BUZZING· 78%31m·2026-08-05·News PoliticsArizona’s Food Stamp Crisis Is Coming for the Rest of the U.S.
The United States is undergoing one of the biggest changes to its social safety net in recent history, with huge numbers of people getting dropped from the government’s food assistance program. Nowhere has this been more dramatic than in Arizona. Jason DeParle, who covers poverty for The New York Times, explains why…
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“The idea that fraud in the food stamps program is a major problem for the Federal budget is insane - compared to corruption and tax evasion”
“This so f***ing infuriating. The Iran war has cost more than the SNAP yearly cost, in under 3 months. We need a whole new set of priorities. Being the fiercest nation doesn’t mean going to war.”
“What is not mentioned here is that this is IN Project 2025. People were warned. Russel Vought pushed this obscenity. Hungry kids!!!”
“This might be THE most GOP thing I’ve ever heard. Also, that grandmother who spent her whole day preparing what little she had for her guests. It’s so often that those who have the least are the most generous.”
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