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May 19, 2025
The Case for Shifting More Welfare Costs to States
…states simply cannot afford to bear additional benefit costs. For example, the Center on Budget Policy Priorities argued in March 2025 that expecting states to bear some SNAP costs “would…
May 13, 2025
Common-Sense SNAP Reforms Included in House Agriculture Reconciliation Proposal
…will put SNAP on a more sustainable path, while refocusing the program on its core principles—helping low-income households afford food and supporting employment. Controlling Costs The reconciliation text includes two…
May 2, 2025
SNAP is About Nutrition: My Response to Zycher
…and low-income households, implying that it isn’t truly about helping low-income households afford nutritious foods. He asks: “Why else would the food stamp program have been housed from the beginning…
April 28, 2025
Letter to the Editor: Sugary Treats Shouldn’t Be on the SNAP Menu
…its mandate with its ever-expanding costs supporting poor diets on the taxpayer’s dime. It is only logical to return it to its original intent: helping low-income households afford nutritious foods….
February 25, 2025
We Replaced Families with Uncle Sam. DOGE Must Make the Right Choices When Cutting
If we want a smaller government, we need stronger families. President Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the size and scope of government through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has the potential…
February 3, 2025
Legislators Want to Give Tens of Millions of Free Lunches to Students Who Don’t Need Them
…important to understand what policies exist to help low-income families with children afford food. Wisconsin schools already provide free or reduced-price school meals to children with low incomes through the National…
October 30, 2024
A SNAP Reform Framework Focused on the Future
…and caseloads, SNAP still struggles to connect low-income households to employment and improve health and nutrition, all while suffering from many administrative issues. Over the past year, Les Ford and…
October 30, 2024
A Reform Framework for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Key Points The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) needs reform to remain an effective safety-net program that decreases food insecurity and supports self-reliance through employment and good health. SNAP policy…
October 9, 2024
Kamala Harris’s Main Priority Is Expanding Welfare, Not Strengthening the Middle Class
…it’s fair to ask exactly how middle-class Harris’s childhood was, given that her mother was a prominent biomedical scientist and her father was a tenured professor of economics at Stanford.…
September 27, 2024
Food Insecurity Increases Driven by Middle- and High-Income Households
…respondents if they have ever had to skip meals for an entire day because they couldn’t afford food, other questions ask whether the household is able to afford a balanced…