I've heard dozens of these stories. Saw a variation of it when I worked in a dental office years ago where people would come in and "pay" with a medical card and then get right into a late model Lincoln or Cadillac.

I believe EBT card should only cover the bare basics such as milk, orange juice, apple juice, cereal, bread, ground beef (not steak), pork, chicken, fruits, vegetables, and cheese. No prepared packaged food, no candy, no chips, no Twinkies, no junk food. EBT is there to prevent you from starving, not sustaining a lifestyle.

The system could be programmed to allow certain products and disallow others. It does that now. It just needs to be severely curtailed.

There should also be time limits on how long a person may receive food benefits for. There should also be NO federal money involved, all local money only should states decide to have such a program in the first place.