Over the past couple of weeks, I have been discussing the SNAP program, also known as EBT or food stamps, and the potential loss or delay of November benefits. Recipients in many states have already been told that November benefits will not be loaded onto their cards, at least not on time. According to two sources, I can cautiously state that recipients in New York state will likely be some of the lucky ones to receive full benefits on time.
An official announcement was published yesterday on the website for the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, so it looks as if something may happen. Although that’s good news for the lazy people of the state, people shouldn’t believe it until the money actually shows up
December’s payments, however, are absolutely in jeopardy, unless the government re-opens by November 15th.
This news will likely bring relief for the high number of people in our state who collect SNAP benefits, but I don’t think that the potential for loss of those benefits was enough to motivate people to find a job.
Despite the OTDA announcement that states that benefits are continuing to be paid, and despite my source’s information, numerous media outlets within the state still report that November’s payments are in peril, given that the shutdown will continue through the weekend and into Monday at the soonest.
If the government does re-open next week, then the USDA needs to push the money to the states on Wednesday at the latest so that the states can take that money and push it to their vendors, who will then ensure that benefits are loaded onto cards.
As for as New York state goes, I am a little hesitant to believe the news, even though the information comes from a reliable source. It would be interesting to see where the money is coming from, most likely from a reserves fund. But can the state afford to give that money away given that there’s no promise that they’ll ever see the money at all?
In other words, if New York is paying out November’s benefits, then our state government has to assume that they won’t be reimbursed. Can the state take that sort of a hit given that Hochul authorized inflation refund checks that will see $400 going to each qualified person, something that will cost the state at least $2 billion?
Now, I don’t know how much the state pays out for monthly SNAP benefits. There are close to 3 million lazy bums who leech SNAP benefits every month. This means that 14% of our state’s population refuses to feed themselves and expect us to shovel food into their lazy mouths.
I have been trying to confirm the monthly amount that the state pushes out in SNAP benefits. I can find no reliable source, so I will make a guess based on averages and will assume that the monthly amount is around $500 million. Add that to the refund checks, and that makes for a bankrupt state, doesn’t it?
Maybe the state can afford one or the other, but I find it hard to believe that it can afford to pay both, knowing that the state might not see a dime in reimbursements should the state foot November’s bill.
I don’t know what’s going on with other states. Numerous states have already announced that they’ve thrown in the towel and that no one in those states will see benefits loaded onto their cards on the 1st, which is a week away. What is certain is that, according to my source, people in our state have nothing to worry about, at least for November’s benefits.
In the highly unlikely event that the shutdown extends into the middle of next month, then every state in the union will see hundreds of thousands of hungry mouths. No state will have the means to pay out benefits for December given that, as of now, there is no guarantee of those states being reimbursed.
It is uncertain as to how New York is able to assure its SNAP recipients will see money next week, but I imagine that those who rely on the program will not be looking a gift horse in the mouth, nor will they ask questions.
As long as people in the state wake up to money, things will be great. If, however, something changes between now and then and the money is not there, we can all expect an immediate increase of crime, including shoplifting, armed robbery and violent attacks upon those of us who work for a living.
SNAP recipients, who are by and large black and are unwilling to work, are likely to victimize others in order to feed themselves. That’s why, unless I know they got their money, I will be locked down inside my residence to ensure that I am not a victim of someone who won’t get a job and who expects everyone to pay their way.
If the worst happens and that benefits are paid late or not at all for November, things will get real bad for retailers. Walmart, also known as White Trash Central, will see an immediate hit to their bottom line as they do a lot of business with SNAP recipients. Grocery store chains and small, independent grocery stores, will suffer, and in the worst case scenario, we might see layoffs and maybe even total shutdowns.
Anything can happen!
I think that President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill is a wonderful thing, making SNAP recipients actually work for their food, but it doesn’t go far enough, at least not for me.
What I would like to see is the total elimination of the SNAP program and, while we’re at it, WIC. The time for free food is over, folks. Work or starve. And, for that matter, work or freeze. Let’s kill HEAP too. All of this will save billions of dollars that can be put towards things our country actually needs. We’re being held back by lazy people who think the world owes them.
I, for one, hope that the news of timely November payments is completely false. I was kind of looking forward to seeing people explode on X and TikTok, whining that they should be handed a living as opposed to working for it. I was eagerly waiting to hear tales about innocent children going to bed hungry because food banks ran out of food within the first two days of the month. Fortunately, there’s always the chance that that could still happen.
If I were on SNAP, I’d be cautiously optimistic about November’s benefits given that the state has given its assurance in regards to the matter. It can go either way at this point, to be honest. But then again, if I were on SNAP, I wouldn’t be working and I’d be screaming on TikTok about how society owes me a living.