The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP or also known as food stamps, will keep 7.9 million people out of poverty this year but as the country enters a new phase of the pandemic, the expanded food safety net is undergoing some changes.» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC
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Changes To Food Programs In The U.S. Impact Families As The Pandemic Surges
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🚫NO SUCH THING AS CHILD POVERTY, IT’S ADULT POVERTY WITH DEPENDENTS FIRST OF ALL.🚫
👎CONGRESS HAS NOW CREATED INEQUALITY, THOSE WITHOUT CHILDREN ARE NOW THE MOST VULNERABLE, THE MOST POOR, WHAT DO Y’ALL PROPOSE TO FIX THIS INEQUITY THAT CONGRESS CREATED OVERNIGHT???🙇🏿♀️🙇🏼♀️🙇♀️🙇🏿♂️🙇🏼♂️🙇♂️
They don’t care, congress are the people that have been attempting infinite growth on a finite planet, thus destroying the planet. They love breeders because they make more people to enslave into the evil system
Exactly ! I don’t have kids
Exactly all my kids are grown I’m legally blind and 60% death and both ears and I received $700 a month. That’s barely enough to rent a one-bedroom apartment. What am I supposed to do about food and clothing and laundry detergent. I would give anything to be able to work but apparently I’m a liability.
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💁♀️👨SINGLE MEN AND WOMEN AS WELL AS COUPLES THAT DON’T WANT CHILDREN SHOULDN’T HAVE TAXES TAKEN FROM THEM AND GIVEN TO RECKLESS WOMEN AND “FAMILIES” WHO FAILED TO PLAN THE CHOICE THEY MADE TO HAVE KIDS.
PAY FOR OUR PUBLIC HEALTHCARE FOR (ALL) BEFORE YOU GIVE TONS OF TAX MONEY TO RECKLESS ADULTS WITH KIDS FOR (SOME).🤮
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SO YOUR SAYING AN UNFIT MOTHER CAN SIT ON HER A$$, IN A APARTMENT PAID BY PUBLIC HOUSING, WHILE EATING FREE FOOD STAMPS, WHILE GETTING FREE MEDICAID, AND FREE CASH TANF, WHILE THEY COLLECT CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS AND NOW THEY MORE GET $1,400+++ PLUS IN STIMULUS CHECKS AND NOW RECURRING CHECKS MONTHLY🤮🤮🤮🤮 BUT HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE NOT TO HAVE A KID GET SH1T💩💩💩
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You made a choice to “support kids” so live with your choice, handle that on your own, people who did not make that choice shouldn’t have to pay taxes to you 🇺🇸
So what you are saying is if someone need help with something they shouldn’t get it? News flash, we ALL will need help with something some day. Be humble because you never know if and when you may need help. Accidents happen and turns a once thriving individual to a disabled person. I work in healthcare and see it all the time. Things happen beyond your control and one day you may need help. We ALL should try to help people because being selfish will get you nowhere.
You do know that people do work and receive snap so that means they’re paying taxes
Sure..and when you need police assistance, you can call on your private self funded security..because why would I pay taxes to help you out?
@Bea Ward if you’re having a hard way to go in life, then call your local S.S office..
@TheBald1 it was a rhetorical question. Lol I know the eligibility etc.
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EQUITY IS THE PROBLEM 🤮👎 IT LEAVES PEOPLE OUT, WHILE “EQUALITY” ENSURE EVERYONE BENEFITS 🇺🇲
No equity is designed to be inclusive. Equality is the same regardless of the barrier.
Example of equity: A cook book available in braille, Spanish, Polish, etc. Cook book with large print for older adults, cook book that reads or has pictures for children.
Example of equality: Everyone gets the same cook book.
Equity is a concept that can ensure that all members of society obtain support. Equality focuses being the same for selfish people who can’t understand that others don’t have the same access to basic needs.
I
Lester plows Stelters greasy flab like a parakeet.
