Question

liberal aspect of the food stamp act of 1949

Answer 1

Hi Hamlynden,

This is not the only answer, but the first thing that came to mind is that food stamps are a welfare program, which are most commonly associated with liberal policies. One way of thinking about this is that (IN GENERAL) conservatives tend to follow a "top down" approach. They believe if you distribute resources/support those at the top of the economic ladder, wealth will "trickle down" to those at the bottom. For example, by providing tax breaks to the wealthy, they will invest more in business which will create jobs for the poor.

On the other hand, liberals tend to believe that trickle-down economics don't work - that the wealthy tend to keep most of the wealth for themselves and the result is a growing gap between rich and poor. Social welfare programs, like food stamps, are a safety net provided by those who don't expect trickle-down economics to help the suffering in a timely manner.

I hope this helps!

Answer 2

Liberal aspects is a Keynesian approach which is called demand side economics. This is the government putting money into the hands of people who will actually spend it. This had a two pronged effect of providing food for low income families and stimulating the economy a win win from the liberal point of view but was this liberal as in the classical liberal sense or was this the left leaning liberal?