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exboyfil

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2. Is this really happening?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Mar 4, 2012, 01:29 PM

Mar 2012

I am already hearing on this board that $5/day is insufficient. What are these families eating if even that meager amount is being redirected?

Maybe breakfast, lunch, and dinner at school is the solution with the corresponding amount cut from the food stamp budget. Right now I don't think school meals are counted against food stamps. How about offering meals at school for adults in lieu of some food stamp meals?

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OUR OPINION: New way to fight food-stamp fraud [View all] TexasTowelie Mar 2012 OP

Can't they just buy something, return it and get the cash back anyway? dkf Mar 2012 #1

No, they are not allowed to do that. TexasTowelie Mar 2012 #4

Is this really happening? exboyfil Mar 2012 #2

Yes, it happens but the incidence is quite low. Calculate the loss using the numbers in the article. Gormy Cuss Mar 2012 #6

How about mandatory jail time for these retailers? Incitatus Mar 2012 #3

In the real world, it's toilet paper as often as it is tobacco saras Mar 2012 #5