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USDA head says 'everyone' on SNAP will now have to reapply (kfor.com)

submitted 4 months ago by dude@lemmings.world to c/news@lemmings.world

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[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Other people have covered this, but not just backlogged cases, I assume it isn’t easy for people undergoing hardships to reapply.

This is a way to remove/delay people for a while who were on SNAP through attrition.*

Kind of similar 2020 to when Trump slowed the COVID response because it was affecting democrat-led places first.

They are trying to “starve the beast” through intentional incompetence. Any means necessary.

* Hey, maybe some will even die, just like in 2020! Win/win for conservatives.