Squeek squeek
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THE CORPORATE AGENDA IS “EQUITY” THEY WANT TO SEPARATE US FROM “EQUALITY”🤮👎 FAKE NEWS PROPAGANDA AS USUAL❌
Jesus is king 👑☺️❤️🥰🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿😇
Jeshua opposed authority.
@United Space Pirates God bless you and your family 💯💯🥰🙏🏿🙏🏿💯💯💯🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿❤️❤️💕
King kong 😂
@Mike Booth God bless you and your family ❤️😇😇🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🥰🥰🙏🏿
The increase is just evening out the inflation how dumb do u think ppl are the price of food went up this is why u get more money for food
No new deaths…The “Surge” is all lies….All lies by Democrats
America hit the lowest poverty rates in history under Donald Trump
Oh yes. Former President Trump was right in there working hard to get these new benefits for low income Americans. Yeah.
@Vera Mae 🤣Right
The poverty rate reported by the government is skewed it’s been increasing under bush
America spent 20 years replacing the Taliban with the Taliban
Oh SNAP!
People all disputing the “facts”… Here are some facts; the mean particle size for all vehicle exhaust pipe smoke is tested ranged from 35 – 65 nanometers. The size of an average sperm cell is 55 μm.
SARS-CoV-2 is calculated to be approximately 4.7 μm (infrared wavelength scale), identical to the aluminum/barium molecules sprayed to combat climate change.
This nanotechnology is not smart, its not alive, not cells, not organisms, they’re molecules, clusters of atoms, nothing more.
Atmospheric nanoparticles currently outnumber the living cells in all living organisms on your planet by about 100 trillion to one. Spheres are most common shape of nanoparticles in the universe, the most common shape period. Its understandable that you would think nanoparticles are reproducing when you see one enter a cell and later see lots of nanoparticles exit the cell, but thats just what happens when cells die inside organisms, they break apart into nanoparticles to be excreted.
The ill effects of nanotechnology on organisms depend on the immune system’s ability to repair or replace damaged cells, which depends on your diet, exercise, exosure to temperatures extremes and other forms of physical and mental stress, and of course the frequency and dosage of environmental pollutants you’re exposed to, which weaken it.
Wim Hoff studied by Radboud university clearly demonstrated the ability to heal from toxic pathogens, improve lung capacity and functionality using deep breathing techniques, as the ability to heal lung tissue cells is directly related to the frequency you use them. “Health experts” obfuscating these simple facts are trying to sell you something, or elevate themselves above you.
$27 billion invested in nanotechnology since 2001 may have been a complete waste without a virus panic.
The richest country on the planet runs on food stamps… WOW!!! What a nice dispersion of riches. I guess that HUGE GDP never touches a big part of American society. I wonder who gets it all after the military and Government… Certainly NOT the average American. THAT is one of the fundamental differences between the USA and my nice little Canada… Here, the government actually HELPS you move forward in life.
How do you have minivans and cars with gas? not enough for food? Morons are being affected greatly in these times.
I don’t have anything except a tricycle yet I’m not approved for any of the government programs because I have no children. Before the pandemic and before I lost everything, I was considered middle class. Just another one that bit the dust I guess.
@Blessed in the Philippines May your day be prosperous. I truly wish you good fortune.
I bet you Every single one of these Morons has a smart phone but yet they don’t have enough money to feed their kids.
@Jason Alan Yeah phones are required when employed…
Oh no! Someone scrounged up money for an old car?! Awful! A car is a necessity anywhere that isnt a city
ALL THAT INCREASE IS TEMPERORY IT WILL ALL RUN OUT THEN WHAT ??.
Remember, most food banks are not government programs.
They are people just trying to help other people.
Exactly! The government should be helping a lot more ! That’s what taxes are for !!
Remember when there was humans before the serpent bloodline murdered them off?
You havnt noticed you’re surrounded by Rosemary’s Baby yet?
The government only wants to help you when you need democracy.
Some of these people expect us to support their massive families. You chose to have them….YOU PAY FOR THEM.
Exactly ! Only the rich should breed !
