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Adieu, Sonny Perdue — and take The Box with you.

Adieu, Sonny Perdue — and take The Box with you. Sonny Perdue loved The Box. Whether the ill-fated “Harvest Box” or the Farmers to Families Box authorized under pandemic relief, Sonny pushed The Box as the USDA’s primary food assistance tool despite evidence that it was costlier and less effective than SNAP in getting food to those in need. But’s…

Food Stamps

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Adieu, Sonny Perdue — and take The Box with you.
Adieu, Sonny Perdue — and take The Box with you.

Apr 16, 2020

The Inadvertent Genius of SNAP

The Inadvertent Genius of SNAP The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly food stamps, is the nation’s largest food assistance program, last year bolstering the food purchasing power of roughly 40 million Americans. …

Food Stamps

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The Inadvertent Genius of SNAP
The Inadvertent Genius of SNAP
Christopher Bosso

Christopher Bosso

Christopher Bosso is professor and Associate Director for Academic Affairs in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University, Boston.

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