Taco Bell

One good result of the forever-failing economy:  Even-cheaper eats at your favorite fast food restaurant. It's not because the fast-food behemoths want to go so low. It's because they have to. After some improvement late last year and earlier this year, the $236 billion fast-food industry — with the notable exception of McDonald's — is mostly heading south, again.

Who gets to decide where food stamp recipients can use their subsidy?  Do fast food meals count as a necessary food purchase? As the economy continues to languish, the fast food industry is seeking food stamp customers as a potential new source of revenue...