1. La Negativa a Usar Fondos de Reserva.
A pesar de que el Departamento de Agricultura (USDA) dispone de miles de millones de dólares en fondos de contingencia destinados a mantener los beneficios de SNAP durante un cierre gubernamental, la administración se niega a liberarlos, utilizando la situación como una herramienta de presión política.
- The trump administration has contingency money for snap. Theyre just choosing not to use it.
- There is enough emergency reserve money to pay for snap for 30 days. It was set up by congress for shutdowns like this. But the perverted prezs usda wont allow it to be used.
- Usda has 6 billion in reserve to keep snap benefits going, but trump admin wont let them use the money for that.
- So its not even that snap wont have money. Theres 5 billion in snap reserves that could be authorized to be used any time. But he just wont authorize them.
2. Impacto Humanitario y Social Inminente.
Se estima que 42 millones de personas, incluyendo niños, ancianos y veteranos, perderán sus beneficios de SNAP a partir del 1 de noviembre. La falta de fondos para programas como SNAP y WIC amenaza con una crisis de hambre masiva justo antes de la temporada navideña.
- Snap is running out of money. Lets be clear that means 42 million people, including 1.2 million veterans, are about to lose their food assistance.
- 41 million low income people on snap will lose their food november 1st.
- Snap benefits will stop in 11 days. No money will be issued to the elderly and disabled for food.
- November approaches and snap is currently not funded to either accept new applicants or provide full benefits to current enrollees.
- Nutrition program for mothers and infants may run out of money within weeks.
3. Prioridades Gubernamentales y Daño Económico.
La decisión de retener los fondos de SNAP es criticada por su crueldad y por el daño económico que causará, ya que los beneficios de SNAP son un estímulo directo a las economías locales. Se contrasta esta situación con el gasto en proyectos de vanidad y ayuda externa.
- Snap benefits put money into communities and generate value and wealth. This is heinous just on the face of it but also theyre all shitting their pants because consumer spending is slowing and here they are slowing it more.
- Trump is building a 300 million dollar ballroom demanding the doj give him taxpayer money for his legal feesall while encouraging the shutdown to continue. Its evil.
- Each dollar in federally funded snap benefits generates 1.79 in economic activity. Its literally money back to the tax-payers.
- No money for snap for november. Yam tits has 40 billion to prop up argentinas tanked economy.
- But theres no money for snap. People will go hungry just in time for the messed up ritual of thanksgiving.