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Re: [Pen-l] 31 million on food stamps
- To: Progressive Economics <pen-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [Pen-l] 31 million on food stamps
- From: Jim Devine <jdevine03@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 08:00:31 -0800
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joel blau wrote:
> The rise of 17 million to 31 million suggests that in the aftermath of TANF,
> food stamps may still be "welfare," but they are more narrowly targeted to
> prevent hunger, so there is less risk the aid will be misspent. It's the
> difference, writ large, between giving a homeless man five bucks & buying
> him a sandwich....
the great thing about food stamps (thinking in terms of narrow
interest-group politics) is that agribiz likes them.
--
Jim Devine / "Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing
in government and business." -- Tom Robbins
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