***Assistance for Low Income Families and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

• what are the arguments for government intervention as opposed to arguments for market-based solutions?
• who has been helped and who has been hurt by the selected government intervention.
• Examine externalities and unintended consequences of such intervention?
• Is the cost a share of GDP or the number of participants is increasing,decreasing, or varies with the state of the economy, based on the cost trend(or number of participants) since its inception or since 2000.
• Analyze credible economists' opinions on the success or failure of the intervention that you chose in achieving its objectives.
• Should the program be continued as is, discontinued, or modified based on your conclusions. Defend your recommendation.