USDA head says 'everyone' on SNAP will now have to reapply

https://kfor.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/usda-head-says-everyone-on-snap-will-now-have-to-reapply/

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Caffeinated_Sloth@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 269d (4 replies)

This is going to create a nightmare of backlogged cases.

SpikesOtherDog@ani.social · 26 pts · 269d

That was the effect of their trap card.

Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io · 11 pts · 269d (1 reply)

42 million of them. How many will die of hunger before they get approved?

axexrx@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 269d

Hes going to only approve the white ones, or people from red counties, isnt he?

calliope@retrolemmy.com · 10 pts · 268d

Other people have covered this, but not just backlogged cases, I assume it isn’t easy for people undergoing hardships to reapply.

This is a way to remove/delay people for a while who were on SNAP through attrition.*

Kind of similar 2020 to when Trump slowed the COVID response because it was affecting democrat-led places first.

They are trying to “starve the beast” through intentional incompetence. Any means necessary.

* Hey, maybe some will even die, just like in 2020! Win/win for conservatives.

Fredselfish@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 269d

That fucking bullshit! They want to deny us all and then strip us the snap. Remember Trump went all the way to the Supreme Court to block paying this. I was approved through February. Fucking USDA shouldn't have a fucking say.

ThePantser@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 269d

Just another attempt to deflect from Bubba. They really want people to riot.

redbrick@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 269d

so they need to hire back all those they fired to process the application right? I get it now....j/k

webp@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 269d

Why.