I can't fathom how callous and inhuman are the politicians who will refuse the subsidies out of spite or to promote their careers.
The thought that this kind of people not only exists but thrives, makes me sick.
You also can't understand why feeding birthday cake and pork lard to hungry children isn't the best idea, either. You are only disgusted by your own lack of information and education.
Stooges of the Koch syndicate. No human suffering is excessive if there is a profit to be derived from it.
Nothing about the ruling elite of America suggests any cause to believe that they will show mercy in the presence of a more lucrative alternative for others that does great harm to others without killing those others outright.
By the way -- I would prefer that people getting food aid get better food than what food aid usually buys. So take candy, chips, sodas, fully-made desserts, etc. off the eligibility list and let them have carrots and peas instead. (As compensation I would let people buy detergents and toiletries instead).