BOSTON — Taking aim at what they call an abuse of the taxpayers' money, a growing number of states are blocking welfare recipients from spending their benefits on booze, cigarettes, lottery tickets, casino gambling, tattoos and strippers.
New welfare restrictions target booze, tattoos
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 | 6:15 p.m. CDT
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