Disparities in hunger and poverty across the states, typical before the modern food stamp program began in the 1970s,<br />would return, as would more hunger over all, especially in recessions, when states are forced to cut spending<br />Food stamps would be reduced by 25 percent — $193 billion over 10 years — much of which would be achieved by<br />shifting costs to the states, which could not afford to make the payment, leading them to cut food aid.<br />Food stamps, officially the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, keep millions of people from falling into poverty each year<br />and prevent millions of poor people, many disabled or elderly, from falling deeper into poverty.<br />The Problem Isn’t Food Stamps, It’s Poverty -<br />By THE EDITORIAL BOARDMAY 26, 2017<br />Each month they help feed 43 million poor and low-income Americans, most in families with children and working parents.<br />A more plausible explanation is that cutting food stamps would help to offset the cost of huge tax cuts for the rich.
