On Mon 15 Sep 2008 06:02:22a, kilikini told us...
> Orlando Enrique Fiol wrote:
>> wrote:
>>> Food stamps buy food 
>>
>> Not always. They're often illegally exchanged for cash to buy tobacco,
>> alcohol, drugs and junk food. Also, given the high surpluses most
>> farms endure, why is produce so expensive and why do few food banks
>> offer plentiful produce to people whose diets so desperately need it?
>>
>> Orlando
>
> The actual paper food stamps have been long gone for years, as I recall,
> and now there's a credit card called an EBT card (I don't know what EBT
> means). AFAIK, you're asked for an I.D. when you use the card to ensure
> that the person buying the food is the person the card has been issued
> to.
>
> kili
They have the cards here in AZ, but I've never seen them ask for an ID.
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Wayne Boatwright
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