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Originally Posted by Fotzlid
wrong. if you tighten the reigns, then the gas station people go to jail. they are the ones skirting the law. the people with the checks are just taking advantage of the lack of accountability.
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(Wrong.) The stores are supposed to be investigated and with the thousands of stores in Queens alone that participate in the gov't aid programs - that probably won't even happen. And even if it does and the store is caught in the act, at most they'll be fined and if they are shut down then those in need of support will just illegally cash their checks elsewhere.
Cracking down on the stores and revoking their eligibility to the program won't positively effect them at all. It won't teach them that their children need stable parents and wholesome foods much more than they need to party and do drugs.
This system works as long as we look only to treat symptoms and not to treat their root causes. As I said before, these people need to be re-educated.