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re: SNAP enrollment drops by 5.3 million following new work rules
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:22 pm to yakster
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:22 pm to yakster
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So average snap benefits @$500 per family at 5,000,000 people is a savings of 2,500,000,000. And powerdufus says that’s not much.
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Data from the USDA shows at the end of fiscal year 25, there were 42,382,439 people receiving SNAP benefits at a cost of $95,782,095,890.
$95 billion divided by 42 million is $2,261 per person. Obviously something is wrong with the maths, as the British would say.
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Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:26 pm to uggabugga
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So far in fiscal year 26, the SNAP program has cost $51,412,312,488.
All that extra money to go to Ukraine and Israel
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:34 pm to Penrod
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So average snap benefits @$500 per family at 5,000,000 people is a savings of 2,500,000,000. And powerdufus says that’s not much.
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Data from the USDA shows at the end of fiscal year 25, there were 42,382,439 people receiving SNAP benefits at a cost of $95,782,095,890.
$95 billion divided by 42 million is $2,261 per person. Obviously something is wrong with the maths, as the British would say.
Assume the $500 per household average cited above is monthly, not yearly.
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:45 pm to BurlesonCountyAg
Are we still sending $40M/wk to the taliban?
Posted on 8/12/26 at 2:59 pm to uggabugga
Yeah, people going to work gets them off food stamps.
Crazy concept.
Crazy concept.
Posted on 8/12/26 at 3:04 pm to uggabugga
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Alaska was the only state to not have a decline in SNAP enrollments.
A certain demographic does not like the cold
Posted on 8/12/26 at 3:06 pm to uggabugga
I saw very able bodied people with 1 buggy full of groceries. Bill was $490 ish.... pay with a SNAP card.
A friend's elderly parents on SS applied and they get $14 a month. Not worth the time to re apply.
A friend's elderly parents on SS applied and they get $14 a month. Not worth the time to re apply.
Posted on 8/12/26 at 3:08 pm to yakster
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So average snap benefits @$500 per family at 5,000,000 people is a savings of 2,500,000,000. And powerdufus says that’s not much.
My point is it doesn't really matter fiscally when you saved 2.5 billion but are looking to expand other departments by hundreds of billions. We didn't solve anything if we decided to increase our over spending by someone that dwarfs these savings by a factor of 100.
Posted on 8/12/26 at 5:47 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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Assume the $500 per household average cited above is monthly, not yearly.
Of course! You’re right.
Posted on 8/12/26 at 5:49 pm to Powerman
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My point is it doesn't really matter fiscally when you saved 2.5 billion but are looking to expand other departments by hundreds of billions. We didn't solve anything if we decided to increase our over spending by someone that dwarfs these savings by a factor of 100.
You are elected as a freshman congressman next year. What is your plan?
There is NOTHING you nor anybody else can do in that position.
great job stating the obvious a-hole
Posted on 8/12/26 at 6:27 pm to uggabugga
Posted on 8/12/26 at 6:36 pm to Powerman
Key FY 2025 figures (actuals, roughly $7.0 trillion total outlays)These come from CBO, Treasury, and related reports:Category
Approximate Amount
Share of Total Outlays
Notes
Mandatory / Entitlements (broad) ~$4.2 trillion ~60%
Largest by far; automatic under current law
— Social Security $1.58 trillion ~22–23%
Biggest single program
— Medicare ~$990 –997 billion~14%
— Medicaid~$668 billion~9–10%
— Other mandatory (income security, veterans benefits, etc.)
Hundreds of billions
—
Includes various benefits
Net Interest on Debt
$970 billion~14%
Already one of the largest categories; exceeded defense
Defense~$893–917 billion~12–13%
Mostly discretionary
Nondefense discretionary
~$980 billion~14% Education, transportation, etc.
Defense spending is WAYYYYYYY Down the list of shite we spend money on.
Approximate Amount
Share of Total Outlays
Notes
Mandatory / Entitlements (broad) ~$4.2 trillion ~60%
Largest by far; automatic under current law
— Social Security $1.58 trillion ~22–23%
Biggest single program
— Medicare ~$990 –997 billion~14%
— Medicaid~$668 billion~9–10%
— Other mandatory (income security, veterans benefits, etc.)
Hundreds of billions
—
Includes various benefits
Net Interest on Debt
$970 billion~14%
Already one of the largest categories; exceeded defense
Defense~$893–917 billion~12–13%
Mostly discretionary
Nondefense discretionary
~$980 billion~14% Education, transportation, etc.
Defense spending is WAYYYYYYY Down the list of shite we spend money on.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:50 am to Miketheseventh
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Alaska was the only state to not have a decline in SNAP enrollments.
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A certain demographic does not like the cold
...or work requirements.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 4:44 pm to LemmyLives
Friend, it’s an average, not an area.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 4:46 pm to Powerman
Please show us where they are increasing any other programs spending billions. Don’t just throw out some hypothetical examples
Posted on 8/13/26 at 4:53 pm to uggabugga
Who is going to buy all the grape soda and crab legs now?
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