Food Stamp Abuse- So What Else Is New?

From Jeff Wagner, a radio talk show host from Milwaukee:
Although I did the segment almost a week ago on the radio, it still continues to draw a huge response.
A listener e-mailed me a receipt that he had come across from a grocery store located just across the Wisconsin border in the U.P. The receipt showed that someone had purchased 5 cases of Diet Mountain Dew (24 cans per case), 6 lobster tails (4 at $8.99, 2 at $17.98) and 2 porterhouse steaks ($12.27 and $11.64). After adding the deposit for the cans of soda, the total bill came to $141.78.
So, what's the big deal?
Well, according to the receipt, the whole feast was paid for by food stamps. In other words, we taxpayers picked up the tab so that some food stamp recipient could eat better than most working people do.
If you're thinking that this couldn't happen in Wisconsin, you're wrong!
Wisconsin FoodShare benefits can't be used for nonfood items, alcohol, hot food or food that will be eaten in the store. There is however no other limitation on the type of food which can be purchased. In other words, lobster, crab legs, filets, whatever - let the good times roll. All courtesy of the taxpayers!
Here are portions of a couple of e-mails I received from people on the topic:
"I am a police officer. ... The day before you were talking about the food stamps, I arrested a man and woman for prescription fraud. During the search of their vehicle, I located several receipts from a Pick N Save in Milwaukee. I was blown away to see several hundreds of dollars spent over the past couple of months on numerous lobster tails, tiger shrimp and several different cuts of steaks. ... "
http://www.620wtmj.com/blogs/jeffwagner/128023713.html
There is a well known secret among those who receive food stamps: you can buy just anything you want. When I worked at Wal-Mart, I would see the abuse just about everyday I worked, but especially on the 1st of each month where it was like a rumble in the jungle.
When I go shopping, I still see people eating better than we do and I am helping to pay for it.
Food stamps had a purpose- to help those in severe distress but know, it seems like a majority of people can qualify for some amount of food stamps.
And considering that when you apply, you don't have to prove citizenship, our tax money is going to illegals in the form of food stamps or whatever they call it now.
While Democrats are mostly to blame, GOP RINO's are also helping out these scum bags to eat better than most of us. And when do us taxpayers here a word of thanks to taxpayers for giving them their wonderful meals? It's the entitlement mentality and it's getting worse.
Food stamps should be for people who desperately need food and it should be restricted to certain items, just like WIC restricts food purchases.