It surprises me to NO end that there are Democrats in Congress who don't seem to get that simple concept.

People will have to reapply, there will be snags, there will be stalls, and people in need will suffer. This is Trump University 101.

I honestly think that Trump wants to eliminate SNAP as has been suggested in an early reply. But I think he's going to use the fact that people and corporations step up and donate to food banks, etc. as a means to say it's not even needed. It's admirable that people and companies who are able to help want to help and actually do, but it's not sustainable. We need the government to do what it's supposed to do for its people.

I want may tax dollars helping people who are hungry; not helping Bezos buy another yacht.

black churches, mosques, and hindu temples apparently:

Two corporations stepped up and funded it. Several churches here have had food banks, etc., but I don't think they help unless it's some kind of a scheduled event.

No matter which part of the general populace tries to help, it is still not sustainable for the numbers that have need.

Thanks for the perspective. I'm glad to know that there are SOME faith-based organizations who understand need.

Because some of them seem to forget.

Please note that my frustration is NOT directed at you. Thank you for your post. My frustration is in seeing the same capitulation time after time from our side. We need to stop giving in.

State agencies lack the personnel.

this is really sick on the part of the Republican party. Apparently their goal is to weed out the ones they don't like and the ones approved, probably will receive much less.

Less recipients, more money for the Billionaires.

More starvation. Same ideal for healthcare and education.

to feed the rich. it's disgusting.

which happens ever 6 to 12 months? Recipients are required to update income etc information....I want to know if this is re-application is a hardship ; as if the recipient was discharged from SNAP .... Is this a new request for benefits like being a new start, thinking the paperwork and delays can occurr...????

cause months more in delays, and at the worst time......Thx giving and Christmas............

They were not to be trusted, and the Republicans will use this new "BILL" to continue to trash American families and will disrupt anything and every thing they "agreed" to do as part of the BILLs negotiations........

Trump and his Republican CABAL all love the "Un-educated" voters in their cult.............

folks do for SNAP every 6 to 12 months?

but I can only think that regardless, they will figure out some way of making it so........

I can't believe they caved on the BILL...........

From past experience, "these" Republicans can't be trusted on a single thing they say or do these past 10 years. Not.A.Single.Thing....

WASF

I agree with everything else you said.

Here in NYC every parent w school age chikderen gets a small snap allotment two or three times a year. It is intended for any parent to be streamlined for the benefit if a sudden need arises.

Shit, they don't believe in anything other than lining their own pockets. Added benefit: hurting others.

Knows is Cruelty to others.. and Stealing Money from the USA.

He works for Putin who has Epstein data on the Traitor .

I suggest he reapply for the Presidency first. He would lose by a landslide.

FU Don.

Asshole. Traitor VS America.



Excellent suggestion, she.. TY.

LOL...if only. It would be full of suggestions to GFY, Don.

It could hurt his party in the midterms, though.

Will they have to pledge an oath to Trump so they don't starve. Possibly.

essentially reapply -- every six to 12 months now in most states. So, this ain't much, if any change. In fact, the recertification is often called reapplying in some states.

The issue is how the red states will apply the rules under trump's admin. Of course, we don't even know what trump's henchmen mean by "reapplying" because they don't likely know either.

If they truly have to reup that often the data base can’t be that far off. Pay the money and begin the recertification process!

substantially. They'll come up with a plan that is based on one's previous recertification date, or something. More likely, they'll just keep doing what they've been doing but touting it as some great trump change that weeds out "all the crooks" MAGAt's think are cheating the system.

Because if you think desperate people with starving children and senior parents are going to sit back and wait you are dreaming. Expect things to start going missing in a big way. I sat at a luncheon during the * years and my super wealthy friend started talking about the ‘poor’. I told her that when things get bad, which I feared in those days, if I have a hungry baby and zero money for food I would have to steal a purse or wallet to feed that child. She looked at me and said she was glad people didn’t think like I did. Around the table 10 out of 12 of my quilter friends said that they too would do that!! It was very eye opening for all of us.

First question, did you donate to Trump? (We can't prove if you voted or not for him
but we can check donations.)
.
Second question, are you non-white?

I can't bear to read the thing.

They want people desperate and afraid

Making everybody re-apply could take months.

this is musk, thiel, vought control

Asking for a friend.

A WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT!!! No surprise here.

... has metastasized into a domestic terror organization. They are to be despised and reviled for their obscene crimes.

