Part of the problem with the Food Stamps is the USDA is in control of it so the USDA makes the rules concerning eligibility. IMHO that is a conflict of interest. This is one of just many problems with the welfare system. With so many different departments responsible for different programs the rules are as hard to administer as the US income tax code. One hand doesn't know or care what the other hand is doing. Our government and its program rules and how they are administered has become a cluster ___ . Neither party wants to do what we elected them to do and clean up the mess. These programs are just the touch of the iceberg. Please don't take this out of context, I don't have a problem with our children having their needed food and medical needs taken care of. I have a problem when our children are going hungry and need medical attention. The US Government is giving billions of foreign political aid to countries who are not by any means our friends or allies. Our government is so full of corruption and waste that no politician has the kahua''s to get involved. Too bad, if waste and corruption were under control this country could and would have a starting point for something positive to happen to help rid this country of debt and to regain the lost respect of the rest of the world.