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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCutting snap benefits will cause ripples across the land.
Not having SNAP benefits in November impacts everyone. This regime has ruined America. Every system weâve come to rely on is broken because of Trump.
— âªï¸Julesâªï¸ (@northjules.bsky.social) 2025-10-26T12:06:17.007Z
lame54
(39,758 posts)Hugin
(37,845 posts)Everyone (including the billionaires) is going to experience a stunning increase in the cost, decrease of quality and availability of health care.
Paired with RFKjrs gutting of the science based medical establishment, by this time next year, health care in the US will be at a level not seen since the 1950s. If those cuts are allowed to stand.
Swede
(39,482 posts)People will go hungry, foodbanks will be overwhelmed. The costs will skyrocket, and everyone in the supply chain will also suffer. This is an immediate impact.
Hugin
(37,845 posts)Its all part of the the same coin. The SNAP benefits are also part of the social well-being and health of the American public. Good nutrition being one of the foundation stones that will be gone.
questionseverything
(11,835 posts)Only water and oxygen come before food
Hugin
(37,845 posts)Swede
(39,482 posts)Disaster upon disaster is what the world is facing because of Trump and his goons. There is no need for us to fight amongst ourselves.
intrepidity
(8,582 posts)And I betcha those prices *never* go back down. Again.
leftstreet
(40,657 posts)The lost revenue from EBT purchases will be ginormous, and there's no way they could raise their prices enough to make up for the loss
Something's weird about this
Cha
(319,041 posts)it's a Horrible Choice .. the Dems are holding out for the ACA, while shutting down the Government results in No SNAP Benefits for one important Service for the People.
misanthrope
(9,495 posts)If enough of them had voted for Harris, we wouldn't be going through this.