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The Washington Post had a lengthy article on Florida Representative Steve Southerland’s efforts to cut food stamp spending by $40 billion over the next decade. Since it never put this figure in any context, many readers may have mistakenly been led to believe that there is real money at stake.
While this proposed cut may make a huge difference to the affected population, it will have no noticeable impact on the federal budget.