More than 42 million Americans rely on SNAP, which is expected to be only partly funded through November. Nam Y. Huh/AP New York —

To the lawmakers in Congress who seem to be stuck on Reagan-era myths about the people who rely on food stamps, here’s an idea: Let’s reframe the idea of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

Don’t think of it as food stamps — think of it as a vital tool in a pro-business agenda.

Hear me out.

If the prospect of people going hungry doesn’t move you, consider some of the other beneficiaries of SNAP. Like Walmart, Amazon, McDonald’s and other titans of Corporate America whose profits rely on workers who are paid low wages – such low wages that without SNAP, they couldn’t afford food.

Yes, it’s that shameful tinge of social welfare tha

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