Notes
25. bridge across that chasm: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), “AShort History of SNAP,” USDA, November 28 , 2 7 , http://www.fns.usda
.gov/snap/short-history-snap.
26. During the Great Depression: ERS, “Table 7 —Food Expenditures by
Families and Individuals as a Share of Disposable Personal Income,” in “Food
Expenditure,” last modified January 26 , 2 6 , https://www.ers.usda.gov/data
-products/food-expenditures.aspx.
27. unemployment peaked at 25 percent: US Census Bureau, “No. HS-
29. Employment Status of the Civilian Population: 929 to 2 2 ,” in “Statisti-
cal Abstract of the United States: 2 , Mini-Historical Statistics,” February
2 , https://www 2 .census.gov/library/publications/ 2 4 /compendia/statab
/ 2 ed/hist/hs- 29 .pdf.
28. malnutrition from lack of food: “Too Fat to Fight: Retired Military
Leaders Want Junk Food out of America’s Schools,” Military Leaders for
Kids, April 8 , 2 , 2 , http://cdn.missionreadiness.org/MR_Too_Fat_to_Fight
- .pdf.
29. National School Lunch Program: Ibid., 2.
. The Food Stamp Act: FNS, “A Short History of SNAP.”
. nutritionally adequate diet: “Chart Book: SNAP Helps Struggling
Families Put Food on the Table,” Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Feb-
ruary 4 , 2 8 , https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/-- 2 fa
-chartbook.pdf; Steven Carlson, Dorothy Rosenbaum, and Brynne Keith-
Jennings, “Who Are the Low-Income Childless Adults Facing the Loss of
SNAP in 2 6 ?” CBPP, February 8 , 2 6 , https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default
/files/atoms/files/ 2 - 8 - 6 fa.pdf.
2. charitable food assistance: Janet Poppendieck, “Hunger in the United
States: Policy Implications,” Nutrition 6 , nos. 7 & 8 ( July–August 2 ): 65 –
5 , https://doi.org/. 6 /S 899 - 9 7 () 4 - 8 ; Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics, “Volunteering in the United States, 2 4 ,” February 2 5 , http://www.bls
.gov/news.release/volun.nr.htm.
. “If virtually nobody wants hunger: Poppendieck, “Hunger in the
United States.”
4. half-trillion SNAP dollars: FNS, “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program Participation and Costs, 969 – 2 7 ,” April 6 , 2 8 , https://fns-prod
.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/pd/SNAPsummary.pdf; FNS, “Fiscal Year
2 6 at a Glance, Number of Authorized Firms,” December 5 , 2 6 , https:
//fns-prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/snap/ 2 6 -SNAP-Retailer-Man
agement-Year-End-Summary.pdf.
5. Walmart takes in: Heather Haddon and Jesse Newman, “Retailers
Worry Food-Stamp Overhaul Will Hit Them Hard,” Wall Street Journal, last