Food Stamps Get a 25% Raise While Your Paycheck Shrinks

Food stamps get a 25% raise under a new bit of USDA largess just approved by the Biden administration.

You and I both realize that all spending must originate with Congress, but the federal government has been functioning on a “Whatevs” basis for decades.

Food prices shot up nearly five percent from just April to May of this year, hurting literally everyone who isn’t actually rich.

Except for people on welfare, that is.

In a move that ABC News calls “the largest single increase in the program’s history,” the average SNAP benefit will increase by 25% starting in October.

The massive — and permanent — increase will be available to all 42 million people who receive food stamps. – READ MORE

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