Chris Edwards
Food Stamps and Obesity
Congress is scheduled to reauthorize the Farm Bill this year, the largest part of which is the $127 billion Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Nutrition: A Government Fail?
Americans are getting used to failures by government experts.
SNAP Work Requirements
One GOP reform would strengthen work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also called food stamps.
IRS Budget to Skyrocket
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ballooned the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) budget, with the bulk of new spending aimed at tougher enforcement. The law boosted IRS spending by $79 billion over coming years, which will double the agency’s budget by 2031 and grow its workforce by tens of thousands.
Biden’s IRS Enforcement Budget to Skyrocket
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ballooned the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) budget, with the bulk of new spending aimed at tougher enforcement.
SNAP: A Nutrition Failure
Spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has doubled since 2019 to $127 billion in 2023.
Farm Bill 2023 and Obesity
A large and growing share of Americans are obese.
SNAP Spending Doubles to $127 Billion
SNAP spending doubled from $63 billion in 2019 to $127 billion in 2023.
Government‐Run Business Fails
Holman Jenkins discusses problems with the air traffic control (ATC) system today in the Wall Street Journal.
Federal Interest Costs, 1790–2033
A warning sign of a coming debt crisis is soaring interest costs.