I often have simmering rage when someone with a fancy new hair do, painted nails and an iPhone is paying with EBT, with more red meat and convenience food than I buy, trying to stay in our budget.
I’ve made more than one comment when someone spends more on EBT than I pay, then whips out cash for cigarettes or beer.
If you can’t afford to buy food, it should be illegal for you to buy cigarettes. Nicotine testing to enforce it. But they won’t even tolerate drug testing of welfare recipients, much less nicotine testing.
You complain about the cigarettes and beer, but only want it to be illegal to purchase cigarettes and want testing for tobacco - have a particular reason for that?
You are obviously not familiar with the “marker” for tobacco use. It is cotinin. Someone with a diet high in products from the night shade family will also test positive for cotinin. Common foods of the nightshade family include tomato, pepper, eggplant, and potato.......
Also, tobacco seeds are cheap and it is easily grown just about anywhere in the US.
As for alcohol, I make wine, nothing fancy, but it is fun and tasty - all the ingredients can be purchased with an EBT card and all are used in everyday cooking and eating.