The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

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Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images These aerial views show drivers waiting in line yesterday to receive food boxes from a drive-through distribution center near LA, as the government shutdown keeps the SNAP program frozen. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images

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We Don’t Owe You a Rescue” — Viral Rant Exposes Harsh Truth About America’s Welfare Crisis

A viral video is striking a nerve across America, and for good reason. While politicians argue about budgets and social programs, one man cut through the noise with a blunt message aimed squarely at chronic welfare dependency.

“What makes you think having six kids was smart? With no job, no income?”

His frustration reflects a growing sentiment shared by millions of hardworking Americans: personal responsibility isn’t optional — and taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to subsidize reckless life decisions.

The Hard Reality Nobody Wants to Say Out Loud

America’s welfare system was built as a safety net — not a reward program for unchecked irresponsibility. Yet, as this man put it, too many treat children like government benefits:

“You didn’t accidentally have six. That’s the problem. You had six banking on extra money for each kid.”

There it is — the painful truth politicians are too scared to say.

For every family truly in need, there are others milking the system while contributing nothing. And as the speaker emphasizes, that isn’t compassion — that’s exploitation.

Fatherlessness: The Root That Politicians Ignore

His criticism didn’t stop at mothers:

“And you men who did that — shame on you. You left those kids fatherless.”

He connects the dots the media refuses to:

“Everybody needs a dad… You get six boys in the hood with no fathers, they look to each other — that’s how gangs form.”

He’s not attacking the poor — he’s attacking a cycle of irresponsibility that destroys communities and burdens taxpayers.

Americans With One Kid Are Sacrificing — Why Aren’t Others?

One of the most stinging points:

“Ask someone responsible with one kid — can they afford another? If they can’t afford it, they say no.”

That is the forgotten America — the one working overtime, budgeting, delaying gratification, and building stable homes. They aren’t asking for handouts. They’re asking for fairness.

A Message to the Able-Bodied: Work Is Not Optional

Perhaps the most controversial line — and the reason the clip blew up online:

“Get your lazy ass up and work.”

Not aimed at the disabled. Not aimed at the genuinely struggling. But at those who simply don’t try because the government pays them not to.

This isn’t cruelty — it’s accountability.

Compassion ≠ Enabling

He draws a critical distinction:

“Are there disabled people? Yes — we don’t blame them. But you able-bodied people who refuse to work? No sympathy.”

America has never had a problem helping those who can’t help themselves.

The problem is those who won’t.

A Culture Shift Is Coming

For decades, speaking like this was taboo. Now, everyday citizens are saying what elected leaders won’t:

• Children deserve stable homes

• Fathers matter

• Work matters

• Irresponsibility shouldn’t be rewarded

This isn’t “mean.”

This is moral clarity.

And it’s long overdue.

 

 

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Both sides both sides  https://www.facebook.com/BuzzFeedVideo/posts/a-facebook-post-from-a-maga-voter-on-snap-is-going-viral-after-she-called-out-he/1339362344512679/

We are always looking for items to pad our arguments.  

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SNAP (food stamp) recipients represent a wide range of races and ethnicities, with recent data showing that White individuals make up the largest share (35% to 37%) and African Americans the second-largest share (26%)

. Hispanic individuals constitute about 16% of recipients, while Asian and Native American recipients make up smaller percentages. It's important to note that children, the elderly, and people with disabilities are the largest groups receiving SNAP benefits, and a significant percentage of SNAP households also have earned income. 

 

 

SNAP recipient demographics by race and ethnicity:

 

• White: Approximately 35% to 37%
• African American: Approximately 26%
• Hispanic: Approximately 16%
• Asian: Approximately 4%
• Native American: Approximately 1% to 2% 

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Other key facts about SNAP recipients:

 

• Children, elderly, and disabled: Most SNAP recipients are in households with a child, an elderly person, or a disabled person.
• Earned income: Almost one-third of SNAP households have earned income.
• Household headship: About 42% of SNAP households are headed by a non-Latinx white person, 25% by a non-Latinx Black person, and 23% by a Latinx person.

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 I don't care what  racial group is takes the most. Nor do I have to look far for what I have said. If you are looking for items to pad your argument that is on you

 It's important to note that children, the elderly, and people with disabilities are the largest groups receiving SNAP benefits

Personally I find the above difficult to believe.   Over the past few years I have know a number of families receiving SNAP.

