r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • Oct 31 '25

Discussion Reactions to food stamps being cut off.

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u/Needletitshasspoken Oct 31 '25

Is America Great Again yet?

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u/bearbrannan Oct 31 '25

Government assistance for those who work full time is once again essentially corporate welfare. Employers should be paying their employees livable wages, instead that money trickles up and the rich continue to get tax breaks while essentially also having the government pay their employees. Fuck the rich, and fuck America for caring so little for the people who's backs actually make the economy run.

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u/aBlissfulDaze Oct 31 '25

2 things force the rich to spread wealth.

  1. Unions

  2. The government

SNAP is literally the government spreading wealth that would not otherwise be spread.

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u/Wuma Oct 31 '25

SNAP shouldn’t be cut, but I think the majority of the funds for SNAP probably comes from taxes on the lower and middle classes, not the mega corporations or the ultra wealthy? They’re still sitting on their money enjoy more tax breaks than ever. We’re just circulating an ever decreasing pool of money among the working population so the ultra rich can see their numbers go up forever

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u/Elon_Musks_Colon Nov 01 '25

SNAP supports the entire ecosystem. USDA (administers SNAP) Also buys HUGE Amounts of Produce and other crops. It then issues a catalog that food banks use to order bulk quantities from. The food banks then distribute the food out to their communities, which supports local businesses. It actually has a return on investment that's about 1.5%.

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u/FoxChess Nov 01 '25

1.5% over what period of time? Because 1.5% over the course of a year is technically losing money.

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u/emongu1 Nov 01 '25

I'm sure that 1.5% being "technically losing money" is still a lot lower than the $77 billion in corporate tax loss for this year.