Gohmert: Cutting food stamps not evil because poor people buy king crab legs

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95. Yes, I do to a degree.

"i take it you have no problem with rich farmers getting welfare(insurance subsidies,price assurances?) "

yes, I do have a problem with large corporate "farmers" having these subsidies, think Cargill and the like. When these types of public assistance were put in place a vast majority of farms were small, family owned..and they were going under at an alarming rate that put the country at risk of not being able to adequately feed itself .

"but those things are already illegal,right? "

yes, just like speeding and jay walking but it still goes on every day. A simple solution is to have the name on the card and the person needs to show some sort of ID to use the card. It's no different than when I use my debit card and I have to show my ID to use it.


"heck sharing food is illegal on food stamps,,,,how stupid is that"

I think you are confused. Right from the http://www.nlsa.us/resources/benefits/pb7_food_stamps_overview.html

People who live together and buy food and prepare meals together are grouped as a "household" even if they are not related. There can be one or more separate food stamp households in a residence. Some household members (spouses and most children under age 22) must be included in the same household.

Here are some examples:
Judy and her two children share a house with Karen and her daughter. They prepare meals and eat separately. They are not related. Judy (and her two children) and Karen (and her daughter) are two separate households.
Ken and Susan share an apartment with Susan's friend Lynne and her two daughters. They all eat together. All five people are one food stamp household.