Food Stamp Changes Coming Again

Well, I think that this is a good plan. I understand that some people need the food stamps, but I would not agree to see people use them to play at the casino.

In some places, not sure if it is everywhere, people can use their food stamps at KFC and other fast food places. I don't agree with that at all. I think they should be used strictly for food at a grocery store.

I haven't heard of any food stamp fraud around her for years.

Yeah they are changing ours in this state once again

I think I saw the worst of this program. I was broke, as in barely from being on the street. my checks covered rent and power, my x's unemp check (he was looking for work, honestly looking, as he had gotten laid off), covered water, phone, basic net for job searching (library didnt have pcs or was even open much in a town that small), and like car ins. The one car payment we had got paid somehow, prob why there was no food money, but that was the ONLY car we had so I could get to work... There was...maybe 5 dollars left for food. We had cut everything out. We had no credit cards. We had no tv. We had no cells. We were eligible for like 30 a month.... I'd see the illegals come in, with their american children and their stamp card with 500+ on buying junk (I worked at minimart, 30 odd hours a week), then they'd pull out wads of cash and buy smokes,booze, and scratch offs. What did I eat? The expired stuff and the stuff in the hot case at the end of the night that was going to get pitched. This made me think the system needed overhauled. Community service, limits on what one can purchase (like WIC certain things just shouldnt be allowed, no cokes, no junk, etc.). Something.

I just got my notification for the six month review. I'm considering not renewing as the amount I get due to my Social Security and my son's work isn't worth it for me to renew again.

I think food stamps is better than giving them money ...

I agree... no one should go hungry and if they are used properly, I don't see the problem!

If used properly this is a good thing, but too much fraud.

Yes,food stamp is being abused by many who do not need them.

That is good news.

What took them so long????

That's a good control where it will prevent dependency and it will make people help themselves by encouraging them to work and giving them skills to do it. We do not have it in our country.

I think there is probably more fraud that it shows, that's only the fraud they discovered somehow. I do think single adults should work for their food stamps in some way to benefit the community. There are usually soup kitchens somewhere in every community that require nothing from singles so no one should go hungry.

Yes this is good only people who are using them for food should get them.

As your graphic indicates, food stamps and the recipients thereof are badly misunderstood. Perceived abuse and fraud are exaggerated, and a lot of the suggested changes in certain states just end up costing the tax payers more money.