, Columnist
Food Stamps' $80 Billion Mystery
The food stamp program spends about $80 billion, but doesn't say which businesses benefit. That's about to end.
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Imagine a government program that has exploded in size, is the subject of bitter partisan haggling and spends almost $80 billion a year in secret.
No, not the National Security Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency or the Department of Homeland Security, which all spend less (as far as anyone call tell). The program in question is food stamps, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which now are used by one in six Americans.