That there are unethical people who take advantage of government programs is not in dispute. The fact that you know a couple who's making a convenient financial decision for them that may skirt the intent of government assistance* doesn't really address the question of whether providing the assistance in the first place is in our nation's interest, even if it's not optimally efficient.

Of course, we also know that there are unethical people at higher income levels who abuse the system by taking advantage of tax loopholes, and that because of their disproportionate share of wealth, their negative impact on the government's bottom line is much higher than the amount of fraud in our entitlement programs.

The fact is, with 10% unemployment, a lot of people are going to need assistance. Many of them truly need the assistance, and even if the couple you know doesn't need it, they're clearly spending their money on other things, whereas a CEO who gets a tax break is just going to park money in savings right now, which will do nothing to stimulate the economy. Even if 90% of the food assistance in this country was totally fraudulent, it would still be a good thing for our economy, which has a lot of idle resources due to high unemployment and excess production capacity.

* Of course, I'm not conceding this point without knowing more about their situation than his income and some anecdotes about how he spends his leisure time.