The economics

As food prices continually rise, and the dollar is stretched even further to provide for families, there will be an increase in amount of people needing this critical government assistance in SNAP. This year in particular, will probably show a marked increase in the number of people in both applying for and receiving aid because of the jobs lost. If the government does not increase the budget for this program, the 30 billion dollars they spent will have to be split up and divided amongst another million plus people. This is something that we cannot afford to happen because the amount and quality of food people live on currently is taxing to their bodies and shows in their performance at work and school. To have even less food can be dangerous. Many hypothetical situations like workers start falling asleep on the job at factories and get their fingers chopped off which lead to union strikes unagainst hazardous conditions, or more drivers starting to fall asleep at the wheel leads to unsafe roads, or even something as simple as people are being malnourished in America, the most prosperous country of all.
There is no doubt that the cost of this program is immense. 30 billion dollars is no small amount. But the aid it provides is integral to the healthiness and prosperity of the people of America. Increasing the budget for a program like SNAP would directly affect all those receiving its aid. The benefits in this case are more meals, maybe even better quality ones that can lead to happier, healthier lives.

And since happiness is contagious, the life quality of those not directly receiving aid will increase because they will be happier. Soon the whole world, because of globalization, will be happy and we can then work on world peace because you can't be resentful when you are happy! So the economics of something as simple as feeding people stretches much further than what you may see!