The problem I have is the assumption that this abuse is universal across the board everywhere. This is a misconception and just not true. Not EVERYONE is guilty. And the states are their own stewards who control eligibility and amounts disbursed. So in some states they abuse it and disburse far too much, like Ca and NY. While in others it is barely any help at all for those who truly need it like Az where a single adult making only $800 a month on SS can only get $40-$60 worth a month. It is just not “one size fits all”.
Does it need to be addressed? Absolutely, but it needs to be a commonsense compromise rather than slash and burn across the board. The innocent who truly need it should not have to pay for the abuse of the guilty. Cut eligibility to illegals, and put a limit on what products can be purchased. This alone would be enough to fix the program without any slashing of whole services universally across the board. The problem is we do not do commonsense “compromise”. We do extremist all or nothing.
I disagree with your characterization that conservatives do extremist, non-common sense solutions or nothing at all, which is a provably false blanket statement you yourself have made against conservatism.
If there were any truth to that, we would be in even worse straits than we are now.
I don’t see many voices calling for total elimination (even “here”) do you?
Which clause of the Constitution authorizes ass-raping the taxpayers to pay for your lobster? 🦞 I can’t seem to find it.
The max income for a senior to be eligible for SNAP in AZ is $2,321/month after their deductions such as a house, medical expense, blah, blah are calculated. That is much more than your post of $800. They would receive $23 in SNAP and get the extra freebies like phone, internet, deductions on utilities, etc. Your numbers are off.