The Market Ticker- The False Claims on SNAP Changes

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Note this article:SNAP relies on the “private sector to provide the food that people can buy. It really plays to our strengths,” she said. “What the government does very well is give resources to people to have them spend through the normal channels of commerce — at stores in their local area.”But the new law makes several major changes to SNAP that will impact grocers both right away and in the future.Instead of drawing more people into the labor market, work requirement changes will push people in poverty off food assistance, Schanzenbach said.“These folks have huge barriers to work. It’s not that they are laying around on their couch and playing video games,”.......(Click link to read more)