The store didn't question anything? They seem to be also liable.

Did they figure out how they stole it?

I know this upsets us all, but I am just livid reading this. All for the lack of security chips? We won't even make sure people can eat. How is this not a no brainer?

“There are people who have Lamborghinis who currently receive SNAP benefits.”

That seems like it'd be easy to prove, so how about you arrest them?

The vast majority of money scammed from social programs is done by companies, often connected to those politicians, and rarely facing real consequence. Look at Rick Scott of Florida, they industrialized overcharging medicare, I think he as ceo personally profited 100 million from it. Walked away as a governor, then senator. I don't think he spent a day in prison.

But the administration wants the poor to get hurt first of all out of general principle, and more importantly can use the fraud as an excuse to cut the program more later.

They need that money to bail out llm models and data centers!

I'm guessing the store was in on the scam if they thought it was normal to sell ~$11,000 worth of Red Bull spread across 25 SNAP cards.

If he knows those SNAP beneficiaries who drive expensive cars and defrauding the system, why does he not deal with those cases? Looks like he is aiding and abetting fraud, isn't it?

If you ask our leaders about it, they’ll say it’s all white. They don’t care to feed, house, heal, or help.