“For too long, this loophole has been used to effectively bypass important eligibility guidelines. Too often, states have misused this flexibility without restraint.” So said Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue as the administration moves toward changes to the food stamp eligibility rules that would remove 3.1 million Americans from the program. (I may not know much, but I know America’s problem is not that those towards the bottom of the economic ladder are getting too good of a deal.)