tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post205887116022705533..comments2024-02-03T07:12:06.620-05:00Comments on U.S. Food Policy: The SNAP (food stamp) explosionusfoodpolicyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098394318544229984noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-79011604726334751582012-02-28T23:45:31.771-05:002012-02-28T23:45:31.771-05:00This is a wonderful way to show data. Might I ask ...This is a wonderful way to show data. Might I ask how you did it? Was it through a google application? Thanks!Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841300975432797273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-44398278142990032362011-11-10T10:19:59.686-05:002011-11-10T10:19:59.686-05:00That is an amazing way to understand how the reces...That is an amazing way to understand how the recession is affecting the SNAP program! I would love to share it on my blog if I may? <br /><br />http://applpy.wordpress.com/Thought+Foodhttp://applpy.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-73937694383400554342011-11-08T13:21:17.956-05:002011-11-08T13:21:17.956-05:00In answer to jc's question, the data in this g...In answer to jc's question, the data in this gadget shed light on that question, although more authoritative answers come from a fairly large body of statistical research that controls for other variables at the same time.<br /><br />There is a nice <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/11/07/142110548/mississippi-leads-u-s-in-reliance-on-food-stamps" rel="nofollow">web article</a> on the NPR site today, linking to this gadget as part of a discussion of SNAP participation in Mississippi.usfoodpolicyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098394318544229984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-92099927867820658652011-10-31T10:57:03.838-04:002011-10-31T10:57:03.838-04:00This is great. Is it possible to infer from this d...This is great. Is it possible to infer from this data which states have the "best" SNAP access policies? I.e. in which states is the positive relationship between unemployment and participation most pronounced and linear?jchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494554283871023598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-35253016995174255692011-10-29T19:13:36.985-04:002011-10-29T19:13:36.985-04:00Very nicely done, Parke. This is very interesting,...Very nicely done, Parke. This is very interesting, and I think it has the potential to convince policy makers and the general public of the correlation (if not of the causal relationship) between the two more effectively than anything else.Marc F. Bellemarehttp://www.marcfbellemare.comnoreply@blogger.com