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Cyrano

(15,071 posts) Fri Jan 25, 2019, 02:22 PM Jan 2019

Food stamp payments (SNAP) will be gone as of Feb. 20th

There are about 30 million Americans who receive food assistance payments from the government. As of Feb. 20th, if the government is still closed down, they will receive nothing.

Many Trump voters are happy about that. Human beings are not.

Is it possible this govt. shutdown will go on until then? Who knows? The prick in the White House couldn't care less. And, oh yeah, he doesn't really give a shit about the "wall" thing. He just wants a win.

Somehow, someway, the madman who currently holds the title "Leader of the Free World" must be made to go away. Impeachment? The 25th Amendment? An overdose of Big Macs?

Our country is being dismantled. And in less than a month, 30 million people will have no way to get food. This is Trump's America. If you can't shoot the poor, starve 'em. Seems to me this has always been the aim of Republicans.

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Food stamp payments (SNAP) will be gone as of Feb. 20th (Original Post) Cyrano Jan 2019 OP

But as Lara Trump says, the people affected by the shutdown badhair77 Jan 2019 #1

So I guess starvation is "a little bit of pain?" Cyrano Jan 2019 #8

Feb FS were allocated EARLY on Jan 19th.... jodymarie aimee Jan 2019 #2

The last SNAP checks were sent out early this month Cyrano Jan 2019 #4

I have seen some recommendations that recipients use their balances up now. Grasswire2 Jan 2019 #3

link? Cyrano Jan 2019 #5

don't have any link Grasswire2 Jan 2019 #7

I want more indictments and arrests. bdamomma Jan 2019 #6

badhair77

(4,222 posts)

1. But as Lara Trump says, the people affected by the shutdown

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 02:29 PM

Jan 2019

will have to endure a “little bit of pain” in the meantime. Yea, the wealthy Trump supporters don’t care. And they will celebrate people not getting SNAP benefits while they rake in their money saved from lower tax payments. They have won, for now.

Cyrano

(15,071 posts)

8. So I guess starvation is "a little bit of pain?"

Reply to badhair77 (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 02:49 PM

Jan 2019

Lara Trump and her ilk should try it for a week or two.

jodymarie aimee

(3,975 posts)

2. Feb FS were allocated EARLY on Jan 19th....

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 02:30 PM

Jan 2019

usually it is Feb 3-10th..no guarantee on March....in my state it is only 49cents a day for a single adult...

Cyrano

(15,071 posts)

4. The last SNAP checks were sent out early this month

Reply to jodymarie aimee (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 02:44 PM

Jan 2019

February checks will not exist if the govt. shut down continues.

There's a general rule of three:

A human being can live about three minutes without air.

A human being can live about three days without water.

A human being can live about three weeks without food.

Ummm, pResident Trump. Do you suppose someone can read this to you?

And, if so, will you give a shit?

Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)

3. I have seen some recommendations that recipients use their balances up now.

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 02:38 PM

Jan 2019

Feb benefits were put in accounts early, on Jan 20.

It may be wise for people to use those benefits ASAP and stock up as they can. Who knows what will happen as the month goes forward?