Little Rock The chief US economist for JP Morgan Chase warns that the impact in the already implemented reduction in food stamps will deflate the entire economy by .02, which may not sound like a big thing if you are not losing $40 or $50 bucks worth of food for your family this month, but …
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Republicans Declare War on Poor with Attacks on Food and Health
New Orleans We’re way across the line now. The place where we could have just shrugged and said it’s all just politics was many miles ago. I’m not sure what it is but the Republicans have plain and simply declared war on the poor. It’s not just that they can’t stand them. It’s gone …
Changes in Eligibility Standards Made Food Stamps a Winner in Recession
Dallas There was some good news for citizen wealth during the recession and it can be found in the increased utilization of the food stamp program, which is now called SNAP standing for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The raw numbers tell the story. On the eve of the recession in 2007, the government was spending …