Food stamp data show thousands of liquor, smoke shops are approved for EBT, raising fraud concerns

[1srelluc]

MSN

An analysis of SNAP retailer data by the Foundation for Government Accountability published on Monday found that more than 5,000 liquor and smoke shops were approved retailers under the program, meaning they can accept food stamps, according to research findings shared exclusively with Just the News.

Breaking down the data, more than 4,000 stores promoted alcohol in their title and another 1,000 did so for tobacco. The foundation told Just the News the real numbers could be even higher, considering researchers only counted stores that referenced those products in their titles.

According to FGA, half of all liquor and tobacco stores were approved as vendors during the four years of the Biden administration.

Why am I not surprised by this at all?

Hopefully the Trump administration curtails it a bit but you know good and well if the dems ever see the inside of the WH again it will be even worse.

 

[Marilyn]

So what?

Walmart takes EBT & sells drugs, birth control, abortion pills, candy, sugar, soda, junk food, Chinese junk, guns, ammo, liquor and smokes

 

[eagle1462010]

So what?

Walmart takes EBT & sells drugs, guns, ammo, birth control, liquor and smoke

Not problem if your money. Taxpayers money then a problem.

 

[1srelluc]

Even LBJ would be aghast at the "Great Society" the dems that came after him have built.

 

[Bitterhook]

So what?

Walmart takes EBT & sells drugs, birth control, candy, sugar, soda, junk food, Chinese junk, guns, ammo, liquor and smokes

Not everyone lives in a place where you can get the best fried chicken livers at the liquor store.

 

[Manonthestreet]

So what?

Walmart takes EBT & sells drugs, birth control, abortion pills, candy, sugar, soda, junk food, Chinese junk, guns, ammo, liquor and smokes

No guns or ammo in MN Walmarts that I have seen

 

[1srelluc]

No guns or ammo in MN Walmarts that I have seen

LOL, but they probably have glock switches next to the gum at the registers.

 

[Captain Creeper]

So what?

Walmart takes EBT & sells drugs, birth control, abortion pills, candy, sugar, soda, junk food, Chinese junk, guns, ammo, liquor and smokes

So what?!?!? Are you ******* serious?!?

 

[Captain Creeper]

You used to be able to buy guns at Wally World.

 

[TheProgressivePatriot]

MSN

An analysis of SNAP retailer data by the Foundation for Government Accountability published on Monday found that more than 5,000 liquor and smoke shops were approved retailers under the program, meaning they can accept food stamps, according to research findings shared exclusively with Just the News.

Breaking down the data, more than 4,000 stores promoted alcohol in their title and another 1,000 did so for tobacco. The foundation told Just the News the real numbers could be even higher, considering researchers only counted stores that referenced those products in their titles.

According to FGA, half of all liquor and tobacco stores were approved as vendors during the four years of the Biden administration.

Why am I not surprised by this at all?

Hopefully the Trump administration curtails it a bit but you know good and well if the dems ever see the inside of the WH again it will be even worse.

FALSE IMPLICATION LOGICAL FALLACY .

That does not mean that anyone can actually buy liquor or tobacco with an EBT card . Those stores sell other items as well ....So what is your point. Never mind. Another troll thread . You need to get a life

You cannot use food stamps (officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) to buy alcohol or tobacco products. This is a federal rule set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that applies in all states.
SNAP benefits are specifically intended to supplement the food budget of needy families so they can purchase healthy food for home preparation and consumption.

Items Not Eligible for SNAP Purchase
The following items cannot be purchased with your EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) card using SNAP benefits:

• Alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, liquor)
• Cigarettes and tobacco products
• Vitamins, medicines, and supplements (items with a "Supplement Facts" label are ineligible)
• Hot foods or prepared meals that are ready to eat at the point of sale (e.g., rotisserie chickens, hot deli items)
• Non-food items like pet food, cleaning supplies, paper products (toilet paper, paper towels), hygiene items (soap, shampoo), and cosmetics
• Live animals (except for certain types of shellfish and fish removed from water)

When you use your EBT card at a store, the point-of-sale system is programmed to automatically distinguish between eligible and ineligible items, requiring you to pay for prohibited items with a different form of payment (cash, credit/debit card).

 

[Captain Creeper]

FALSE IMPLICATION LOGICAL FALLACY .

