I’m not political but I can’t believe this. I bet his kids have Benz cars and Louis Vuitton bags - and a wife that has Botox-filled face. I feel very mean right now…I’m sorry. But this is upsetting.

This is another way of the “rich america” supressing the less fortunate and containing the poor (in this case, foster kids) to stay poor - and feel like 2nd class. I don’t mind 2nd hand stuff and being the younger sibling tend to have some growing up. But that is a choice not enforced by any institution/government.

/vent.

In other news, happy Easter.

-mp

thedailywhat:

This Idea Is Bad And You Should Feel Bad of the Day: A Republican state legislator from Michigan has generated significant controversy with a budget proposal that would require foster children to purchase their clothing exclusively at second-hand stores.

When asked to explain the reasoning behind his bizarre proposal, State Sen. Bruce Caswell said that, growing up, all his clothes were purchased second-hand at the Salvation Army store by his dad: “[A]nd 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.”

The plan would provide children in the state’s foster care system with gift cards that would only be redeemable at second-hand stores such as the Salvation Army and Goodwill.

Michigan League for Human Services executive director Gilda Jacobs says she was “flabbergasted” by Sen. Caswell’s proposal. “You’re saying to somebody, you don’t deserve to go in and buy a new pair of gym shoes,” Jacobs is quoted as saying. “You know, for a lot of foster kids, they already have so much stacked against them.”

It is unclear how much money, if any, the state would save if Caswell’s plan were implemented, but the Senator himself has reportedly admitted that it was unlikely to save any.

[messenger / michiganradio / thanks kim!]