I agree with you and it’s not said enough. I chose not to have kids because life is difficult and expensive. People like me are forced to subsidize the children of irresponsible people who have too many. It’s logic & it’s a no brainer, but like the responders here, people get offended by the obvious. Yes, maybe only the rich should have kids if they’re the only ones who can afford it. We have too many people anyway. That’s the truth.
@Mike Booth No, only those who can support the majority of costs should breed. I am tired of seeing these 15 kid families and they are living off the government dime.
@Umbrella Kitty That is sad. IF one has the chance for kids, one should have it. Raising kids in the US is getting more crazy.
@Scott Combs You just underscored the reason why one shouldn’t in your closing sentence. I would just add, it’s always been crazy with very little long term reward. Hollywood sells it in movies and commercials. Most people buy it, I never did. And if you can’t 100% afford to do it, don’t expect me or anyone else to finance it.
Where is your Afghan crisis news? Too awful to report? Is NBC ashamed at being complicit in the installation of Biden? Blood on the hands of NBC.
They’ve been reporting on the Afghan situation literally multiple times every day 😒🙄
We are in the midst of another horrible surge that is affecting children more now than before. The Afghan crisis is being reported on, but we need to focus on the healthcare crisis that began in 2020 in which Biden had nothing to do with but unfortunately inherited when coming into office. Priorities is important.
they need to regulate some of the things that people buy with SNAP. I have worked retail and some of the stuff that they buy should not be available to be bought with them. Such at Energy Drinks !! have had some people buy the big screw on cap cans of monster energy drinks going over 3 dollars a piece and they are buying 4 at a time. That should be money that should be going to food. If you are not working you dont need to be buying energy drinks. Just as an example.
Mabe they need energy to look for a job
The trick here is to return the food to get the cash to buy cigarettes.
There is an alternative!
6 countries have come out in favor of banning LGBT propaganda in US schools.
Vatican
Hungary
Poland
Turkey
Hungary
Ukraine
Biden is a liar!
Aww! I just pray this world turns around for the better, bless all who are trying their hardest for that to happen.
good luck with that, its about as likely as god actually existing.
@matt thomas
Really cuz the corporate beast system and all of lucifers kids prove Christ is real instantly.
What about all the serpent demon people posing as human gutting humanity from the inside?
All democrats serve the Antichrist, genius, you’re the played out sucker.
And
If u sell out to the demon your soul will be harvested away from Christ and u will become instant eternal death.
As u spiral into the abyss.
It’s The Revelation. Hopefully you’re praying to Jesus and keeping His commandments.
@Snorkel Puss sir I said what I said and I follow god!
@The First Horseman yes sir, absolutely and to best of my knowledge.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa snap.
I understand what the lady was saying that she used to work for the government and her husband lost his job , there is a lot of discrimination out there period . I have helped people get the assistance that they needed to get food stamps these are people who have small children some without a mother and the fathers were denied help well all of them did receive what they needed but it’s a shame that some states will turn away families with needs .
She was referring to the red tape like her family experienced and I used to work in the welfare office and even if a man had custody of his children he wasn’t denied
In the mean time my dollar is worth way less now lol thanks
I still remember being a kid and my family finally getting on food stamps. It was so nice to have 3 meals a day. Thank you to all that help people in need!
Nobody needs 3 meals a day !!
I remember all them preschoolers Hillary fed to Soros in the catacombs underneath his serpent lair of toddler bones
@Mike Booth tf is wrong w you
ABSOLUTELY
@Mike Booth Kids need extra calories for devolopment
The working poor…
They need to add toiletries and cleaning products to the snap list..I think its weird that you can spend your whole allowance on Coke and candy if you like..but you can’t buy soap to wash your body, your dishes or your clothes..
@Trumoa J That is perfect summation.
@Tigerlilly
Snap is for gmos, silly, Hillarys gmo genocide program has destroyed millions
@Trumoa J and how are farmers going to survive how’s about expanding training programs to increase the recipients earnings so they can be independent of the system
@Tigerlilly It’s not. SNAP is for everyone with few restrictions on what you can buy as long as it’s food but not hot food.
WIC is just for pregnant women and young children and has many restrictions.
