House passes farm bill, eliminating Food Stamps

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Actually eliminate food stamp, then create a program where the government provides everyone who would need them with large bags of rice and beans. Probably saves a ton and gives those using them actual healthy food.

Replaces electronic distribution of money with manual distribution of goods. Infinitely more expensive.

Those electronic transfers are used to buy goods that already have the cost of manual distribution in their price - though I agree a government-run centrally distributed operation is likely to be highly inefficient and wasteful.

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Hasn't it been rather conclusively shown that by stimulating spending food stamps ultimately make money for the government -- that is to say, more tax revenue as a result of food stamps comes in than is spent on food stamps? Or am I confusing this with something else?

That doesn't sound right. The only way I can think of that would be the case is by food stamps giving people the energy they need to go out and get jobs - which is possible, but not something you could measure.  Reductions in spending in areas affected by malnourishment is also possible - but again, I don't see any way to measure this.

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Its a meme called "Scumbag Steve." Ah, I forgot you weren't very savvy when it comes to pop/meme culture. I suppose that tends to happen when you live in a neat little bubble.

It's really much more the reverse.