The Trump administration is now proposing cutting back on food stamps for low-income households and providing deliveries of packaged food instead. But it’s bureaucrats who will be selecting the foods these households receive, which is bound to lead to more waste and frustration. As sin taxes have long demonstrated, people don’t just magically drop unhealthy consumption, and modify deeply ingrained habits, when costs increase. Better yet, decrease the administrative burden and cost by giving SNAP recipients cash. It is almost surely the case that SNAP could be changed for the better and that its benefits could be administered more efficiently.

Source: National Post February 14, 2018 20:37 UTC