More Than 1.1 Million Fewer Americans on Food Stamps Under Trump

Well since Trump "announced" a slight reduction in Food Stamps, looks like some people are getting serious.

but wait

It must be because of all the economic policies from years ago right?

SNAP crackle POP (sugarless of course)


More Than 1.1 Million Fewer Americans on Food Stamps Under Trump

More than 1.1 million Americans dropped off the food stamp rolls since President Trump took office in January 2017, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) statistics on food stamp enrollment.
Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) dropped to 41,496,255 in May 2017, the most recent data available from the USDA, from 42,691,363 in January 2017 when Trump took office.

According to the latest data, SNAP enrollment during the first few months of Trump’s presidency decreased by 2.79 percent.

Food stamp participation on average in 2017 has dropped to its lowest level since 2010, and the latest numbers show that this trend is continuing.

a reply to: xuenchen

AMERICANS FIRST!!!

Ahmen

I do wonder which demographic got off stamps first though....millions more still need to be taken care of yet, but it is great news to hear nevertheless!

a reply to: xuenchen

And how many dropped off SNAP the last 9 months of Obama's administration?

Let's be honest with the numbers here.

originally posted by: seasonal
a reply to: xuenchen

LOL nice....

Or more "suitably"....

originally posted by: Kettu
And how many dropped off SNAP the last 9 months of Obama's administration?

Let's be honest with the numbers here.

Probably the same numbers that Trump DEPORTED out of the states

Typical Trump propaganda, peddling fake news again...

SNAP use has already been decreasing, and it had nothing to do with Trump:

SNAP caseloads began falling in 2014 and continued falling in 2015. SNAP caseload growth slowed substantially in 2012 and 2013, and caseloads fellby about 2 percent in 2014 and another 2 percent in 2015. For more than two years, fewer people have participated in SNAP each month than in the same month one year earlier. The number of people receiving SNAP has fallen by 2.6 million people since peaking in December 2012.[4] In 42 states, the number of SNAP participants was lower in December 2015 than in December 2012.[5]

Source

But typical Trumpism -- take credit and ride on the coat tails of someone/something else. Take something that you didn't have anything to do with and take credit for it.

a reply to: seasonal

Based on power vs impact area ... would Super Trump's small hands make for a more lethal punch?

On topic. Great to see. If business owners have faith in the economic recovery ... then the recovery will happen.

P

a reply to: Kettu

How does the number that Obama had go off govt assistance reflect on Trump's?

From the same source I posted above:

CBO expects that as the economy improves, the number of participants will fall by about 2 to 4 percent each year over the next decade: from 45.8 million in fiscal year 2015 to 44.7 million in 2016, 42.8 million in 2017, and 33.1 million by 2026.[15] By 2026, CBO forecasts that the share of the population receiving SNAP will return close to 2007 levels, at about 9 percent. (See Figure 4.)[16]

Trump is simply inheriting an existing trend.

a reply to: Kettu

Why take that source ... you could not call it fair ... but it says what you want it to say which is why it was put out in the first place.

P

a reply to: seasonal

People are saying the number of people on SNAP is down under Trump like he's somehow responsible for it.

Trump is not responsible for this.

The numbers were already dropping under Obama.

originally posted by: pheonix358
a reply to: Kettu

Why take that source ... you could not call it fair ... but it says what you want it to say which is why it was put out in the first place.

P

The source cites CBO numbers. You know, the government agency that tracks this sort of thing.

Illegals got off and went 2 the underground economy. About 2 million of them.

a reply to: carewemust

Aren't illegals already in the underground econ?

a reply to: Kettu

According to Obama Bush was responsible for all the crappy aspects for many years. SO perhaps you are right.

a reply to: Kettu

The source cites CBO numbers.

Then why not source those figures direct?

P

wait

it WAS Obama !!!

President Obama signs $8.7 billion food stamp cut into law

C-U-T !!

originally posted by: seasonal
a reply to: carewemust

Aren't illegals already in the underground econ?

No need. Dem admin loved them. Told you how the govt helped us hook them up to obamacare.

originally posted by: pheonix358
a reply to: Kettu

The source cites CBO numbers.

Then why not source those figures direct?

P

You're more than free to dig around on the CBO's website if you want...They seem to be down at the moment. At least for me.