I am honestly so angry right now I am not able to come up with anything coherent and not profanity laden to say right now.
Under a new budget proposal from State Sen. Bruce Caswell, children in the state’s foster care system would be allowed to purchase clothing only in used clothing stores.
Caswell, 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.
Senator Bruce Caswell can be contacted here, if you are so inclined to let Mr. Caswell know what you think of his bright idea, to save the state of Michigan a few dollars by further demeaning our already traumatized and ostracized Foster Children here in Michigan.
Please call, write, email, share, tweet, retweet and shout from the rooftops that this is NOT OK!
