L.B.J Food Stamp Program

The Food Stamp Program is a federal assistance program that provides food to low and no income people living in the United States. Most food stamp benefits are now distributed using cards but for most of its history the program had actually used paper denominational stamps/coupons worth $1, $5, and $10. On January 31, 1964, President Johnson requested Congress to pass legislation making the FSP permanent. The bill eventually passed by Congress was H.R. 10222, introduced by Congresswoman Sullivan. In April 1965, participation topped half a million, 5 million in March 1970, and 15 million in October 1974.

I believe that the Program was a good idea giving people money for food because they can't afford it. But it can be taken advantage of easily because if someone is without a job or with a not so good one they could chose not to do any work because they are getting food for free.