It happens, but it's only about 1%. How much time and effort should we spend trying to eradicate that last 1% of fraud?
[1] http://www.ktnv.com/news/busted-black-market-food-stamps
[2] http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/19/food-stamp-b...
[3] http://thoughtfulwomen.org/2012/10/16/black-market-for-food-...
[4] http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/02/16/investigation-unco...
[5] http://articles.philly.com/1994-06-02/news/25833443_1_food-s...
"sales of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program vouchers brought in $858 million in cash in the 2009-2011 period"
That's almost $300M/year just for SNAP benefits. $300M here, $300M there, and pretty soon, you're talking real money.
It happens, but it's only about 1%. How much time and effort should we spend trying to eradicate that last 1% of fraud?
[1] http://www.ktnv.com/news/busted-black-market-food-stamps
[2] http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/19/food-stamp-b...
[3] http://thoughtfulwomen.org/2012/10/16/black-market-for-food-...
[4] http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/02/16/investigation-unco...
[5] http://articles.philly.com/1994-06-02/news/25833443_1_food-s...