Quote:For example:  Due to my work hours I tend to visit a local Walmart at aprox. 4:15 am on many mornings.  On smany occasions I have run into a family (grandmother, daughter and 3 children) loading up 2 shopping carts full of what I would consider junk food.  Donuts, chips, sugary drinks ect.  The adults each have a cart full with these items and legitimate food items as well to be fair.  They pay with an EBT card then roll the carts out to a 2012 Cadillac El Dorado.  This has been going on for two years now.

 

Tell me in this example how there is not some kind of fraud, waste or abuse going on here.  Spare me the examples of how this could be legitimate I certainly get that it could be however we all know that in all likelihood that it is not and this type of abuse is quite common.  I think I speak for all those that feel as I do this is the source of our ire.  Blue collar workers busting their tails 5 days a week or more driving 10 year old vehicles barely getting by and seeing examples like this on a regular basis.

 

Are you following this family through the checkout line, watching over their shoulder to see what card they are swiping, then out into the parking lot to watch them get into a vehicle that's at least 13 years old...every time you see them in Wal-Mart over the past two years?

 

The value of a family vehicle is not considered when determining program eligibility. Do you know the history of the vehicle - how it was acquired, who paid for it, how much it cost?  Also, you don't know if it's the grandmother or mother who receives the benefits. How do you know if Grandma isn't just taking her daughter and grand children to the store?

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