my libertarian-leaning republican friends answer to foodstamps

[bluedeathray]

8. Actually, your friend's suggestion

Addresses several issues that arise from the use of food stamps.

Their purpose is to feed the poor. Friend's solution does that pretty effectively.

And:

1. Cuts corporate profit from "debit card" fees.
2. Removes a negotiable note from our economy.
3. Creates jobs. Which might have a net zero effect because it also:
4. Decreases bureaucracy to administer feeding the poor.

I would only add that perhaps we ought to examine taking food stamps out of the federal budget, and making it a state program.

We'll never have an optimum solution to any of our problems if we don't try stuff, correct course, and drive on.