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The timing/sequencing issues with the SNAP cost shift are only one of the worst aspects of the policy design. The second worst aspect is the incentive to drop eligible participants. The first worst aspect is that whole states are going to drop out of the program entirely.

The SNAP cuts are already causing kids far more harm than most expected, despite Republican claims that kids would be protected. Yet, this proposal uses deeper SNAP cuts down the road to offset the 1-year payment delay even while Rs press for farm relief without offsets.

SNAP penalizes states for paying the wrong amount.⁣ ⁣ But they don't penalize states for wrongly denying an eligible family.⁣ ⁣ Once you understand this, it's easier to see why the program has shrunk faster than expected.⁣ ⁣ https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/one-big-beautiful-bill-one-big-

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Food assistance advocates ask Congress to delay GOP megabill shift of SNAP costs to states. @statesnewsroom.com story by @samgauntt.bsky.social

Food assistance advocates ask Congress to delay GOP megabill shift of SNAP costs to statesWASHINGTON — Advocates and public health experts urged Republicans in Congress on Wednesday to implement a two-year delay on requiring states to begin sharing the costs for Supplemental Nutrition Assi...www.newsfromthestates.com

The average SNAP recipient gets about $6 a day. That's not enough to live on. But when the car breaks down or work hours get cut, it can be the thing that keeps dinner on the table.⁣ ⁣ https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/one-big-beautiful-bill-one-big-ugly

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This is really, really, really bad. I spoke to two mothers who lost food stamps who are eating less in order to feed their kids and still struggling to give their kids enough nutritious food www.thenation.com/article/econ...

The Trump Administration Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Get Food StampsNew work requirements and restrictions on SNAP have kicked millions off the benefit rolls, with more reductions to come.www.thenation.com

More than 4 million people nationwide were dropped from the federal food assistance program known as SNAP from July 2025 through March, according to a nonpartisan think tank. Arizona has seen the sharpest decline.

1.5 million children lost food aid since last July, analysis saysNationwide, an estimated 4 million people have been kicked off SNAP since the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, the report finds.www.washingtonpost.com

One real problem that policy analysts face is that we deal in abstractions and statistics. Personal stories like this are more powerful. The problem is that by the time the personal stories emerge, the policy we warned about is already in place. Damage is done. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...

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At least 1.5M fewer kids are receiving SNAP after unprecedented cuts enacted last year. Now, House Rs are starting a budget process that risks more cuts & ignores the urgent need to help low-income families who are losing SNAP & can't afford groceries. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

SNAP Tracker: People Are Losing Food Assistance as the Republican Megabill Is ImplementedSNAP participation nationwide fell by more than 4 million people (nearly 10 percent) between the law’s July 2025 enactment and March 2026, based on the latest month of data.www.cbpp.org

Millions of people are losing access to food benefits right now for literally no good reason and I wish more people were aware and talking about it. www.cbpp.org/research/foo... (As opposed to or at least in addition to the other stuff.)

SNAP Tracker: People Are Losing Food Assistance as the Republican Megabill Is ImplementedSNAP participation nationwide fell by more than 4 million people (nearly 10 percent) between the law’s July 2025 enactment and March 2026, based on the latest month of data.www.cbpp.org