Heritage.org (blog) Food Stamps Don't Stimulate Economic GrowthHeritage.org (blog)We desperately needed (and still need) public policies to promote higher spending on a temporary basis.… [E]ach dollar spent on food stamps in a depressed economy raises G.D.P. [gross domestic product] by about $1.70—which means, by the way, that … More: continued …
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