Two parent families were as common as single mothers. Nor was it uncommon for the single mothers to have  a second and third child without a stable home. In a two parent household  if income isnt enough to feed your family get off your duff  and get a second job. I have a seventeen your old granddaughter that  is a junior goes to school full time  and holds down 3 part time jobs. I have observed some on Snap, that have their carts full of junk. I could put back at least a fourth of what they have and feed my family just fine. It has been abused for a long time and now when the correction finally comes like a bulldozer those innocent will get caught  in the cross fire which is usually what happens. Anytime a correction is made of abuse that is usually the outcome. I have no objection to those in true need that are doing all they can, but truthfully there are many parents that need to go hungry for a bit and pay the price for there unwillingness to go the extra mile to take care of their own.

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Did SNAP benefits increase almost 40% under Biden administration? What we know

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins claimed SNAP 'increased almost 40%.' That's wrong, no matter how you interpret the allegation.

ps:Of course he did!!

In early November 2025, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins claimed in a Fox News appearance that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — which helps about 1 in 8 Americans pay for food — "increased almost 40%" in "just a couple of years under the Biden administration."

USDA data shows the average benefit per person increased by 39.4% between 2020 and 2021 (downloadable here). Total spending during that time period increased by 42.9%. While Biden was president in 2021, it would be inaccurate to say that Biden increased those benefits, because the emergency SNAP benefits came from the law signed by Trump.

https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/11/07/snap-biden-administration/?

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Trump administration demands states ‘undo’ full SNAP payouts as states warn of ‘catastrophic impact’

President Donald Trump’s administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP benefits paid out under judicial orders in recent days, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings, marking the latest swing in a seesawing legal battle over the anti-hunger program used by 42 million Americans.

https://apnews.com/article/snap-benefits-trump-administration-demands-undo-states-d433f20df4d461db506e0d327a58d3c1?

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This man delivers groceries from Walmart

He says EBT was just turned back on and within 1 days he’s now delivering more soda and chips than he delivers food

“So, once again, everybody, I deliver groceries for Walmart. I work for Spark.

EBT hit in Michigan yesterday. Before EBT hit, I think I moved one Home Depot order and groceries. I was moving a lot of groceries yesterday before EBT hit. And all of these people were paying with cash, not EBT. EBT hit—the number one item I was moving was pop. Like, I'd be going to orders of people who had EBT, and I know they had EBT. I know for a fact it was EBT because as soon as you make the delivery, within five minutes the tip gets erased. People who pay with cash, they don't erase the tip. Everyone who pays with EBT erases the tip. And yesterday after EBT hit, I moved more pop than I moved food.

Yeah. And outside of pop, the number one thing I was moving was chips. Chips. You know, like Doritos and stuff. Thanksgiving’s coming up. Y’all didn’t stop to think, “Hey, maybe I should buy some stuff for Thanksgiving.” Y’all spent the last [censored] few weeks complaining about, "We don't have any EBT. We can't feed our children." And then you get EBT and the very first thing you buy is soda and chips. I deliver groceries. The number one item bought on EBT yesterday, in my area, was soda and chips. And I know y’all were on EBT. I know y’all were on EBT, because I’d accept the order and it would say, “Hey, this is a $22 order to move, you know, 8 miles.” Okay, sure, no problem, I’ll take that. Drop everything off, finish the delivery. Within five minutes, the tip is gone. And that $20 trip got dropped down to $7. Because you just erased that tip. And only people with EBT do that. People who are paying cash leave that tip. So I know who’s ordering EBT. Like, I know for a fact who’s ordering EBT. And then even if the order confuses me, as soon as I roll into your neighborhood, I know you’re on EBT. Because if you’ve got nothing but name-brand stuff in the back of my car and I roll into your neighborhood, and 60 percent of the vehicles in your neighborhood have bullet holes in them, and 10 percent of the vehicles in your neighborhood are just stripped down and on jack stands, I know for a fact that you ordered EBT.

And it’s funny, it’s funny how many people will sit there and scream that they don’t have money to feed their children. But one of the orders that I did deliver yesterday was three video games. And not cheap-ass video games either. These were PS5 games. And then on top of all of that, a bag of rice and three cans of beans. If you needed food, why did you buy the video games?”

