1) Fingerprinting is demeaning? I had to be fingerprinted before I was allowed to take my jobs at Fidelity Investments, Putnam Investments and the USAF. I had to submit to drug tests, background checks and, I would imagine, even a credit check or two might have been in the mix there somewhere. For my security clearance, they wanted to talk to someone I worked for 25 years ago who now happened to be in ISRAEL!

2) Fingerprint the applicant. You can match that against fingerprints for outstanding warrants. When someone is arrested under suspicion of a crime, they're fingerprinted. If they have a food stamp card and if that fingerprint doesn't match the one on file for the card, you have something else to prosecute.

I still believe that drug testing for Food Stamps is a great idea. I'm adding finger printing to that list.

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Personally, I have no problem with an applicant for food stamps to be fingerprinted. As I read the article, it is currently only New York City and the state of Arizona that fingerprints food stamp applicants. The purpose of the fingerprinting is to prevent applicants from applying more than one time which is a good idea. Social Security cards can be bought easily for duplicate applications so I believe fingerprinting is a very good idea to help cut down on the fraud.

Read the article and it does not say anything about fingerprint scanning at the grocery stores. It is only at the application time someone would be fingerprinted.

Looks like duplicate application could be controlled

Fingerprints Would Target Fraud in Food-Stamp Program

This lead me to the question-- Why are so few jurisdictions using fingerprinting on food stamp applicants?? Governments Abandon Fingerprinting for Food Stamps

The answer seems to be-- It does not sound like it was an effective tool to stop food stamp fraud and cutting this also saved costs.

It also looks like NY is putting in anti-fraud devices which outdate the need to fingerprint applicants for food stamps. Cuomo Putting End To Fingerprinting For Food Stamps | WWNY TV 7 - News, Weather and Sports for | Local News

Well, according to the state of NY, it saved 3.5 Million and nationwide there is fraud up to 750 million.

But everytime there is something like this, we will have the folks who say how the prevention of fraud is not sufficient reason to have people do something responsible that is required for folks who actually have jobs. THAT would be the reason.

This is not a non sympathetic view to those who need those programs. My assumption is that those who need food stamps know it....and would like it if the government stopped fraud in the program.

ANYTHING that smacks as an impediment to illegals or any other voting block will be struck or watered down so as to be a much easier to get hand out.

No mystery here.

The finger printing, demeaning BS is just that. Watch out for those who do not want voter identification or finger printing or any other CONTROL that would keep the cheaters out of the hand out stream. The whole subject is an insult to thinking people.

btk

If Florida has this many flaws in it's voting registration I shudder to think how much the Food Stamp system is being bilked.

http://dailycaller.com/2012/05/17/fl...-ineligible-2/

According to FOX News today Food Stamp recipients grew from 4 million to 53 million during the Bush and Obama Administration. The government continues to just throw money at problems and then walk away becuase they have no skin in the game sna they can always come back to us for more money

Governor Cuomo's decision is unpopular with many politicians on both sides because fraud and abuse in this program are far in excess of reported figures.

I am surprised that there are not many more posters incensed by he fact that the government is ignoring this issue