Come on, if you’re going to compare those things, at least use similar quantities. It’s basically like saying: you can buy an apple for $1, but it costs $8 for a case of coke. I don’t know how much a case of coke costs, but you get the idea.
Despite my nitpicking, I completely agree that produce and minimally-processed foods are often cost prohibitive for lower income families, which sucks.
Never been to a food bank, except to drop off, especially during the ‘pandemic’ it’s not even an issue.
Congrats on having enough money for food, not everyone has that
@Saxon Ray others aren’t my responsibility
@Laura Francis why is that worth congrats?? lol
It’s called work for it!
@Pohaku Mana I was being sarcastic
Well, good for you, smh. “There but for the grace of God go I”
Getting more free money to show no adult responsibility whatsoever ? Because they are poor victims?
the politicians need to keep a certain proportion of the population fully dependent on the government so they can always claim to be necessary and “for the people” when they need to get “reelected” to their cushy taxpayer subsidized jobs. they make the middle class pay for themselves and the poor while the wealthy, career politicians included pay for almost nothing.
ANIMATED VERSION OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT. https://youtu.be/DahElkvv4-I
REPENT OF YOUR SINS EVERYONE, JESUS IS COMING BACK FOR A TRUE RIGHTEOUS BRIDE. THIS WORLD HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER YOU, FOCUS AND FIX YOUR EYES ON JESUS CHRIST. FOLLOW JESUS CHRIST’S EXAMPLE.
Of course it’s going to go down a lot of people are gone
@Pimple Munkee
Dust in the wind brainwashed off of democratic corporate beast system fake news
Biden administration can claim this positive news!!
Super!! Too bad it doesn’t amount to a hill of beans ( speaking of food)
@Dan Wright “What purpose government, if not to provide the common welfare and safety of it’s citizens. Anything less is corruption.” – Frode Onfroi
@Sproo Town Sproo. Well. Constitution requires federal to serve the states. System is purposefully designed to be decentralized. Otherwise.. sooner or later.. corrupting entities take over and .. all is lost. Stay tuned. New world just ahead
@Dan Wright
Yep! Sucking all power up into the federal government is exactly what destroying family was about over the last 50+ years. Now we are just beginning to move against local police. That garbage is not an anomaly, it’s not just a fad, it is the continuation of a trend. It’s only beginning, it might take another 50+ years, but they will be replaced by federal government power. If you are young enough, just watch…
@Jonathan Sterling Jonathan. Soon we will be amazed by conclusion of covert / irregular / world war. We are to wake up . Sooner the better. After we finally are fully informed of what’s been happening .. 10% to 20%? .. won’t change their mindset. It’s just human nature. Enjoy the show.
Biden did this.
When the fed print trillions of dollars in new debt. You all be stoopit!
What stimulus?
Why are you guys not reporting on the fact that the US just told everyone to STAY AWAY FROM THE KABUL AIRPORT!? BBC and a few other international news agencies have been reporting on it today. It pains me to say, but even MSNBC reported on it earlier today. Crazily enough, I haven’t seen it on ABC NBC CBS, etc
BBC https://youtu.be/1RHT0PwyXNc
MSNBC https://youtu.be/GyQTmfbZHjQ
WION https://youtu.be/KvmyuT5XbYU
Because their purpose is propaganda, not to report news.
Needless to say.
2 trillion for Afghanistan…not enough for the American people
NO WAIT…
Repent..
Grow weed for Christ
Calling an unwed mother with children a “family” is politically correct garbage.
NBC personnel and guests are serpents posing as human fabricating lies and manufacturing crimes for full beast system Demonic tyranny and the destruction of humanity paving the way for the rise of the Antichrist
So if a woman has children out of wedlock…and say they are not family…then what do you call this unit? Also, besides sperm doner or baby daddy do you have a term for an unwed father?
@Kiki Sylvester
Children of disobedience and women of sin who bred hybrid demon children for lucifers army have already gutted the nation from the inside.
Its already done.
All democrats serve the Antichrist.
