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The Rise Of Food Stamp Use In America

The cost of the program — which spiked during the recession — currently accounts for nearly 14% of …

Steven Perlberg   


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Chef Tom Colicchio Wails On House Republicans After They Vote To Cut Food Stamps

Celebrity chef Tom Colicchio, who is a big defender of food stamps, and frequently raises awareness…

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GOP Reps Explain Why They Went Against Their Party On Cutting Food Stamps

H.R. 3102 contains several taxpayer-friendly reforms to the SNAP program which I have previously vo…

Josh Barro   


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House Republicans Vote To Cut Food Stamps By $39 Billion

Currently, 48 million Americans receive SNAP benefits. The Congressional Budget Office has estimate…

Josh Barro   


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Millions Of Americans Are Now Going To Have Their Food Stamps Cut After Congress Fails To Act

"This is a serious cut, especially considering that over 80 percent of SNAP participants live in po…

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Biden has scrapped Trump's plan to kick 3 million people off food stamps

Millions of Americans would have lost access to food stamps with around a million children losing f…

Thomas Colson   


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Shoppers Stampede Walmart After Glitch Temporarily Lifts Food Stamp Spending Limits

"I saw people drag out eight to ten grocery carts," Springhill Police Chief Will Lynd told ABC. "I…

Hayley Peterson   


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McDonald's Hotline Caught Urging Employee To Get Food Stamps And Other Federal Assistance

McDonald's has not responded to Business Insider's request for comment on this story. In a statemen…

Hayley Peterson   


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Amazon will soon start accepting food stamps

Other participating retailers include Safeway, ShopRite, Hy-Vee, Hart's Local Grocers, and Dash's M…

Leanna Garfield   


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Paul Krugman Against Reality

Krugman may have missed this because he's been misled by his own paper's coverage of the issue. He …

Josh Barro   


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There's No Sign Of Economic Recovery In America's 'Soup Lines' [Chart]

For those getting increasingly optimistic about the U.S. economic recovery, here's a pretty depress…

Mamta Badkar   


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In A Big Blow To Boehner, House Defeats Farm Bill

There has to be a farm bill. Reauthorizing farm subsidies is (unfortunately) a political necessity,…

Josh Barro   


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America's Welfare State Is Not Working Nearly As Well As It Should

But some worry that welfare is once again encouraging idleness. Paul Ryan, the Republicans' congres…

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6 million people enrolled for food stamps in the first 3 months of the US coronavirus outbreak as America's superrich kept getting wealthier

That figure could rise even further if the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) A…

Mia Jankowicz   


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Gwyneth Paltrow is living off food stamps this week, but what she bought for $29 is completely unrealistic

But Vipond understands that a healthier $29 shopping cart haul isn't necessarily accessible for the…

Caroline Moss   


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Senate Republicans won't expand food stamps program in pandemic relief proposal. It does suggest doubling the 'three-martini lunch' tax deduction

The act doesn't expand upon the SNAP program but suggested doubling the "three-martini-lunch deduct…

Lauren Frias   


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Data from states shows thousands of Amazon employees are on food stamps

Senator Bernie Sanders, a vocal critic of Amazon and its CEO Jeff Bezos, announced on Friday he wil…

Dennis Green   


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Biden's about to raise food stamps to $157 a month from $121 - the biggest boost ever

Biden's action permanently gives roughly 42 million Americans an extra 40 cents per meal. It works …

Ben Winck   


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Federal judge rules against Trump administration's proposal that would have rid food stamps for 700,000

The proposall would have left "States scrambling and exponentially increasing food insecurity for t…

Inyoung Choi