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Pros and Cons of Food stamp

Introduction

Food stamp program is the first line of defense against hunger in the country and is the cornerstone of all federal nutrition assistance programs. The FSP provides benefits to eligible low-income individuals and families to purchase nutritious foods. The FSP is the largest program of nutritional support in the nation. The Food and Nutrition Service of the USDA works with states to administer the program establish program standards nationally and ensure that the program operates effectively.

Discussion

Pros The FSP serves approximately 1 in 11 Americans every month. In 2006, 67 percent of those eligible participated in the Food Stamp Program compared to 65 percent in 2005 and 54 percent in 2001. This shows continued growth for four consecutive years in the number of people involved to provide eligible people participating for four consecutive years. Moreover, the FSP supports state and local communities, encouraging their economies.

The program provides customers with monthly passes, which can be used to buy food. In recent years, e-coupons are quickly replacing a transfer payment system. This means that instead of coupons, the need to demonstrate that an affront to human dignity client program uses a special electronic card, similar to a regular credit card. Using maps not only help to overcome psychological difficulties, but also simplifies the process of buying goods, but also reduces the cost of its administration.

With purchases made using coupons does not undertake to sales tax. For food stamps may not affect your ability to participate in other social programs, but it can affect the amount of assistance provided by these programs. Purchases are made in the "approved" the administration of the program stores and include food for home preparation and consumption. In addition, coupons can buy plants and seeds of crops to produce food for personal consumption (tomatoes, cucumbers, apples, etc.).

 In some remote parts food stamps can be used for the purchase of hunting and fishing equipment. People cannot buy tickets on alcoholic beverages, tobacco products or hot food, ready for immediate consumption, pet food, toilet paper and household products. The average monthly amount of food stamps in U.S. dollar terms in 2004 was 86.03, in 2005 - 92.69 dollars. However, 100% of the costs of providing assistance program, paid for out of the federal budget, except for the cases when the states covered by the program for the categories of the population who do not have the right to participate in it, under federal law, such as non-citizens. Administrative costs of the program at the federal level (the control over execution, printing and distribution of coupons for social agencies, financial operations) as fully paid from the federal budget.

 The federal budget is paid 50% of the administrative costs of the state to implement the program. The size of the federal participation can be increased by 10% if the state has a low false acceptance into the program. The federal government shares with the states finance training programs. The cost of implementing the program grows every year. In 2004, they amounted to 27 billion 15 million dollars, and in 2005 ...