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  • Odd Trends: More Americans Remain on Food Stamps, Post-Recession

    08/03/2014 7:00:11 PM PDT · by Kaslin · 31 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | August 3, 2014 | Kevin Glass
    The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, commonly referred to as food stamps) has seen a meteoric rise in enrollment in the last fifteen years, and especially in the wake of the 2008 recession. The spike in SNAP recipients post-2008 is to be expected - but the maintenance of those high enrollment numbers is an anomaly. American Enterprise Institute scholar Robert Doar testified before the House Committee on Agriculture recently to examine this exact question. Doar notes that changes in the SNAP program that took place during this time period may disincentivize work requirements - and keep SNAP participation among working-age...