The Giant Noodle
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Ok, I just went through the process to enroll in SNAP. A lot of the red-tape is there to prevent loopholes like this.I disagree, for the government to change the structure that provides this opportunity would be extremely troublesome and likely not worth changing.
It's a federal foodstamp program. There is a mountain of verification to be done to prevent people from taking advantage of the program.
The government DOES give some thought to closing loopholes and I have a hard time believing that the federal government ISNT aware and hasn't done something to combat a tactic that is, apparently, widely-known.
It's a federal foodstamp program. There is a mountain of verification to be done to prevent people from taking advantage of the program.
The government DOES give some thought to closing loopholes and I have a hard time believing that the federal government ISNT aware and hasn't done something to combat a tactic that is, apparently, widely-known.
The fact that this is available on the internet tells me this is probably not a widely used tactic.
As to closing the loophole, if there is one, aren't employers obliged to get an SSN from their employees? If not, I guess this shows they should. To my knowledge, though, employers require SSNs.
They may not have to run the supposed SSN by law.
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