1. Dispensing charity on the local level, rather than the federal, reduces fraud and gets the funds directly in the hands that need it most. And there is a lot

1. Dispensing charity on the local level, rather than the federal, reduces fraud and gets the funds directly in the hands that need it most. And there is a lot of fraud in the food stamp program Sure, except they are removing the federal support without increasing the local support. In addition, local governments are already quite pinched and where would the funding come from? 2. One of the biggest problems the US is facing currently is the inability to pay for entitlement programs Food stamps is a drop in the bucket compared to the big two, but politicians refuse to change those programs that take up 2/3s of the federal budget. Even when spent properly, they're usually spent on processed poor quality food because that's the cheapest stuff around. For people that are hungry, some poor quality food is still better than no food. 4. Any entitlement programs reduces the incentive to work and become self-sufficient. Citation? 5. Having been on food stamps myself, I can tell you right off the bat, it's absolutely degrading. Doesn't this defeat point #4? It's degrading but people want to stay on it.