That's what you're arguing, isn't it? Or was your intent in this statement: simply to remind us of the completely obvious point that one could do overkill in monitoring waste?
The video you linked to is sensationalistic and does not leave one with the impression there is sufficient monitoring, rather, it intends to imply the opposite.
It's sensationalistic because you automatically brush off anything that makes "your team" look bad, instead of accepting that there are real problems that need solutions. As for it implying that there is not sufficient monitoring, I agree. It does imply that, and that IS the problem, and the crux of my argument. It needs to be better monitored.
Because random samples of blatant fraud and waste continue to bubble to the surface. This indicates that there is a real big problem underneath the surface (the so called "there is never just one roach" problem).
We're talking federal government programs genius. I no more need "metrics" to know they're grossly inefficient and wasteful than I need "metrics" to tell me that shit stinks.
"FS usage up 40%! "Record number of citizens on food stamps! "More people than ever on food stamps (redundant)! "But look at this guy, he doesn't want to work!! Therefore FS fraud has grown disproportionately? Not necessarily.
FS usage IS up 40%. Record number of citizens ARE on food stamps. They ARE at all-time highs. I'm sorry if those facts don't tell the story you want them to, but they are alarming and need to be carried to the public - even when the main stream media does not want to. As for whether fraud has grown or grown disproportionately, who knows? That isn't the point. The point is that there is blatant fraud and you can find examples of it everywhere. Different examples. The only people who can claim SNAP is being run at peak performance - or even in the same solar system as "peak performance" are complete and total idiots, partisan clowns, or folks just trolling for responses. Which one are you, Ricter?