Post AzwVPAPGUC9erZz2WG by Lana@beige.party
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 (DIR) Post #AzwVPAPGUC9erZz2WG by Lana@beige.party
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       Okay I'm a teacher so let me break the math down for you.- The SNAP program costs about $100B a year. - That seems like a lot. - But the federal budget is $6.75T per year. - That's less than 1.5% of the federal budget. - SNAP has 40 million recipients. - That means at maximum, each recipient receives $2,500 a year for food, assuming zero dollars spent on administration costs. - Or, $208 per month for food.- $208/month can stretch pretty far, but- The average grocery cost per month in America is $504.- Or about double the maximum amount ever even hypothetically paid by SNAP.Nobody is getting rich off SNAP benefits. They exist so people who need food don't die.
       
 (DIR) Post #AzwVPBNAtS4prO0sts by TerryHancock@realsocial.life
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       Notable:That's 40 million AT A TIME.The number of people who have had SNAP in the past or will have in the future, is considerably larger.When somebody loses a job and struggles to find another, or they simply are underemployed, because they're "doing the right thing" (by conservative values) and taking available work, even if it's inadequate, then help like SNAP can be essential for a lot of working class people.
       
 (DIR) Post #AzwWyYHvmnxj1KzRNA by realtegan@wandering.shop
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       @TerryHancock This! I was on SNAP during a particularly difficult time in our lives. Without that safety net, the stress on us would have been considerably worse. As it was, the help allowed us to get on our feet again (my husband was working full-time, but it wasn't enough - I managed to find a job and we were able to get off SNAP then).Trying to live on the extremely restricted purchasing power of SNAP was hard enough for us. I can't even imagine how hard it would be for a family with kids.