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https://www.rawstory.com/trump-snap-benefits/Trump officials admit 'error' as report tears apart math behind SNAP cuts
Adam Nichols
November 6, 2025 12:13PM ET
Trump officials admitted to making a math error when they drew up plans to cut SNAP funds.
After initially announcing plans to cut SNAP benefits by 50 percent as the government entered its second month of a shutdown, the USDA reversed course Wednesday, stating in court that it done its sums incorrectly, and would now be funding 75 percent.
"Theres no way to know whether the USDA made a genuine mistake or purposefully tried to shortchange families," The New Republic wrote.
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(Nope. Dont believe its an error. More gameplaying. And didnt judges order snap paid in full immediately? 75% is not in-full. Plus no payment date. This is exactly why we must not back down.)
C_U_L8R
(48,521 posts)THe Art of Ripping Off Vendors with a new chapter for inflicting maximum pain on the poor, the sick and the elderly
Mossfern
(4,519 posts)to make SNAP recipients grateful to the Trump administration for giving them a whopping 75% of what they should be getting.
We've seen this strategy before.
haele
(14,845 posts)"By our estimate, most people were able to survive on 75% what they normally get, that means we're giving them 25% too much..."
And cut food benefits as a government efficiency move.
Mossfern
(4,519 posts)or a supposition?
haele
(14,845 posts)I work in the Federal Government (and not getting paid as of last week, but - oh well, not the first time at this Rodeo ..) and have sat in enough budgeting discussions that I'd not be surprised to hear this Administration consider this.
republianmushroom
(22,023 posts)vapor2
(3,414 posts)lame54
(38,863 posts)WE ALL KNOW IT WAS DELIBERATE!!!
William Seger
(12,043 posts)The entire administration is committed to doing whatever the prolific and blatant pathological liar tells them to do, if they want to keep their jobs, and #rump has already made it clear he wants to hold Americans hostage to get what he wants: to sooth his wounded ego by killing a health care plan named for his predecessor.
ChicagoTeamster
(148 posts)And ICE hiring and the cost of the travel, apprehension, detention, National Guard deployments etc.
Wicked Blue
(8,366 posts)and paving the Rose Garden, and tearing down the East Wing, and handing billions to e-Loon and his Doge-shits.
littlemissmartypants
(30,882 posts)ultralite001
(2,272 posts)In our area may get $200 food assistance each month.., Thats $50 a week
Cut that in half thats $25 a week
Change that to 75 percent
Thats $37.50 a week..
Something to be thankful for, I guess
littlemissmartypants
(30,882 posts)They say they will use $4.65 billion to cover approximately 50% of the benefits due for November 2025 with a total expected cost for SNAP in November of about $8 billion, leaving a
shortfall of $4 billion and NO MONEY FOR DECEMBER.
flashman13
(1,755 posts)calimary
(88,492 posts)Thats pretty much it, folks. Until we can kick him out of power (and INTO prison).