Time to take a bite out of food stamps?, By Connie Cass and Mary Clare Jalonick (AP), August 2, 2013, Denver Post: “Food stamps look ripe for the picking, politically speaking. Through five years and counting of economic distress, the food aid program has swollen up like a summer tomato. It grew to $78 billion last year, more than double its size when the recession began in late 2007. That makes it a juicy target for conservative Republicans seeking to trim spending and pare government. But to many Democrats, food stamps are a major element of the country’s commitment to help citizens struggling to meet basic needs. These competing visions are now clashing in Congress…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty