Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer
April 22, 2026
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Starting this summer, the program backed by federal taxpayers is set to issue grocery cards of $120 to families of school-aged children for each child, regardless of citizenship.
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They will get at least 30 to 40 dollars when they sell the cards. This fine program is stealing from you and brought to you by the
“ usual gang of idiots “.
If they are really enterprising and willing to do a little work they can get 100 cents on the dollar. A friend of mine works at a grocery store and explained how they do it. They wait outside the store and ask exiting customers if they can have their cash receipt. Most people will give them one. Then they go and buy items that are on the cash receipt and pay for it with their EBT card. After that they go back in the store and return it all but they use the cash receipt so they can get cash… Read more »