Vilsack laid out what the U.S. Department of Agriculture does to combat fraud and abuse in the program but also some facts. For instance, he said there is three to four times the amount of fraud in crop insurance than in the former food stamp program, but he rarely hears concerns about that. He said despite concerns people are spending their SNAP dollars on extravagances, it’s hard to regulate exactly what people eat. Vilsack used another example, this time asking whether anyone in the audience gets the shredded wheat cereal without sugar. “Yeah, I didn’t think so,” Vilsack said, before recognizing one or two hands raised.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 16:24:37 +0000
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