EBT cards are money. It is a heck of a lot harder selling Wonder bread and gallons of milk, especially when all the other welfare queens already got their wonder bread and gallons of milk at their own “Blue Apron” type store.
EBT is money. Food is a lot harder and slower to liquidate.
I agree with you. EBT money is a dollar for a dollar. Trying to sell commodities likely nets 50 cents on the dollar if all goes well and there’s nothing convenient about it.
But they will still be trying to sell the stuff. There is no perfect solution, but this “Blue Apron” idea will save the government (ie the taxpayer) money in the long run.
Food selling is very easy. They use EBT to buy the best food then cook and sell it as plate lunches. Very common in N.O. area.$10 a plate is a nice profit.