Showing posts with label food stamps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food stamps. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Changing SNAP (Corrected)

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Just posted my guess on the SNAP proposal from the Trump administration--turns out I'm wrong.  There are existing programs to distribut...

Changing SNAP (Food Stamps)

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The Trump administration's budget includes a proposal to provide a portion of SNAP (food stamp) benefits to families in the form of a mo...
Wednesday, August 06, 2014

SNAP and the USe of Time

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Don't remember where I got this from. Note the significant difference in time usage. What it says to me is that SNAP recipients, s...
Monday, October 28, 2013

West Virginia, Farm Bill, and Food Stamps

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The Post had an article on how West Virginia has changed from a bastion of Democracy to a state shortly to be dominated by Republicans.  In ...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Eating on Food Stamps

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Rep. Stockman's staffer reports the results of a week on food stamps. His purchases: For $21.55 Ferguson purchased at Dollar Tree: T...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Editing Mistakes and Crop Insurance Fraud Used as a Weapon

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In the political infighting over the farm bill, with supporters of farm programs attacking SNAP (food stamps) the SNAP people are fighting b...
Monday, December 03, 2012

Corey Booker Revisited

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Politico has an article on Corey Booker's menu on food stamps, at least one they suggest. The menu shows all the faults I assumed in m...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Living on Food Stamps

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Periodically some public figure tries living on food stamps to prove a point.  The latest such is Mayor Corey Booker, as reported here . ...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

The Paradox of "Food Insecurity"

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ERS has its annual report on food insecurity. There's a paradox here: the number of people receiving food stamps is at an all-time hig...
Wednesday, June 06, 2012

FNS and Lost SNAP Cards

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A smattering of stories reporting on the Food and Nutrition Service's proposed regulation (out for public comment) permitting states to...