The Buffalo Chronicle
Social Policy
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Rhetoric aside, safety net spending continues to grow
BY MATT WEIDINGER To listen to some of the Trump administration’s critics, you would think the American safety net for families and the poor has been completely shredded. One recent example is an “Open Letter…
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Elizabeth Warren wants America to take epic risks on healthcare
BY JAMES PETHOKOUKIS The New York Times editorial board is truly, madly, deeply confident that if the United States taxes rich people and corporations in a way no other advanced economy does,…
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Opposition mounts to new soup kitchen on Pine Aveas hunger, poverty on rise
A Roman Catholic priest who is proposing to locate what he terms a “not-for-profit restaurant,” run by volunteers, serving low cost meals to low income residents and free meals to veterans, is…
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Food-stamp recipients can order from Amazon, other online retailers
Food-Stamp Recipients Can Order from Amazon, Other Online Retailers Food-stamp recipients can use their taxpayer-funded benefit to order online from retailers like Amazon under a new Obama administration initiative that aims to…
