On a strict, if temporary diet:
Interfaith and anti-hunger advocates across Indiana are feeding themselves on the average food stamp benefit of $31.50 for one week.
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The idea is to get participants to personally experience the challenge of daily hunger so they can better understand the struggles that many Americans face daily.
The story notes that several members of Congress are also participating. It would be encouraging to think these lawmakers might learn a little about frugality during the exercise. But of course that's not the point. The idea is to build support for spending ever more money on federal assistance programs.
