Just what we need: children with their own EBT cards.  Start them early, the government says.  From CNSNews.com:

(CNSNews.com)
With a record 101 million Americans receiving food aid from the federal government, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) wants more kids to be on dole for food during the summer months.

Why stop there?  Why just the summer?

“As part of its ongoing commitment to improving access to healthy food for low income children, USDA has set a goal of serving 5 million more meals to eligible children this summer,” the agency said on Aug. 1.

One of the ways the government will achieve this aim is by giving children subsidies on EBT cards. The USDA released an evaluation report on testing “new methods” to provide food to children in the summer, specifically through the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (SEBTC) program.

“As part of its efforts to end child hunger, [the Food and Nutrition Service] FNS is studying alternative approaches to providing food assistance to children in the summer months,” the USDA said.

Last summer, 66,772 children received subsidies via an EBT card from the program, which was run in eight states and two Indian tribes. Eligible households received up to $60 per month, per child.

Excellent.  Let’s get children into the habit of relying, absolutely, on the federal government.

Why is it that you can’t lawfully feed bears in federal reserves and parks?  That’s right, because it would tend to create dependence and remove the bear’s ability to hunt for its own food.

BZ