monthly cost feds pay food stamp sicken time high people receive help snap might think many people need .. wrong become debit card buy whatever want yes cheese milk anymore buy fast food many things government issue debit card good news hardworking americans pay fraud waste abuse abuse bad enough tell major corporations partner feds promote food stamp use three powerful industry sectors benefit snap major food manufacturers coca-cola kraft mar lead food retailers walmart kroger large bank j.p. morgan chase contract state help administer snap benefit number individuals receive benefit supplemental nutrition assistance program otherwise know food stamp exceed 45 million 53 straight months accord data release department agriculture.the ebt rap glamorize use ebt 45,415,445 beneficiaries food stamp program september 2015 late month data available number decline 48,988 august september.the usda track data participation program since fiscal year 1969 time average participation stand 2,800,000. mean since participation program increase roughly 16-fold.maura corrigan scholar american enterprise institute say despite improvements economy program remain large adults benefit program work former state human service director administer 70 federal means-tested welfare program believe one track especially important reform welfare program say nation simple three-word mantra good work social safety-net program include snap expect encourage work dignity responsibility accompany able additionally say program promote add beneficiaries roll rather promote self-sufficiency snap predominant track record past decade add participants roll also eligibility definitions many case vague allow deny fraud waste abuse program despite report behavior citizens caseworkers number food stamp recipients first exceed 45 million may 2011. since number consistently exceed 45 million hit record high 47,790,000 december 2012.households food stamp receive average benefit 255.51 september 2015 total benefit month cost taxpayers 5.72 billion.read wfb food stamp rap song ebt card one many ways snap glamorize video