Summary
House Republicans are considering a 20% cut to SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, impacting over 22 million households, as part of a $5 trillion deficit reduction plan.
The proposed changes to SNAP would save $247 billion over a decade by rolling back a Biden-era increase tied to the USDA’s “thrifty food plan.”
Critics argue the cuts could harm vulnerable populations and reduce demand for food production, while Republicans view the changes as a way to curb spending and encourage employment.
Encourage employment? Do these people think you can somehow live off snap? It doesn’t pay for rent, transportation, cooking utensils, napkins, toilet paper… Anything bit uncooked foods. If you want to cut the money needed for snap, increase minimum wage so they make enough money to pay living expenses while working.
They want you to get a 2nd job, they want you working one extra shift whenever you can.
You work three jobs? Uniquely American, isn’t it? I mean, that is fantastic that you’re doing that."
To a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005
He said that 20 fucking years ago, and the qons have not changed since. America, where you can work your fingers to the bone to get by, isn’t that a beautiful thing?
Their dream American is a 28 year old, married with 3 children, with a car lease, and no savings in their bank account.
He wakes up at 4am each day to drive an hour and a half to start his shift at the widget company, he clocks out at 3 to pick up his kids and eats a quick meal before heading to his 2nd job at McGuffin’s where he will work until 9 before heading home to sleep.
This is their ideal person, someone who can’t take a single day off or have a moment to themselves without crushing financial consequences. Who must constantly be working and generating value for their employer.
Obedient. Workers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tetndXjHG1U