I can’t get your link to open, but that is nearly the same exact thing a woman said to me at the grocery check out a few days ago.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4377333/posts?page=9#9
I was in line a few years ago at a grocery store checkout and a woman in front of me had a large plastic jar of ‘pub snacks’. IIRC, it was almost $10 and she kept staring at it and finally asked me, do you think I should buy this? I didn’t know her and didn’t know what to say so just shrugged. She pulled out an EBT card so WE could pay for it. As she was leaving, I asked, ‘now why did you go through all that when it didn’t even cost YOU a penny.” She said nothing.
I like this quote from your link.
Should be spread further.
If one thinks about it there is no incentive for bureaucrats who oversee these programs to administer them responsibly. The bigger the demands for the benefits means bigger budgets, increase in personnel, more opportunities for advancement, fraudulent benefits for themselves with virtually no negative consequences. Is it any wonder things have gotten as bad as they are?