[nfb-talk] How Would Trump's Food Stamp Cuts Hurt Americans? Let Us Count the Ways - Modern Farmer

[Karen Rose]

The people I know who actually receive food stamps are always hungry. There is no way to cut the expenses on food. We all need it

> On Sep 16, 2018, at 6:34 PM, Anitra Webber via nfb-talk <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Foster kids are also eligible for SNAP. 
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> Many of the people on SNAP recieve other benefits (like low income housing) that will likely prevent these cuts from being a major problem. It's true that some low income blind people will have difficulty surviving with a cut to their SNAP benefits. But others only get a small amount anyway and could like make a few changes in their spending to be able to still have what they need. However we don't know what other program that blind people rely on will be cut. 
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> Anitra Webber 
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>    On Sunday, September 16, 2018, 12:03:26 PM MDT, Kendra Schaber via nfb-talk <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:  
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> Hi all! 
> Here is more news regarding the food SNAP program. 
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> https://modernfarmer.com/2017/07/trump-snap-benefit-cuts/
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> How Would Trump’s Food Stamp Cuts Hurt Americans? Let Us Count the Ways
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> SNAP benefit spending at farmers markets have exploded in recent years, increasing six-fold between 2008 and 2015.
> President Donald Trump has proposed deep cuts to funding for the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as food stamps. The administration’s fiscal year 2018 budget seeks a $193.3 billion decrease in SNAP funding over the next decade, a nearly 30 percent reduction over current levels. Such deep cuts have virtually no chance of gaining congressional approval, but they lay bare the President’s approach to our nation’s security net. Who stands to lose?
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> The 42 million Americans—13 percent of the population—who currently receive SNAP benefits, which include low income families, the elderly, people with disabilities, and those who have lost a job are the most obvious. They receive an average of about $4.17 per day, or $1.39 per meal.
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> But public welfare is only part of the picture. SNAP plays a role in the broader economy, providing an expanded customer base to grocers and farmers, for example. It’s also a safety net that keeps people off the streets, out of hospitals, and away from illicit activity. When money for food is a constant concern for millions of people, taxpayers ultimately foot the bill for the associated increase in healthcare costs, homeless shelters, and incarceration. Here’s who’s going to feel the hurt. 
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> 1. Kids
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