Pardon me but do you have any spare SNAP cards?
Posted on 05/05/2026 10:17:40 AM PDT by John Semmens
The alleged justification for subsidizing someone's food intake is that the person would otherwise starve or be malnourished. People who receive this subsidy are notoriously fatter than average and strenuously oppose being denied spending the benefits on chips, soda, and candy, as these are considered "must have" items in their diet. With government being the provider, it is not unreasonable to insist on a better diet. Nor is it unreasonable for the government to expect able-bodied recipients to perform some work in order to qualify for benefits.
For generations the expenditures on these types of subsidies have grown. The federal government has mostly just continued to increase the subsidies with the passage of time. Now, under the Trump Administration, US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is leading a crackdown on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) fraud. Step one has been a request for information from each state on who they are feeding with the federal aid they receive. Most states governed by Democrats are resisting compliance with this request. The results from one red state showed that 14,000 SNAP clients own luxury cars.
Rollins said "these luxury cars include: 3 Bentleys, 3 Ferraris, 11 Lamborghinis, 59 Maseratis, 141 Porsches, 244 Alfa Romeos, 306 Land Rovers, 2,098 Teslas and numerous Cadillacs. We've also found 500,000 people getting more than one benefit illegally. We found 244,000 dead people regularly purchasing food with SNAP cards. This is just in this one of the red states that is cooperating with our request for data."
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn) contested Rollins' conclusions, saying "a person can't eat a luxury car. In fact, owning such a vehicle could deplete the funds they might otherwise have spent on food. As for supposedly dead people receiving benefits, they may not really be dead. The hospice scandal in California was only discovered because people who had been receiving benefits were reported to have died. They only found out that they had been reported as dead when they sought loans. So, being listed as dead doesn't necessarily mean you are actually dead and don't need SNAP benefits. The same goes for the supposedly dead voters that Republicans want removed from the list of registered voters. I think we need more evidence before we cut any of these federally funded benefits."
Gov. Andy Beshear (D-Ky) worries that "changing programs that have been feeding folks for decades could lead to chaos. People will be going to bed hungry because if Republicans get their way we won't be feeding them anymore. We're in danger of becoming the kind of country I'd be ashamed of living in."
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People view this as a “loophole” or fraud. It isn’t. The Obama Administration intentionally expanded eligibility for Food Stamps so that people who earn a middle-class income are eligible. His goal was to get as many people in the middle-class as possible hooked on some type of government handout so that they would vote Democrat and vote to protect the Welfare State. So if a middle-class person can afford a “luxury” car, then they can get food stamps.
To be fair, Bentleys ain’t cheap and a man’s gotta eat, knowhatImsayin’?
Assistance should be a temporary last resort.
As in the Bently got traded in for a used Kia.
People got a right to drive.
SNAP should connected to your income tax return or is it I know nothing about SNAP ,LOL
Pardon me but do you have any spare SNAP cards?
Hahaha, well done.
Not satire but know people who own acreage, houses, new cars that scam SNAP, welfare and health care.
I thought you had to dilute assets before getting these “benefits” and have a zero bank account but maybe not?
How old are the luxury cars?
Used luxury cars often don’t have high resale value because luxury owners want new cars. My mother used to drive used Cadillacs for just that reason.
Not that I don’t believe there is considerable fraud in the SNAP program. Just that someone who is driving a 15-year-old Lincoln doesn’t prove that.
“Used luxury cars often don’t have high resale value because luxury owners want new cars.”
Which have low resale values?
3 Bentleys, 3 Ferraris, 11 Lamborghinis, 59 Maseratis, 141 Porsches, 244 Alfa Romeos, 306 Land Rovers, 2,098 Teslas and numerous Cadillacs.
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) fraud.
Take Nutrition out of the name. It is now SAP.
“2000–2005 Bentley range from $20,000–$60,000, while 2010–2015 models typically sell for $35,000–$90,000+. maintenance costs remain very high.” Gemini. Try it for other models. Insurance is $3500 - 7500 per year.
How much does SNAP, Medicaid, etc pay Shawn Bowers, Joanna Beatty, senior management of Deloitte? Probably a lot more than a new luxury car. ... For what? Fraudulent IT software?
I was hoping Elon Musk and his munchkins would keep nibbling away at the rat lines. No such luck.
That sure has been erased from memory?
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