[jespasinthru]

This article is so bogus! There is no such thing as “food stamp books” anymore. At one time food stamps were paper coupons that were the same as cash. Not only could you sell them on the street for fifty cents on the dollar, but every little bodega and mom & pop store in America were buying them for cash, too. It was very corrupt, and very wasteful. About ten years ago they wised up and changed the system. Now food “stamps” come on a card with a PIN. It’s gaudy and has a big American flag on it. So when you’re standing at the checkout counter at the grocery store, everybody can see that you’re swiping a food stamp card. And if some loser gets desperate enough to sell it, then he has to sell his PIN, too.

[danielmryan]

This article is so bogus! There is no such thing as “food stamp books” anymore.

Part of it discusses the introduction of those cards. As other posters have pointed out, there's still fraud a'happenin' now.

Here's another way. Remember those EBT-holdin' people that buy lobsters and steaks with their stash? The ones with the fine cars?

Ever stop and wonder how they got the $ for those cars?

"I don't need no ****** receipt! It's new! Not even touched by my hands! Just gimme the money back!"

And again, the money gets spent...

Or: instead of chowing down, the lucky buyer of food-stamp luxuries goes to the food bank, eats the food-bank food and sell the goodies for 50 cents on the dollar. And again, the money gets spent...

[lewislynn]

This article is so bogus! There is no such thing as “food stamp books” anymore.

The article is from 1997

[SnuffaBolshevik]

"This article is so bogus! There is no such thing as “food stamp books” anymore."

The article is from 1997. Look at the header.

Just sayin'.

[Safetgiver]

RE your #13. The article if from 1992.