When I was a small child I lived with my mentally ill mother because her husband, my father, had left us. I believe the Army did require him to provide some support, but not much. My mother tried to work but nothing worked out for long. I remember she got a monthly box of commodities; Just the basics, but it helped keep us alive along with her dumpster diving behind grocery stores and what money she had. I remember her trying to feed us found Brussel sprouts that after cooking looked sort of orange. Neither of us managed to eat them. It was rare to not get yelled at for not eating my food. Personally, I would prefer my tax dollars feed many who don't deserve free food than miss just one person who is in true need. Should there be guardrails and limits on these type of free services? Yes. Do they need to be applied in a mean and hateful manner at a speed that prevents gaurdrails to be applied to the very limitations being added or instituted as part of the programs. It takes equipment, employees, training, processes and procedures clarified and set up, many other resources and time to get an effective setup implemented. Yes, it takes time to create the programs that can completely and fairly expedite placing limits on how these guardrails are applied. It should not take 10 years but 1 year is not only reasonable, but sensible. l belive there are also ways to reduce the numbers of people who need the assistance that can be compassionate instead of punitive: 1. Use their volunteer requirement to provide job skills training, i.e., providing day care for other participants, installations of the necessary equipment, maintaining the buildings, customer service replies, and etcetera. That way less paid employees would be require. 2. Build in rewards for getting off the program; subsidies for further job training or other education for example. 3. Opportunity for employment; sort of a hire from within or setting a job bank. #SNAPBenefits #SNAPLife #SNAP