Every single month in Washington state, more than a million of your neighbors are buying more than a hundred million dollars’ worth of basic food with a state-issued food stamp card called EBT-- or electronic balance transfer.
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Friday, March 01, 2013
Food Card Recipients Stockpile Huge Balances On Taxpayers’ Dime
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Some local families who tell the state they're desperate to put food on the table are instead racking up thousands of dollars, and they can use some of that money however they want – and you’re paying for it.
Every single month in Washington state, more than a million of your neighbors are buying more than a hundred million dollars’ worth of basic food with a state-issued food stamp card called EBT-- or electronic balance transfer.
Every single month in Washington state, more than a million of your neighbors are buying more than a hundred million dollars’ worth of basic food with a state-issued food stamp card called EBT-- or electronic balance transfer.
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The dollar amount on the food cards should expire every 30 days. Some of the balances mentioned were more than I spend on food for a year. They need an entire overhaul of the fee stuff they are giving away. It has gotten way out of hand.
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