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========== In April 2015, actress Gwyneth Paltrow attempted
the Food Stamp Challenge. It limits spending on groceries to $29 dollars per week, which
is approximately the same amount allocated to Food Stamp users. She failed to make it
past the fourth day, but succeeded in raising awareness about public welfare programs and
hunger in America. With an estimated 46 million currently using federal food aid programs,
we wanted to know: How do Food Stamps work? And are they effective? The Food Stamp program is a federal aid program
designed to temporarily help people pay for groceries. As of 2008, the program is officially
known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. With SNAP, you may only
buy food products, NOT including alcohol, tobacco, vitamins or me...