'Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ' funds can buy goods and services beyond food and necessities intended by program 's designers . Tattoos , manicures , lingerie , jewelry , movie tickets , cruises and pornography will also be off the list if Gov . Sam Brownback signs a bill . Republicans in Brownback also want to limit benefit recipients to $ 25 per day in cash withdrawals with their government-issued welfare debit cards . Democrats say it 's mean-spirited and will make welfare enrollees think they 're 'less ' valuable 'than other people ' Brownback 's administration has shrunk the TANF rolls by 60 per cent since 2011 ; the law would also force recipients to try to find work .
'Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ' funds can buy goods and services beyond food and necessities intended by program 's designers . Tattoos , manicures , lingerie , jewelry , movie tickets , cruises and pornography will also be off the list if Gov . Sam Brownback signs a bill . Republicans in Kansas also want to limit benefit recipients to $ 25 per day in cash withdrawals with their government-issued welfare debit cards . Democrats say it 's mean-spirited and will make welfare enrollees think they 're 'less ' valuable 'than other people ' Brownback 's administration has shrunk the TANF rolls by 60 per cent since 2011 ; the law would also force recipients to try to find work .