On 2/12/2015 8:03 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
Lew Hodgett wrote:
The headline above caught my eye and made me wonder if it
got the attention of USA farmers?

Since food stamps directly impact overall food consumption
by creating more food customers, which in turn has a direct
impact on food production, which directly affects the farm
economy, you have to wonder whether farmers will be happy
with food stamp program changes by the GOP.

Wonder what percentage of farmers vote these days?

It will be interesting how this one plays out.

Lew
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"Leon" wrote:

I wonder how it will affect breweries.
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It will have zero impact on beer sales since they are excluded
from food stamp purchases ...

If you have $300 cash to spend on food and beer you can only buy so much
beer. But if you have $300 and you then receive $200 in food stamps
(actually, you'd get a debit card), then you could free up $200 cash
that you would otherwise spend on food, and use the CASH to buy more
beer. So, the mere fact that food stamps can't pay for food doesn't
mean that food stamps have no impact on beer sales.