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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
TonyStark@progressivecafe.social ("Tony Stark") wrote:

Food stamps are one of the most cost effective programs ever devised. Not only do you feed people who need it, which is the most pro-life thing I can think of, but the money goes to stores, truck drivers and delivery personnel, and farmers.

For every dollar spent on food stamps, $1.50 to $1.79 in stimulus to the economy is generated.

This is both stupid and cruel.

Republicans Outdo Themselves in Food Stamp Cuts - The American Prospect
https://prospect.org/health/2025-05-15-republicans-outdo-themselves-food-stamp-cuts/