If those budget cuts, even the most conservative budget cut, that is to say, putting it back to levels of several years ago, would result, not in an increase in Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) participation, but perhaps as many as 250,000 participants in WIC not being able to be provided that opportunity.
Vilsack warns about the negative impact of proposed budget cuts on WIC participation.
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I think there are a lot of misconceptions about SNAP, and I think it stems from who people think are on SNAP.
The railroads should not be able to continue to operate without buffer for unexpected demand, make historic profits, and engage in enormous stock buybacks, all while providing subpar service to agricultural shippers and disregarding safety.
I would say, frankly, that as a Nation we have underfunded research in agriculture for far too long.
If you raise the minimum wage, you would reduce the SNAP population by a significant amount.
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