that was back when they gave you actual books of "stamps" and you could sell them to whoever for 30-40 cents on the dollar.....now that they have the cards, it's a lot harder for that kind of thing to happen. not impossible....but harder
about 15 years ago i was driving a cab. i got a call to pick up. when i got there, it was a duplex. there looked to be 20 or so hispanic people wandering around, most of them dressed nicer than i was. there were three brand new pickup trucks in the driveway, still with tape in the windows, a clothesline full of brand new clothes, a box for a big screen tv in the trash by the curb. new gas grill in the garage.
two middle aged hispanic ladies come out of the house, dressed very poorly, faded old dresses, run down cracked shoes..and had me take them to the DHS....i dropped them off, waited a few minutes, and went inside to talk to the girl at the desk, the hispanic girl at the desk.... i was very respectful, wasn't rude or hateful, didn't use any racial slurs....just told her i thought they should know about what i had seen at the house i picked those two ladies up at. i was told to mind my own business, that i was a racist, that i hated hispanics, minorities, and poor people......by a lady with an accent so thick i could hardly understand her........i don't give a fuck who they were, or where they were from, or if they were white, black or fucking green....they're abusing a system set up to help those in need....anyone abusing it should have their asses kicked and be banned from ever participating again, anywhere.....