 

 

 

 

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Front-yard food pantries take on SNAP gap

Illustration: Lindsey Bailey/Axios

Elizabeth Hill of Norristown, Pa. — one of tens of millions of Americans on SNAP — lives paycheck to paycheck. "To have a roll of paper towels … is a luxury item," she says. "Never did I ever think that I would have to live through a time in the United States where we were worried about food." With federal aid stalled, she thought about her neighbors who couldn't make it to food pantries because of work schedules or transportation limitations. So she started her own with plastic bins and a cooler, Axios' Avery Lotz writes. Her act of kindness sparked a chain reaction. Neighbors now help restock the bins, helping her in return. ?️ The big picture: Hill's mini food bank is one of many that's popping up around the country. To supplement the work of national and local nonprofits, neighbors are feeding neighbors with a network of front-yard aid. AJ Owen and his sons are trying to do just that with their home pantry in Pittsburgh. Owen wants people to know that "you coming here and getting food from our little food pantry is no different than you coming over to have dinner." Their project has gone mega-viral on TikTok, especially after Owen shared a video of him finding a surprise donation — a stack of hundred-dollar bills — left anonymously in his mailbox. His comments are flooded with pictures of front-yard and street corner helpers' own homemade pantries. He says seeing that "good multiplying across the country ... feels like this is America." ? Kelly Perez, equipped with a cheap cabinet and Tupperware containers, started a pantry in her neighborhood near Kansas City, Mo. With help from a Facebook friend, she stocked one section with hygiene products, baby formula, diapers and more. The next day, she estimated, 90% of those goods had been taken. She told Axios: "I can rest easy at night, knowing that a baby in my community is being fed." ☀️ The bottom line: "No matter how dark things seem, there is still light out there," Hill says. "It's our job as citizens of this country to bring that light to fruition and bury the darkness. ... We can just be the sun."

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SNAP Recipients Crushed by Democrats Caving on Shutdown: “They Just Wasted It All”

Sarah, a 44-year-old single mother in Maryland, was down to the last $20 on her EBT card as of Monday, wondering how she would feed herself and her two preteen boys as the government shutdown dragged on. She’d been out of work since May, after the Trump administration made sweeping cuts to federal contracts and eliminated her job in public health.

https://theintercept.com/2025/11/12/government-shutdown-deal-snap-medicaid/?

States scramble to send full SNAP food benefits to millions of people after government shutdown ends

With the longest U.S. government shutdown over, state officials said Thursday that they are working quickly to get full SNAP food benefits to millions of people who made do with little-to-no assistance for the past couple of weeks. About two-thirds of states had issued only partial or no benefits before the shutdown ended Wednesday night. Read more.

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Photo: Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images People line up to receive food assistance at a turkey distribution organized by the Houston Food Bank yesterday. Over 3,500 families were served.

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What we know about claims USDA found thousands of dead and double-enrolled people on SNAP

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said the numbers came from SNAP recipient data from 29 "red" states.

https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/11/18/usda-snap-fraud/?

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DeSantis administration: We need another $50M to cover SNAP costs

Because of the One Big Beautiful Bill and Congress’ decision to cut spending by $156 billion over a decade.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/12/03/desantis-administration-we-need-another-50m-to-cover-snap-costs/?

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SNAP restrictions

Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who receive government help paying for groceries will face limits on buying soda, candy and other foods deemed unhealthy. Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and West Virginia are the first of at least 18 states to adopt waivers restricting purchases through the SNAP program — long known as food stamps — which serves 42 million people. The move aligns with the Trump administration's "Make America Healthy Again" initiative, aimed at reducing chronic diseases like obesity and diabetes linked to sweetened drinks and processed foods.

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A judge says she’ll rule that the US still cannot force states to provide data on SNAP recipients

President Donald Trump’s administration cannot force states to hand over detailed information on people who have applied for or received aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a judge said in a tentative ruling Friday.

https://apnews.com/article/judge-blocks-trump-administration-snap-recipients-data-af9113866b0138699e96ce173d53a58e?

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SNAP Benefit Update: Judge Says Trump Admin Move Violates Constitution

A federal judge has blocked a federal government order to force Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries in Colorado from having to recertify their benefits.

https://www.newsweek.com/snap-benefit-update-judge-says-trump-admin-move-violates-constitution-11687631

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Report claims 14K SNAP recipients own luxury cars. The evidence is lacking

The report amplified by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins relies on anonymous data and includes some examples that may involve identity fraud.

https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/05/01/snap-recipients-luxury-cars/?