It’s called SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), now and it’s administered thru a Credit card-like EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) Card.
They got rid of the paper food stamps because they were being sold on the street for drug/cig/beer money at less than 50 cents on the dollar.
But the EBT card didn’t end that practice, they just found a new way to do it.
I was approached in WalMart by a black woman who wanted to pay for my groceries with her EBT Card and I was to give her my cash. Of course I said no and she went to look for another sucker................
Recently I was behind an EBT customer at the supermarket checkout. Swiped her card and was on her way, no questions asked. When it was my turn, cashier ran my $50 bill under the ultraviolet to see if it was real.
Why didn’t you close the deal with the 50% cash? /