Prologue – Conditioning Food Stamp Eligibility On Compliance Conditions
Suggest listening to the following New York Times podcast which is based on the this New York Times article about access to food stamps.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/podcasts/the-daily/arizona-food-stamp-snap.html
What is striking is the interaction among sanctions imposed on the State as the administrator of the the program, eligibility for food stamps conditioned on meeting difficult compliance requirements and access to food stamps.
Although not focused on forms on compliance, this podcast makes it very clear that requirements must be defined in a way that makes it possible for individuals to comply.
The story is remarkably similar to implementation of FATCA and the impact on foreign banks and Americans abroad.
In both cases we have individuals needing a service from a third party when that third party can be sanctioned by the U.S. government for failing to meet standards of due diligence in providing that service. Americans abroad need bank accounts. Arizona residents need food stamps.
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