  The federal government wants to do away with food stamps because of urlLink the name the stigma contains . As James Tarantino points out, the stigma is not the name but urlLink the fact that it's a government handout (last item- scroll down).
Changing the name is just a way to take a program that some people find questionable, and make it look good. Of course, this is already going on - here in scenic Maryland, food stamps are known as the urlLink Independence Card . Yup, that's right. The name of a program where you rely on the government to buy you food is called the Independence Card. Talk about doublespeak. I have a couple friends who have worked at grocery stores, and the stories they have about people using the "independence card" would make your head spin. 
