When 15% of the total population (legal and illegal) qualify for poverty assistance there must be a better way to spend $100 million non-existent dollars that would provide a much better outcome than programs designed to insure that beneficiaries stay wards of the Government and future generations remain deep in debt. The only bright spot I see in this program is that small farmers finally get some benefit.

Without spending any additional money, the SNAP program might consider reining in what the cards can be used for. There is always a lot of talk immediately following some intrepid reporters story regarding how the cards are used and abused but changes never seem to happen or to be enforced if they do occur.

--Jon Halsey, Knifley, KY