On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:10:57 GMT, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> 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.

possibly not, but they most certainly won't allow you to by non-food stamp
items.

your pal,
blake