> Why Giving Food Stamps to the Rich Is Not a Terrible Idea
> Every child in N.Y.C. public schools was given a $420 benefits card. The well-off should use theirs to support food banks.
> A few weeks ago, I received a text from an 855 area code telling me that I might be eligible for food stamps and to call the number provided to find out. Given that I am sufficiently compensated for what I do, I deleted the message assuming it was a scam (which it turned out to be).
> Soon enough, though, friends living in well-appointed Brooklyn brownstones began reporting, with appropriate astonishment, that they had received debit cards, in the mail, issued by the state for $420 each, which were meant for purchasing food.
The New York Times does cover New York regional news (examples below)
but I doubt even the New York Times could do this nationwide (even with the famous slogan "All the News That's Fit to Print").
https://www.nytimes.com/section/nyregion
archived just now, https://archive.fo/1KRju , it contains news such as
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/nyregion/nyc-subway-derai... archived at https://archive.fo/WTOgz and at https://archive.fo/lR9A1
> Subway Car Derails After Object Thrown on Tracks, Police Say
> Three people had minor injuries after a northbound A train jumped the tracks at the 14th Street station, officials said.
It also has pieces like this
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/18/nyregion/coronavirus-food...
archived at https://archive.fo/UXgM0 and at https://archive.fo/P7kU8
> Why Giving Food Stamps to the Rich Is Not a Terrible Idea
> Every child in N.Y.C. public schools was given a $420 benefits card. The well-off should use theirs to support food banks.
> A few weeks ago, I received a text from an 855 area code telling me that I might be eligible for food stamps and to call the number provided to find out. Given that I am sufficiently compensated for what I do, I deleted the message assuming it was a scam (which it turned out to be).
> Soon enough, though, friends living in well-appointed Brooklyn brownstones began reporting, with appropriate astonishment, that they had received debit cards, in the mail, issued by the state for $420 each, which were meant for purchasing food.
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