Cut in Food Stamps Forces Hard Choices on Poor New York Times, November 7, 2013
CHARLESTON, S.C. — For many, a $10 or $20 cut in the monthly food
budget would be absorbed with little notice.
But for millions of poor Americans who rely on food stamps,
reductions that began this month present awful choices. One
gallon of milk for the kids instead of two. No fresh broccoli for
dinner or snacks to take to school. Weeks of grits and margarine
for breakfast.
And for many, it will mean turning to a food pantry or a soup
kitchen by the middle of the month.
