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On September 11, 1959, Congress passed a bill authorizing food stamps for poor Americans. Eisenhower signed the legislation into law on Sept. 21, but his administration never implemented it. From the article:
"Gritter says the biggest misconception about the history of the food stamp program is that it grew only with Democratic support. “Food stamps really owe a great deal to Republican presidents. George W. Bush expanded food stamps, particularly in the 2002 Farm Bill that restored eligibility for legal immigrants. Republicans like Nixon and Dole expanded the program. During the welfare reform debate of the 1990s, Republicans such as the moderate Senator Richard Lugar also stood up for food stamps.”
The SNAP program served nearly 40 million Americans in 2018, with each participant receiving an average monthly benefit of $127. Food producers and retailers also continued to benefit. For example, UBS Analyst Michael Lasser estimated that Walmart derived about 4 percent of its U.S. sales from food stamp purchases in 2018."
"Gritter says the biggest misconception about the history of the food stamp program is that it grew only with Democratic support. “Food stamps really owe a great deal to Republican presidents. George W. Bush expanded food stamps, particularly in the 2002 Farm Bill that restored eligibility for legal immigrants. Republicans like Nixon and Dole expanded the program. During the welfare reform debate of the 1990s, Republicans such as the moderate Senator Richard Lugar also stood up for food stamps.”
The SNAP program served nearly 40 million Americans in 2018, with each participant receiving an average monthly benefit of $127. Food producers and retailers also continued to benefit. For example, UBS Analyst Michael Lasser estimated that Walmart derived about 4 percent of its U.S. sales from food stamp purchases in 2018."
How Did Food Stamps Begin?
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American History
Farming
Food Production
Welfare
Government
Posted 3 y ago
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A piece of History on our way to Socialism. Not that it wasn't needed, just a small step.
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SFC Randy Hellenbrand
Better than fascism. But go ahead and beleive that hunger didn't exist in America back then as it does today.
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LTC Stephen C.
Did you even read what SFC Terry Wilcox wrote, SFC Randy Hellenbrand? You derisively smirk at SFC Terry Wilcox by writing, “But go ahead and beleive that hunger didn't exist in America back then…”, when he clearly admitted, “Not that it wasn’t needed…”. It shouldn’t be a reach to deduce that if SFC Terry Wilcox has concluded that it [A piece of History (being Food Stamps)] was needed, then he clearly recognized hunger existed in America back then.
Also, you misspelled believe.
Also, you misspelled believe.
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Strange how a Republican program has become their poster child for why people don't want to work.
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