There are a lot of people who use government assistance responsibly. There is also a lot of people who abuse the system. But SNAP and other benefits are 1.9% o

There are a lot of people who use government assistance responsibly. There is also a lot of people who abuse the system. But SNAP and other benefits are 1.9% of our Federal budget, so I'm not going to sweat too much about waste/fraud/abuse. We need to fix the inequalities that remove hardworking middle class values from our society. That's the real problem. Until that happens, I'm not going to demand anyone suffer or go hungry (even if there is fraud in the system). I say this not because I'm trying to virtue signal. I say it because its just such a tiny amount of money and not worth fighting over. Also, FWIW, I live in NYC. I see people use SNAP benefits to buy the stupidest things. Its frustrating but the alternative just seems a lot worse.