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What is the political context behind the recent SNAP cuts?
Well, howdy there, internet people it's Bel again. So today, we're going to talk about 40 million or 12% of the US population. After weeks of Republicans and conservatives talking about how they really, really wanted to save Snap. After Republicans in Congress voted for the largest snap cuts in history. And the cutoff date drew closer. The rhetoric started to shift, and the mask started to slip. It quickly became this is what I voted for for a lot of people on social media. Then, as they became aware of the scope of Snap, they started to cast the forty million people or about twelve percent of the population as takers, as lazy people who won't work. And many asked why so many people are on Snap. The answer is because the country is set up to help the rich step on the poor.
Why do conservatives label 40 million SNAP users as lazy takers?
But many won't like that answer. They don't want to believe that it's the constant celebration of billionaires that led to this. The belief that some people don't deserve a decent life. Set aside a decent life. That people don't deserve food. They want to believe when they said, I'm glad those people aren't getting help, it's because somehow they don't deserve help. So today we're going to talk about who those forty million people are. By the most recent numbers available, Links will be down below. thirty eight point eight percent are children.
Who are the 38.8 % of SNAP recipients that are children and what does that mean?
More than fifteen point five million kids. Children will go without. That's what she voted for? Of those, four point four million are under the age of five. They won't understand why they're hungry. This is cheered on by people who will unironically want to be viewed as provider males. Seven point eight million are over the age of sixty. If you can't provide for the oldest and youngest of your tribe, your tribe sucks. We aren't talking about actually caring for them. We're talking about the absolute bottom level of Maslow's pyramid here.
How much SNAP benefit does a household receive and can it cover basic food needs?
But you heard it was welfare queens. Let's just cut to the chase. In fiscal year twenty twenty three. Households with children? thirty four point three percent. Households with elderly thirty three percent. With non elderly individuals with a disability. Seventeen point six percent. With adults aged eighteen to forty nine without a disability. That's just sixteen point eight percent.
What percentage of SNAP benefits go to households with children, seniors, or disabled adults?
They lied to you about who gets this program. But they always have full carts. It's harder for people in poverty to get to the stores. They do all of their shopping at once. According to the USDA, in fiscal year 2023, the average Snap household received a monthly benefit of $332. That's a household benefit. Can you get by on three hundred and thirty bucks per month for food? eighty three percent of all SNAP benefits went to households that include either a child, an elderly individual, or a non elderly individual with a disability. What about the other seventeen percent? Those are your welfare queens, right? Quote. If you are aged sixteen to fifty nine and able to work, you will probably need to meet the general work requirements to get SNAP benefits.
What new work requirements are being added to SNAP and who is affected?
The general work requirements include registering for work. Participating in SNAP Employment and Training ENT Or work fare if assigned by your state SNAP agency. Taking a suitable job if offered, and not voluntarily quitting a job or reducing your work hours below thirty a week without a good reason. That's from the USDA site. And there's a note saying that those requirements are going to get more stringent. Rich people played you. They want you kicking down so you don't look at them. Just a friendly reminder. The people with less institutional power than you are never the source of your problem. Anyway. It's just a thought y'all have a good day.
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6 chapters
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What is the political context behind the recent SNAP cuts?
0:01–1:00
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Why do conservatives label 40 million SNAP users as lazy takers?
1:00–1:39
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Who are the 38.8 % of SNAP recipients that are children and what does that mean?
1:39–2:20
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How much SNAP benefit does a household receive and can it cover basic food needs?
2:20–2:48
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What percentage of SNAP benefits go to households with children, seniors, or disabled adults?
2:48–3:46
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What new work requirements are being added to SNAP and who is affected?
3:46–4:38
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