Maybe that person needs internet access to eventually start a bizzness, wouldn't an iPad be internet access and a functional tool to network, have access to info, download/upload, type data, etc... Maybe they got tired of depending on the library and their hours... If a future great artist needed pencils, paint brushes, coloring paper and used his ebt card to. Buy those things to startup are you gonna be mad? Ever heard of the barter system? Its an old system that's been used since ancient civilization.. Ebt card modern day barter tool