Americans ‘dumbfounded by cruelty’ of Trump officials slashing Snap benefits
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Those among the 42 million enrolled in the program worry that cutoff of the benefit will send their lives into a tailspin

Those among the 42 million enrolled in the program worry that cutoff of the benefit will send their lives into a tailspin

Across the country, Americans who depend on government help to buy groceries are preparing for the worst.

As a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown, Donald Trump has threatened to, for the first time in the program’s more than 60-year history, cut off benefits provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program (SNAP). A federal judge last week prevented the US Department of Agriculture from suspending Snap altogether, but the Trump administration now says enrollees will receive only half of their usual benefits.

The Guardian wanted to know how important Snap was to the approximately 42 million people enrolled in the program. Many of those who responded to our callout were elderly, or out of the workforce because of significant mental of physical health issues, and worried that a cutoff of the benefit would send their lives into a tailspin.

  • hydrashok@sh.itjust.works
    1015·
    1 day ago

    Then realize that many of them voted for this because they’d rather starve themselves than help those that don’t look or act like they do.

    All peoples should be fed and housed. Full stop; no conditions. Rich, poor, parent, single, married, immigrant, citizen, young, old, political affiliation, whatever. Food insecurity is a horrible problem and shouldn’t be a worry for anybody these days, especially for the kids.

    • hcf@sh.itjust.works
      601·
      1 day ago

      At least 16 million of them could not possibly have voted for this.

      An estimated 39% of SNAP recipients are children.

            • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.caEnglish
              51·
              1 day ago

              California probably, if things keep going down the stupid path.

              Florida if the pendulum swings back to sanity.

              I’d bet it’s slow.

              • rekabis@lemmy.ca
                4·
                19 hours ago

                If California, Oregon and Washington State form Cascadia, and Canada’s Alberta (our Texas/Alabama) makes a successful attempt to split from Canada to join the states, British Columbia is liable to join Cascadia. We would be too isolated from the rest of Canada if Alberta decides to cecede.

                That could easily create a country that could - and should - monopolize the west coast’s access to Asia.

    • Capt. Wolf@lemmy.world
      13·
      1 day ago

      Hey… What’s my nose doing on the floor!? It was just on my face a minute ago!

      Why’s this bloody knife in my hand? I couldn’t have done this… Could I? No… I don’t think so.

      I should check it for fingerprints. What!? Only my prints are on it!?

      Stranger and stranger…