>Food Stamps are not a subsidy to farmers, they are a welfare program for poor people. They just are part of the "farm bill" for political reasons.
Food stamps shape the food choices people are able to (and do) make. Giving people money to buy food and giving farmers money to produce food are two sides of the same coin.
For example:
"SNAP increases the likelihood that participants will consume whole fruit by 23 percentage points"[1]
Food stamps shape the food choices people are able to (and do) make. Giving people money to buy food and giving farmers money to produce food are two sides of the same coin.
For example:
"SNAP increases the likelihood that participants will consume whole fruit by 23 percentage points"[1]
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supplemental_Nutrition_Assista...