[Bob J]

While there are abuses of the system, it is not the governments role to dictate to anyone what they can and cannot consume.

Unreal. The purpose of the food stamps system is to provide assistance to people who for some reason cannot feed themselves.

Would you approve of more money being taken out of your paycheck so people can buy cigarettes and booze?

[Gabz]

The purpose of the food stamps system is to provide assistance to people who for some reason cannot feed themselves.

Exactly. I remember the embarrassment of a friend of my mother back in the 70s. Her husband had been laid off from his job and took a job in Canada. They had 5 kids that had to be fed, even though the dad, the breadwinner, was only getting paid once a month. The mom applied for foodstamps so that the kids could be fed. Luckily for them it only lasted 6 months and the dad was able to get a job back close to home.

Would you approve of more money being taken out of your paycheck so people can buy cigarettes and booze?

I am both a smoker and a beer drinker, as is my husband - those items have always been among the first to go when money gets tight in our household.