They bring you death
@Snorkel Puss you’re a freaking nut. 🙄
And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make ye free
Lies, lies, lies.
Remember when you greased up your fluorescent Snookie balloon in the portopottie behind Jiffymart right after the devil turned you
Kweer
To make you an abomination to God?
food stamps increase do to government miss spending money. inflation
the government created this problem and want to act like there helping the people
All the time
Probably because a lot of poor people are dying this year and last year.
Thank you for all the help. I remember being hungry all the time in the 1970s, my mother has her photo food stamp card, but is was such a little amount for 3 kids and herself. Also the husband was not allowed to live in the home?? Yep…Democratic policies….I don’t vote….chicago segregates by race and class via zip codes
You really do need to vote! It’s so important that as an American your choices are heard too! They should not be segregating- if they are- get a ride to the other side of town.
What place doesnt segregate by race and class
Jesus loves you ❤
Dear God have mercy in the children and thank you for every blessing allowed to me, may I find a way to help my fellow humans. This is heartbreaking for children.
Idaho cut covid snap benefits first thing in May low income seniors or handicapped. That receive way below poverty level income only get 19 to 60 $ a month. Have to go to food banks. Why can Idaho get away with keeping federal benefits for these people.
A living minimum wage would be helpful. Minimum wage has remained the same, 7.25 per hour for the past 12 years. We all know that the cost of living hasn’t.
The problem is increase minimums wage leads to increase in demand of many different products which unfortunately leads to an increase in price in an attempt to balance out supply and demand. And we have to face the reality that no matter what we do, the cost of living will always increase due to limited resources.
@Ray Harnish III Our countries adjust welfare and government supports to keep pace with cost of living rises. Shouldn’t be hard for America, still one of the richest countries in the world, per capita, to sort out livable wages and welfare for her citizens.
But then jeff couldn’t go to space!
@Ver Coda I don’t think you understand the dynamics of inflation. @Ray Harnish III is right, inflation is the inevitable result of your “solution” as well. It’s a game of leapfrog that never ends.
How does he expect to raise SNAP benefits 25%, when the debt ceiling wasn’t raised???
I’ll keep working my 2 jobs, while some get more money doing nothing.
Same absolutely ridiculous!
Maybe I’m wrong and didn’t hear but was the threshold income raised🧐 Me widowed right before pandemic , 1 child to still raise, But made $10 over in order to be eligible for almost $400 in food stamps because there was an increase🤯😥 due to the pandemic..They can increase all they want to, but the people who also need it are still not eligible.. everything has gone up non-food especially, utilities, Lysol toilet paper gas, God forbid you have an emergency or you have a house repair everything is gone in an instant I am at a loss for words.. instead increase the threshold so people can be eligible even if you are 50 cents over 🤬… So then that keeps us in working poor category. This also reminded me of my childhood, unfortunately my mom was sick her entire life she was able to hold a job when she could and during my senior year I got a job 20 hours a week I’ll never forget 3.35 an hour.. but my mom had to include that income and don’t you know no more food stamps… So instead of me worrying about my senior year it was full of disappointments because I knew behind the scenes everything that was happening at home was the real priority 😫.. I wish someone would take a look at the threshold. Stay prayerful and blessed people in the world
Are you able to adjust your income withholding at work so they take out a few extra bucks each check in taxes (that you’ll get back in your refund) in order to meet the threshold? I’m not sure how they calculate eligibility, but it seems like a potentially viable solution.
@Annie actually I do, but it doesn’t even matter about any withholding, it goes by the gross pay.. unfortunately the social safety net programs don’t care what’s being taken.. doesn’t even matter if you pay the high cost of health insurance, prescriptions, co-pays or your spouse is sick and needed any additional medical equipment, ensure, extra fruits and vegetables to maintain their health I have been through the ringer with these safety net programs, ☹️😩.
The housing cost is the problem.
The planets running out of food people don’t want to work to drive trucks to take it to the grocery stores all the farmer can do is plant it and wait The food doesn’t come out of a computer
PeOPle dINT WuNT to WOOOoOOOrKKK
Need to go back to teaching people how to grow with food for themselves
Government numbers not to be trusted. Poverty is increasing in the U.S.
