Food Stamps, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), has endured and expanded in recent years. The program has been preserved and in some cases enhanced as a result of its inclusion in the Farm Bill, being characterized as a safety net of last resort and as a program for the deserving poor.
Autorentext
Matthew Gritter is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Angelo State University, USA. He is the author of Mexican Inclusion: The Origins of Anti-Discrimination Policy in Texas and the Southwest (2012).
Inhalt
1. Food Stamps and SNAP: History, Policy and Politics 2. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and the Saving of Food Stamps 1995-2000 3. Big Government Conservatism, Expanding and Reframing Food Stamps: George W. Bush, Welfare Reform and the 2002 Farm Bill 4. A New Right Wing Consensus? Attacks on SNAP and the Preservation of the Program 5. Conclusion