Food stamp program is used for everything else but food. Drug addicts trade it in for drugs, money to buy drugs, other trade it in for lotto tickets, beer, liquor and cigs and other making a thriving business and cash outs. Another form of back door reparations at the American taxpayer expense
We all know 20/30 year olds with no visible means of support, right? I’m not talking about those living w/ mom & pop, either.
I know of a few who must clearly be living off taxpayer assistance. And have been for years. If they are trying to find a job, they are failing.
Even in this weak 0bama economy, there are some jobs available. Too many seem willing to accept a “Go to the mailbox, then sit on the couch” existence.
(Yes, I know they no longer mail the food stamps and welfare/disability checks. Even that is too much trouble for these lay-abouts.)
As a triage interviewer at a local food/clothing bank, I hear all sorts of stories about how to scam food stamps.
My fav: go to a higher end grocery and buy the choicest cuts of meat. Your cost: $zero. Resell this meat to your friends and neighbors at .25 to .50 cents on the dollar. 100% profit.
If you look at the data it is mostly single moms; no political will to cut this.
I grew up eating white beans & cornbread mostly. I was glad to get school lunches (which my PARENTS worked & paid for!); the homemade rolls from the school cafeteria were really tasty! My parents would not have tolerated picky eaters. I’m 69. - These days, kids won’t eat anything unless it has a slice of pizza stuck on it.