Gobble gobble while you can! Looks like a food famine is in the making!
What about homeschool kids
People won’t identify themselves as needing the assistance because of year of making the assistance punitive by using embarrassing language in association with assistance programs.
Welfare Queen, handouts, food stamps, socialism are words we don’t use in Canada when it comes to kids from economically challenged families.
The US has made being poor a social crime worthy of mimicry and your politicians disgustingly campaign on it but then again we ended child poverty decades ago.
they need to add a weight index so overweight individuals default to no sugar, no chips, no soda etc and only produce and healthy bar code items. And certainly not cleaning products as mentioned below, how stupid. Why should taxpayers also have to pay for you to keep your freekn toilet clean and soap that gets used to wash your cars with.
Problem is the stores are jacking up prices on fruits and vegetables
One of the reasons for that is because much of the produce you eat is grown in California and because of the drought, water usage restrictions were put into place and the cost went through the roof, so many farmers had to trade crops that require lots of water for less thirsty ones, causing a shortage of certain fruits and veggies, or they saw a significantly reduced or damaged harvest of those crops that require lots of water. California’s climate crises affect the whole country.
@Annie I Dunno, I’m sure some may be but I’ve seen many from Canada here in sunny Florida. I’m going to read the carrot bag next trip to the sav-a-lot (almost) market
“Poverty is expected to drop this year”, also “The government is increasing welfare programs”… so which is it? We’re richer or poorer? Cause I’m seeing a LOT more poverty than I’ve ever witnessed in my life. 🤷🏼♂️
61 MILLION AMERICANS ARE HOMELESS !!!!!!
OVER 140 MILLION AMERICANS MAKE BELOW 24,000 A YEAR !!!
WE ARE A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY !!!!!
Did Biden do that math for you? There are not 61 million homeless Americans, not even close.
The richest country in the world has people standing in line at food banks. Meanwhile Jeff Bezos pays his employees low wages, pays no taxes and launches himself into space.
@NY Grl At least the US has food banks, and they give freely. Many people aren’t lucky enough to have free food to complain about.
@Annie that may be true, but if workers were paid a living wage it wouldn’t be an issue. The cost if living goes up and up, but wages are stagnant. Meanwhile the top 1% get richer and richer. The 99% are just a commodity to them. A new slave class to be used.
NY Girl: sad but so true 🥴
Mutual aid ❤️
Food banks need to start accepting only organic, I’m sorry if it inconveniences you in any way but too bad ✌🏼😉🙏🏼❤️
And I’ve been working short handed all year and no one is applying.
I have no problem with assistance for low income but the foreign vehicles in line are all newer then my Ford’.
Grocery stores are raising food prices because they know snap benefits are going up. So basically the grocery stores will be the ones benefiting from the 25% increase. It’s called #greed #snap
That’s not why prices are going up, it’s because of the drought and fires in CA — where much of the produce the nation eats is grown.
It’s wonderful to see so many Great American helping each other through many tough time. Let’s keep doing so!
I’m really glad to see poverty decreasing and kids getting the food they need
Its all smoke and mirrors, adjusted for inflation more people are in poverty today.
usa is the biggest waster of gas in the world
its a big problem
In its relentless pursuit of oil, the shale industry burns more and more gas into the air. This wasted gas exceeds the yearly demand of nations such as Colombia.
The rate of flaring in the Permian basin reached a record high in the first three months of this year, averaging 661 million cubic feet per day (MMcfd), according to Rystad Energy. That is more than double the amount of flaring for the same period from a year earlier.
boycott usa until they stop wasting all the gas we have
boycott usa today
BS
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Are you working up to an insanity plea?
Extend the unemployment!!!
Two adults with four children and no one working. Unacceptable. Why are those of us working paying to support your family? That’s nice you want to be a stay at home mom, but if you can’t support your family that’s not an option.
all certain people do is go and sell their cards for 50 cents on the dollar just they can buy what they really want. and those people mess it up for the people that really need it.