Topic: SNAP
SNAP: The Economics Behind Food Stamps — Fact-Checking the Big Claims
SNAP costs about 1.4 percent of federal spending, its grocery-price effect is small, and the $1.50 multiplier is real but strongest in a recession. The big claims, checked against the numbers.
What Would Jesus Cut? The Religious Right vs. Their Own Bible
Republican politicians quote scripture to win evangelical votes, then pass legislation that directly contradicts the Bible's most explicit commands about the poor, sick, hungry, and stranger.