James Greiff , Columnist

Cuts for Food Stamps, More Welfare for Farmers

The House of Representatives wants to cut food-stamp spending while backing more subsidies for the farm industry.

August 8, 2013 at 4:21 PM UTC

James Greiff is an editor for Bloomberg Opinion. He was Wall Street news team leader at Bloomberg News and senior editor for Bloomberg Markets magazine. He previously reported on banking for the St. Petersburg Times and the Charlotte Observer.

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Ideas that appear to spring from some warped alternate universe seem to keep finding a comfortable berth in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The latest is an assault on food stamps, a bulwark against hunger and malnutrition for many of the poorest Americans.