1. El Alto Retorno de Inversión (ROI) del Programa SNAP.
La característica económica más destacada de SNAP es su efecto multiplicador. Múltiples estudios y análisis del USDA confirman que cada dólar invertido en beneficios genera una actividad económica sustancialmente mayor, lo que lo convierte en uno de los programas gubernamentales más eficientes.
- And the program doesnt just feed families, it literally juices the economy. Every dollar in snap benefits generates up to 1.50 in economic activity.
- Snap benefits have an economic multiplier effect. It creates on average 1.79 dollars of economic activity for every dollar spent.
- Every 1 in snap benefits generates between 1.50- 1.80 in economic activity.
- For every dollar invested in food stamps, the economic return is 1.80.
2. SNAP como Estabilizador Automático y Estímulo Rápido.
Los beneficios de SNAP actúan como una forma inmediata y efectiva de estímulo económico, especialmente durante recesiones o debilidades económicas, ya que los fondos se gastan rápidamente en bienes esenciales. Esto ayuda a amortiguar las caídas del Producto Interno Bruto (PIB).
- In a weak economy, every 1 in additional spending on snap benefits generates 1.54 in economic activity as households use their benefits to shop at local grocers.
- Snap is one of the few programs that puts money directly into our economy. People get the funds and immediately spend them. In addition to the fact that it keeps people from starving.
- Snap is an incredible successful program that keeps millions of people from malnutrition every day, serves as an automatic stabilizer when the economy contracts, and it only costs the federal government 1.5 of the budget which pays for itself.
- In a weak economy, every 1 in spending on snap benefits generates 1.54 to 1.80 in economic activity.spurring new spending throughout local economies across the country.
3. Apoyo a Agricultores, Minoristas y Economías Rurales.
El gasto de SNAP no solo beneficia a los receptores, sino que también inyecta miles de millones de dólares directamente en la cadena de suministro de alimentos, apoyando a agricultores, distribuidores, tiendas de comestibles y sus empleados, siendo crucial para la supervivencia de negocios en áreas de bajos ingresos y rurales.
- Snap benefits support farmers, grocery stores, and inject around 8b into the economymonth.
- In many rural towns and low-income neighborhoods, grocery stores rely on this spending to survive.
- Snap is a welfare program for farmers, food corporations and grocery stores that has the pleasant side effect of feeding hungry poor people.
- Snap benefits are an important part of revenue for those smaller businesses, especially in poorer areas, where they generate significant additional economic activity.