Summary
House Republicans are considering a 20% cut to SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, impacting over 22 million households, as part of a $5 trillion deficit reduction plan.
The proposed changes to SNAP would save $247 billion over a decade by rolling back a Biden-era increase tied to the USDA’s “thrifty food plan.”
Critics argue the cuts could harm vulnerable populations and reduce demand for food production, while Republicans view the changes as a way to curb spending and encourage employment.
If only this was subsidized like meat is. I find it absurd when I look at the prices for a lot of that stuff. Completely upside-down, especially given our health situation in this country. It makes it very difficult for people to start transitioning away from SAD, when it’s funded and marketed with so much money…even if some of the substitutes are often not much more healthy than the standard carnist stuff.
I’m not too concerned about the healthiness of them and always find this to be a distraction—people don’t eat hamburgers to be healthy.
But yeah, it’s upsetting. Especially restaurants that upcharge vegan products without expensive meat.
Yes, very true. I only mention it - but yes, that is a typical thing I hear from carnists - “well, it’s not even all that heathy!” - as if that is the only point.
My favorite is when the surcharge on many restaurants for something like an Impossible Burger or a Beyond Burger is something like $4 more for the carnist version. There is nothing about our current system to encourage good choices…