SocietyCommentary
SNAP Shouldn’t Subsidize Slurpees
Even Chicken Little would be exhausted trying to keep up with what Democrats claim President Donald Trump wants to do. Just look at the news…. Read More
Health CareCommentary
Make America Healthy Again: Sanders Calls for Ban on Using Food Stamps for Junk Food
One governor is fed up with taxpayers subsidizing junk food—and hurting the long-term health of their fellow Americans. Food stamps—formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition… Read More
EconomyCommentary
With Food Stamps Work Requirement, GOP Budget Takes Important Step
House Republicans released their budget resolution last week, and the proposal takes some important steps to advance reforms in welfare programs. One of the ways… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Are the ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ Really Allowing Our Taxes to Pay for ‘Bags of Fudge Rounds’?
“If you’re five-foot-three and you’re 300 pounds, taxes ought not to pay for your bags of Fudge Rounds,” opines Oliver Anthony in his No. 1… Read More
SocietyCommentary
It May Not Be a SNAP, but Congress Should Promote Work for Food Stamps
The farm bill is up for reauthorization this year. But despite its name, the vast majority of spending in the farm bill goes to the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Republicans Have Second Chance to Strengthen Welfare Work Requirements With Farm Bill
The media has given outsized attention to minor modifications to work requirements for welfare recipients in the debt ceiling deal between President Joe Biden and… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
What’s Wrong and What’s Right With Debt Ceiling Deal
President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., announced a debt limit deal Saturday, with a vote expected Wednesday in the House of Representatives. Heritage… Read More
Record 20 Percent of Households on Food Stamps
Recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicates that more than 23 million households—a record 20 percent—are now on food stamps. This is a… Read More
20 Completely Unjustified Programs in the House Farm Bill
The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on a $1 trillion package of agriculture subsidies and welfare benefits that exemplifies warped federal policy. Within… Read More
SocietyNews
Food Stamps Don’t Stimulate Economic Growth
The number of Americans on food stamps, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is at historic highs, but some on the left—like Paul Krugman—think… Read More
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