Big lie in the premise. Most people on SNAP work other programs such as food banks and soup kitchens. Around here there are young adult women who’s “job” is to collect as much free food as possible. They even drag kids along that aren’t theirs. There are food swap meets among these people where they barter a can of Campbell’s for a can of beans etc.
Illegal mamasitas are very good at that.
A teenage girl in front of me at the grocery bought 2 candy bars and paid with a card, then got back over $8 change then said to her friend she now had money to go to the mall.
I asked the cashier if that had been an EBT card who replied 'yes and a purchase under $10 you get the change back in cash.....Why?
I have a friend for whom food shelves are a way of life regardless of their financial state. It would never cross her mind to not go and get free food. She and her husband both work and have only 2 kids. They do eat better and more food than my family with six kids, but we pay for or grow our food.
I went to the food shelf during an extremely difficult time...we will eat grass before going begging for food again.