IRP Poverty Dispatch

Boost in food-stamp funding percolates through economy, By Roger Thurow and Timothy W. Martin, July 7, 2009, Wall Street Journal: “The lush red strawberries caught the attention of Rachel Patrick, a mother of five shopping at a farmers market along the Mississippi River here. She selected two cartons and ignited a little-noticed chain reaction that is an important part of President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan…”