With food insecurity rising in US, SNAP benefits should be left alone
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 13:00
in Mathematics & Economics
In a time of record-high food insecurity rates in the U.S., cutting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (the former Food Stamp Program) is the wrong approach to fighting hunger, says a University of Illinois economist who studies the efficacy of food assistance programs on public health.