salvation Army, and his comment was — and quite frankly it’s true — once you’re out of the store and you walk down the street, nobody knows where you bought your clothes.”
Under his plan, foster children would receive gift cards that could only be used at places like the Salvation Army, Goodwill and other second hand clothing stores.
What better way to tell children they aren’t good enough than to only allow them secondhand clothes. Don’t get me wrong – I love Goodwill and the Salvation Army. You can find nice clothes there, but kids sometimes want and need new clothes. It’s too bad that MJ isn’t giving out the “asshat of the day” award anymore, because I think Michigan State Senator Bruce Caswell probably deserves it.
These are also kids who, when they were fetuses, these conservatives thought the world of and felt should be protected by any means possible.
It is getting pretty difficult for Republicans to “out asshole” each other and continuously one-up each other in terms of cruelty.
But I’m sure there is still unexplored country out there for enterprising Republicans. (“Hey, Why not foster children and other welfare recipients made to run on treadmills that create electricity?”) They seem to have a unique genius for this kind of thing.
Nothing has changed since they tried to make ketchup a vegetable.
Actually nothing has changed since the Poor Laws Dickens wrote about:
“The Act aimed to reduce the burden on rate payers…”
Dickens:
UI, as Jason pointed out, there aren’t enough hours in the day to vet the potential nominees.
So where do these kids buy underwear/bras/socks and shoes?
yeah I know they sell shoes at goodwill but have you ever bought a pair? just not one of those things that re-sells very well unless they’re dress shoes you only wore a handful of times or like baby sneakers. And really, would YOU buy underwear at the Goodwill? I shop there, but that is just not happening. I don’t even think they sell socks.
I’m not even thinking about self-esteem. Some things just need to be new.
“I complained, because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.” Bric-a-Brac in neighbors’ window
That BLUNT-SKULL must have read this somewhere.
Great cost cutting measure that will build character and decrease that aire of entitlement assumed by so many trough-feeders. “Let them eat cake!”
I wouldn’t make that assumption, socialistic Ben. Delbert’s deep resentments against people who need some help is part of the GOP DNA these days. One can only wish that he is subject to the kind of “character building” that he wishes on these kids Really Soon. Because that comment pretty much demonstrates exactly who is in need of the character building here.
although, based on your past posts, i cant be sure… im going to assume that is satire so i dont vomit.
well, when it happens to repukes, they go hat-in-hand to their non-taxed churches assuming God will bail them out… because you know… conservative republicans are such good christians.
So since he never had something new, foster kids shouldn’t either? That’s a hell of a rationale.
Did you know that Michele Bachmann has been a foster mom to 23 children? I wonder what she thinks of this…
(even if a little of her crazy rubbed off the them, good for her. makes her seem a little more like a person and not a crazed vengence tea-demon)
well V,
$t Sarah MOCKED research to help study and identify mental disorders such as Downs Syndrome because it was politically advantageous for her to do so…. and she’s Trigs biological mom (or grandmother….we dont really know)
Im sure the Angelina Jolie of the Teaparty will get on her high horse about foster kids having so good because im sure she treats HERS very well. It’s all those other little liberal leaches that need to be taught frugality.
The continuing exploitation of the children of celebrities must stop. Knox and Viviene Jolie/Pitt are the latest example. Their parents pimped out pictures of them to the highest bidder to the tune of a reported $11 million dollars.Then, for tax purposes or their own self-indulgent gratification, donated the money to charity. That was Knox and Viviene’s money.They were the focus of the pictures and the deal wouldn’t exist if they didn’t exist!
I was also exploited as a child. My parents never missed an opportunity to sell my picture or likeness to the press.They actively exploited me for many years. I know they made money off of me but I never saw any of it. All I got was a couple of chew toys and a used tennis ball.
We need someone equally wacky to push for abortions up to the 72nd trimester to offset these costs.
Yes Phil,I understand your logic.
I am looking at the 216th trimester at the moment. I plan on “catching” a car.