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Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps (archive.ph)

submitted 2 months ago by Midnitte@beehaw.org to c/politics@beehaw.org

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The Trump administration told states on Saturday that they must “immediately undo” any actions to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, in a move that added to the uncertainty surrounding the nation’s largest anti-hunger program during the government shutdown. In late-night guidance seen by The New York Times, the Agriculture Department also threatened financial penalties against states.

Why is feeding people political? What value add is forcing people to starve? Monsters.

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[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Honestly they should have caved a long time ago. Trump and his cronies are loving the shutdown.

I disagree - there is no appeasing a tyrant - ask the universities that caved to Trump how that worked out for getting their funding restored.

This news demonstrates exactly why, and how democrats need to throw that narrative out the window.

[–] artyom@piefed.social -3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

there is no appeasing a tyrant

Who said anything about appeasing him? I'm talking about reopening the gov and getting people fed. We have nothing to gain, they're more than happy to use starvation as a negotiation strategy.

[–] dormedas@lemmy.dormedas.com 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Reopening the government without ACA subsidies literally kills people when they can’t afford their new premiums. There are people for whom affordable access to healthcare is the difference between life-saving medication and, well, the lack of that.

Starvation of people on SNAP is also literally the GOP’s stated goal. If Dems fund the government and let those people who need healthcare die, the GOP isn’t going to play nice and keep funding SNAP. They’re gonna gut it like they’ve always dreamt of doing anyway. They already signaled this with the BBB.

[–] artyom@piefed.social -5 points 2 months ago

Reopening the government without ACA subsidies literally kills people when they can’t afford their new premiums.

That would be a valid point if conservatives had any motivation at all to come to the table.

Starvation of people on SNAP is also literally the GOP’s stated goal.

Exactly my point.

the GOP isn’t going to play nice and keep funding SNAP

If they were going to defund it, they would have done so already. They defunded everything else.