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Mediating the Food Stamps Debate. A Brief History Origin: The Great Depression (4 years) Origin: The Great Depression (4 years) Return- 1964 Food Stamps.

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1 Mediating the Food Stamps Debate

2 A Brief History Origin: The Great Depression (4 years) Origin: The Great Depression (4 years) Return- 1964 Food Stamps Act Return- 1964 Food Stamps Act Growth and Decline Growth and Decline Pre Recession vs. Post Recession Pre Recession vs. Post Recession

3 The CBO Graphs

4 The “Welfare Mama” Myth Fraud is less than 3% Fraud is less than 3% More Oversight? More Oversight? Tighter Requirements? Tighter Requirements? Limited Changes Are Working Limited Changes Are Working

5 Reaching A Compromise The GOP Solution The GOP Solution The Democrat Solution The Democrat Solution Solution in the Middle? Solution in the Middle? The Graphs The Graphs

6 Questions?

7 Works Cited Delaney, Arthur. "Food Stamps: House Republicans Push For Deeper Cuts To SNAP." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 11 July 2012. Web. 05 Nov. 2012. “The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program” Congressional Budget Office cbo.gov 18 April 2012 05 Nov. 2012 Abrams, Jim. "USDA Unveils Steps to Fight Food Stamp Fraud." Yahoo! News. Yahoo!, 09 Aug. 2012. Web. 05 Nov. 2012. "Taking New Steps To Combat Food Stamp Fraud." The New York Times. The New York Times, 10 Aug. 2012. Web. 05 Nov. 2012.


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