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

>They have the cards here in AZ, but I've never seen them ask for an ID.


The cashiers may be familiar with those shoppers you saw, or the rules
in Arizona may differ from the rules in other states. Each state makes
up a lot of its own rules and regs. They get the block grants
earmarked for certain programs, the states have to stay within
certain boundaries to be program/grant eligible and then they tailor
the programs to suit themselves.

Boron