If states are unable to pick up the temporary costs until the federal government eventually reopens, will the lack of that amount of money that is usually spread out across 42 million recipients across the country drive food prices up, down, or leave them unchanged?
How will widespread theft at supermarkets affect prices?
Really? How do you know this?
I was employed as Loss Prevention at a big box store once upon a time. It’s a big part of the training.