A Modest Proposal for SNAP Amid the Schumer Shutdown

Democrats are warning that thousands of children may go hungry if Republicans don’t cave in to Democrats’ demands and agree to fund COVID-19-era Obamacare subsidies for wealthier Americans. Meanwhile, Republicans have filed a bill just to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, better known as food stamps, during the shutdown.

If the impasse continues, I’d humbly suggest that private charities and policy nonprofits team up to replace the program with a privately funded alternative that also helps recipients go from dependency to self-sufficiency.

Private charities are already starting this process, but conservatives should band together to transform a private effort into a policy-shifting initiative.