Re: [Pen-l] 31 million on food stamps

[joel blau <jblau@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, that's critical. And no wonder--it's a "welfare" program run out of 
the Department of Agriculture. The auspices make a huge difference, 
because as with other such programs, the point is to satisfy hunger 
without impinging on profits. The fact that it is lodged in the DOA 
ensures that agricultural interests will alway be well-protected.

Joel Blau

Jim Devine wrote:
> 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.
>   


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