tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post6143974233696725726..comments2024-02-03T07:12:06.620-05:00Comments on U.S. Food Policy: Scientific American on SNAP (food stamp) improvementsusfoodpolicyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098394318544229984noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-39632696327740337922010-03-25T23:00:39.908-04:002010-03-25T23:00:39.908-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271008040954656361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-19857542371572545762010-03-24T13:48:30.016-04:002010-03-24T13:48:30.016-04:00There is also a pilot program happening now throug...There is also a pilot program happening now through an organization called Wholesome Wave which doubles the value of each food stamp dollar at local farmers markets. Their website is (wholesomewave.org) This makes fruits and vegetables a better deal than grocery store packaged and processed foods. The only downfall is that it is a privately funded group and relies heavily on donations from the community.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396308281535901931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-42167784740791479922010-03-23T04:09:33.693-04:002010-03-23T04:09:33.693-04:00Oh please. I do hope they go through with this one...Oh please. I do hope they go through with this one. From a behavioral economics standpoint, it would have been a great boon when my wife was a child, as her family was in a tight binge-starvation cycle.<br /><br />I'm less hopeful that the answer lies in <a href="http://econwatson.blogspot.com/2010/03/lit-in-review-taxes-vs-subsidies-for.html" rel="nofollow">subsidies</a> for healthy foods. However, expanding WIC to fruits and vegetables would have a similar effect to a subsidy without creating as many income-substitution problems.Derrill Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08996812965100062495noreply@blogger.com