Is there something stopping poor people from getting these cards? I mean sure, if they have bad credit they can't, but I know plenty of poor people with good credit.

Food stamps allow wealthy people to hire help for less than it costs to feed their children.

Before anyone jumps on me, I'm not saying letting their children starve is a valid solution.

But anti-poverty programs unquestionably allow illegal immigrants to work for wages less than it would take to support their families lifestyle, which encourages them to come to the US.

Upper middle class and wealthy people benefit from that.

The other issue with food stamps is that it's pretty common for poor people with drug problems to turn them into cash by buying steaks / meat and selling to restaurants.

So the hallmarks of the wealthy Cali lifestyle end up indirectly subsidized by food stamps.

I’m not who you are replying to, but you can make an argument that companies like Walmart are able to pay their employees less because many of them are receiving government aid. I know I’ve seen statistics on the % of Walmart employees that are on food stamps, and it’s shockingly high.

The siblings to this post covered it, but I apologise for not responding.

Basically, a hiring class benefits from a healthy and safe hitting pool. For mostly obvious reasons.

They do, on paper: https://www.propublica.org/article/the-irs-decided-to-get-to...