That does not mean that anyone can actually buy liquor or tobacco with an EBT card . Those stores sell other items as well ....So what is your point. Never mind. Another troll thread . You need to get a life

You cannot use food stamps (officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) to buy alcohol or tobacco products. This is a federal rule set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that applies in all states.
SNAP benefits are specifically intended to supplement the food budget of needy families so they can purchase healthy food for home preparation and consumption.

Items Not Eligible for SNAP Purchase
The following items cannot be purchased with your EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) card using SNAP benefits:

• Alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, liquor)
• Cigarettes and tobacco products
• Vitamins, medicines, and supplements (items with a "Supplement Facts" label are ineligible)
• Hot foods or prepared meals that are ready to eat at the point of sale (e.g., rotisserie chickens, hot deli items)
• Non-food items like pet food, cleaning supplies, paper products (toilet paper, paper towels), hygiene items (soap, shampoo), and cosmetics
• Live animals (except for certain types of shellfish and fish removed from water)

When you use your EBT card at a store, the point-of-sale system is programmed to automatically distinguish between eligible and ineligible items, requiring you to pay for prohibited items with a different form of payment (cash, credit/debit card).

^^ REALITY-CHALLENGED LEFTIST MORON

It is common knowledge that stores in the hood falsify what the took EBT on. They will take EBT for booze and then put it down on the report they are required to file as bread, butter, eggs, etc... This voluntary reporting is the only way the restrictions are regulated.

Why don't you ******* try to get a handle on a subject before you start trying to pontificate on it, you stupid a-hole?!?

 

[martybegan]

FALSE IMPLICATION LOGICAL FALLACY .

That does not mean that anyone can actually buy liquor or tobacco with an EBT card . Those stores sell other items as well ....So what is your point. Never mind. Another troll thread . You need to get a life

You cannot use food stamps (officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) to buy alcohol or tobacco products. This is a federal rule set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that applies in all states.
SNAP benefits are specifically intended to supplement the food budget of needy families so they can purchase healthy food for home preparation and consumption.

Items Not Eligible for SNAP Purchase
The following items cannot be purchased with your EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) card using SNAP benefits:

• Alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, liquor)
• Cigarettes and tobacco products
• Vitamins, medicines, and supplements (items with a "Supplement Facts" label are ineligible)
• Hot foods or prepared meals that are ready to eat at the point of sale (e.g., rotisserie chickens, hot deli items)
• Non-food items like pet food, cleaning supplies, paper products (toilet paper, paper towels), hygiene items (soap, shampoo), and cosmetics
• Live animals (except for certain types of shellfish and fish removed from water)

When you use your EBT card at a store, the point-of-sale system is programmed to automatically distinguish between eligible and ineligible items, requiring you to pay for prohibited items with a different form of payment (cash, credit/debit card).

yeah, because ringing up one item while selling another could never, ever, happen, right?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

You used to be able to buy guns at Wally World.

I bought my S&W MP-15 at Walmart.

 

[TheProgressivePatriot]

^^ REALITY-CHALLENGED LEFTIST MORON

It is common knowledge that stores in the hood falsify what the took EBT on. They will take EBT for booze and then put it down on the report they are required to file as bread, butter, eggs, etc... This voluntary reporting is the only way the restrictions are regulated.

Why don't you ******* try to get a handle on a subject before you start trying to pontificate on it, you stupid a-hole?!?

And can I assume that you can document all of that ?.

 

[merrill]

MSN

An analysis of SNAP retailer data by the Foundation for Government Accountability published on Monday found that more than 5,000 liquor and smoke shops were approved retailers under the program, meaning they can accept food stamps, according to research findings shared exclusively with Just the News.

Breaking down the data, more than 4,000 stores promoted alcohol in their title and another 1,000 did so for tobacco. The foundation told Just the News the real numbers could be even higher, considering researchers only counted stores that referenced those products in their titles.

According to FGA, half of all liquor and tobacco stores were approved as vendors during the four years of the Biden administration.

Why am I not surprised by this at all?

Hopefully the Trump administration curtails it a bit but you know good and well if the dems ever see the inside of the WH again it will be even worse.

NONE of the above is true = zero hard evidence to back this up!

 

[del carr]

So what?

Walmart takes EBT & sells drugs, birth control, abortion pills, candy, sugar, soda, junk food, Chinese junk, guns, ammo, liquor and smokes

You're comparing a huge box store to a specialty shop?

 

[Marilyn]

You're comparing a huge box store to a specialty shop?

Really????

 

[del carr]

Really????

Really.