How many people could leech off a family member rather than the US taxpayers?
How many people might be encouraged to get a job and make a salary to pay for their own food?
How many fraudulent accounts would have less money to purchase non-essentials?
The article assumes that all of the money spent on food stamps actually goes for food that is required for sustenance. I'm sure a good portion does, but I'm sure a large portion also goes for waste, fraud and abuse.
It is a government program after all.
How many people have children that are fed both breakfast and lunch at school every day at no cost to them?
You can feed a family of four on $100 a week. It’s not easy and you do have to cook dishes from scratch but it can be done, even with groceries the cost they are now. You can’t buy soda, bottled water, chips and dip or steak but you can have pancakes or oatmeal for breakfast, PB&J or grilled cheese and soup for lunch, beans, rice or potatoes for dinner with meat loaf, lots of pasta dishes with meatballs or chicken. They need to start hitting the dollar stores, clip coupons and actually cook.