Editorial of The Times: The Cruel Farce of Cutting Food Stamps

The Trump administration has decided to make a show of fiscal discipline by withholding food from hungry children

The New York Times

Jul 29, 2019·5 min read

People on low incomes and retirees choose food at the World Harvest Food Bank in Los Angeles on July 24, 2019, after the announcement that the Trump administration reportedly has plans to cut food stamps to more than three million people across the country. Photo: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images

People on low incomes and retirees choose food at the World Harvest Food Bank in Los Angeles on July 24, 2019, after the announcement that the Trump administration reportedly has plans to cut food stamps to more than three million people across the country. Photo: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images

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