And don't think for a minute that GQP congress critters didn't know about this before they agreed to end the shutdown. There will definitely be another shutdown in January- count on it. And this time- the Dems better not cave. These people do not negotiate in good faith. Wasn't the argument that people were starving one of the big reasons cited for caving? And now look where we are. Back to almost zero. I'm betting that all those laid off federal workers will have to reapply for their jobs soon too.

are really skewed due to the number of military organizations, compared to the number of non-government employees in the state....
And as we all know, a sizable number of military families are having to depend on food stamps to make ends meet.........

Lots of military there.

because we have the highest population

You may be correct, but the state of New Mexico does not have the massive numbers of civilians, like California, to be an equal situation?

There are already well established programs, services, procedures for this as mentioned earlier. The truth also is that many of the programs and services that help people with this are medicaid funded services, i.e. this will probably much more expensive than the small handful of fraudsters cost (which can probably be said of just about every one of these stupid root out fraud initiatives.) The truth also is, this will affect a huge portion of the MAGA base. Not the individuals, but the entire communities, those that need assistance, those that provide assistance, stores, families, churches, everyone. This is what happens when people who have no idea how things work and who believe reading random nonsense on the internet is "doing your own research" wind up in charge.

Is more important than helping the innocent.

Republicans priorities.

Elderly & disabled need assistance to fill out the paperwork.
What the heck is trump trying to do here?
Oh yea, I forgot..........

so that they and their wealthy cabal pay no taxes.

Give them ten years to strip the nation of all public assets and end all programs that help the non-wealthy. All the while continuing to suppress wages and opportunities for the middle and lower classes.

It violates the dictum of innocent until proven guilty. It also violates medical and legal practice in such services where rules and regulations already exist to address such considerations.

As in other pogroms run by Trump and the Project 2025 klan, they are asserting that the lies, innuendo and rumors which they, themselves have promoted regarding fraud and waste as reason to assume that ANYONE who receives service must be bilking the system.

I rather think that we should treat THEM as the existential threat to lawful service which they project on legitimate clients. Criminal referrals and arrest warrants should thus be forthcoming.

THEY have falsely asserted that we are not deserving of such "privilege" when the language and practice which established and guided these agencies make clear their intent and obligation under the law.

Aka just to be a prick to poor people

Cruelty is objective.

Can he just die already?

Anyone and Everyone connected to Project 2025 is guilty of attempting at the highest level to overthrow our Constitution!

The sentence is GITMO!
If that's too small we can use Alligator Auschwitz!

We will be lucky if America doesn't have to file Bankruptcy.

How the mighty have fallen! Thanks chump!

But I’m not surprised his reign of terror administration is evil so it falls in line with what they are doing to people at the start of the holiday season.

There’s a special place in hell waiting for him !

...about six months. Donate to food pantries if you are able.

two weeks ago i went shopping at aldi's for the first time -- thought i could get more with for my money. (and i did!)
i still went to jewel for some things (they had a great sale on cin. toast crunch and honey nut cherrios - $1.99 as long as you buy at least 2 boxes. i think i bought 16 boxes; and progresso soup was buy two and get 3 free! i bought a lot of that too)

today i went to office depot and they had four cool lunchboxes on clearance for $5 each. i bought all four. planning on another trip to aldi's soon and when i go to the food pantry i'm hoping they will take the lunch boxes.

a larger collection of shitheads has never been assembled............

It’s not like once you’re on that you’re there for good.

This is no big deal.

You benefit from a staggered, planned schedule. This would throw application processing into chaos.

I don’t know about anywhere else, but I had food stamps in the late 80’ and early 90’ and we had to recertify every 6 months. Isn’t that the same thing? Or is it only some people had to recertify?

There are not enough people to process all of these applications in a timely manner. This is psychotic.

Any time you make people reapply, deserving, needy people fall through the cracks. They may not be technology savvy or know that they even need to reapply.

This is beyond the pale. And I'm sure he will get cheered on by the MAGA crowd, but damn.

Will cost these people WEEKS before they can have food.

Not one of those fuckers in DC should have another meal until full SNAP benefits are restored and people can actually get food with their EBT cards.

Everyone sue for breach of contract. You signed things to get those benefits. If the other side is not living up to their end of the contract, then drag them into court, and sue them for it.

Unless our justice system is not all it's being propagandized as...?

I KNEW he would pull something to hurt Americans on snaps.

What will it cost to process all those applications? Not just adding a burden to people who may be maxed out just surviving, but someone has to approve the applications, or if it’s AI, that takes resources too.

The seething contempt the undeserving wealthy obviously feel for the poors is pathological.

They know that the wealth they revel in is stolen money.

Lashing out at the less fortunate is suicidal. The hatred they seem to feel for the working class is what? Insane?

The Epstein scandal encapsulates the grotesque corruption of our current age. It won’t go away.