| People exchange the value of foodstamps, the food purchased, for drugs and alcohol.
Compared to that end, if they feed the steaks to their families, I'll settle for that.
Foodstamps are simply another tool used by the government to keep certain people under control. Some advance the idea that such tools are designed to help ensure their re-elections, but that thought, while it has merit, is belied by the poor voting habits of the recipients.
No, it really about keeping the masses in their place. |