I agree. This proposal is all about making it easier to scam the system with multiple EBT cards per recipient.
I say just the opposite. Put a chip in the EBT. Offer a one time cash incentive if the EBT holder will show government ID and allow their thumbprints programmed into the card.
Require that thumbprint at the checkout
Meanwhile, back at EBT central, search for duplicate fingerprints in the system and prioritize jnvestigations of those who won’t allow it
Electronic signatures stored on the card chip may be another route
Follow the money. Online vendors want to get a piece of the multi-billion dollar EBT pie.