I have said for years that food stamps should be limited to to aisles in the grocery store.
Fresh meats
Fresh Fruit & veg
Fresh dairy
No bread
No frozen
No housewares
No diapers
No packaged food
No tobacco or alcohol
No soaps, cleaners or convenience items
If people want those things then they should get a job and pay for them themelves
Note there is nothing wrong with any of the banned items but if you are on assistance then then you should be eating good foods not crackers and Vienna sausage. At the same time there is lots of good food that could be bought in those three areas
This would end piles of abuse in the system.
...food stamps...
any system that allows you to buy canned chili
but prohibits you from buying toilet paper
is doomed to failure.