Some of the states relying on disbursement of federal funds for SNAP will attempt to pick up the slack as long possible, but those states will eventually come to the point of exhausting limited funds in reserve. Meanwhile, through the USDA, the federal government has 5 billion dollars in contingency funds which could be applied to the program, but issued an adamant refusal to do so, saying it violates federal laws. The head of the USDA is Brooke Rollins, who is the Secretary of Agriculture. If you recall Rollins suggested people who are ousted of SNAP benefits and Medicaid could go work on farms to pick crops. So folks, please make sure the disabled and elderly have plenty of water to beat the heat out there. Trump's people are as wicked as the day is long.
Several state governments in the "heartland" put statements out weeks ago announcing they would not be picking up the slack, and advised recipients to turn to community food banks. This will place a tremendous strain on food banks and some other non-profit organizations. But one can take comfort in the Republicans, that their priorities are set straight: spending millions of dollars to send military Generals to Quantico Virginia to hear Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump say how much they hate fat people, tearing down the East Wing of the White House so a fat perverted old man can look good, and granting a 20 billion dollar bailout to Argentina (possibly 20 billion more additionally) to vamp up beef imports to the United States, while many of our nation's ranchers in beef production struggle.
NONE of Congress should get paid during this government shutdown, because thousands of others are not getting paid! The Trump administration will attempt to make some token gestures for mid-terms sake, but since thousands of workers are not getting paid, these cosplay Washington bureaucrats should go without pay as well. The focal point of the government shutdown appears to be the Big Beautiful Bill, which is producing terrible consequences for many Americans on the left and on the right. Whites numerically comprise the biggest cohort who receive SNAP benefits, contrary to the stereotypes afloat (typically put out by white people). This holds true for Medicaid recipients as well. Face it, some liberals buy into these stereotypes like conservatives do.
When will MAGA wake up and realize this White House is about billionaires, and see they mean nothing to the Trump administration? They are simply placated by the racism the Republicans dish out, while remaining totally in the dark about what's happening in this country. Trump and the Republican party do not care about the people of this nation, unless they are both white and wealthy. Nevertheless, white supremacy remains at the height of their agenda to maintain political power.
