SNAP Back America in This Trump Era

Were you one of the Americans who lived the entire month on October unsure of how you were going to eat? At anytime did actual DREAD fill your body because you or someone you knew were in danger of having government aid ending? Will the experience stay with you and your loved one's well beyond this Trump adminnistration?

In fiscal year 2024, approximately 41.7 million people received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, and nearly 100 million Americans received some form of government assistance in 2019. The number of people on "welfare" varies depending on which programs are included, as the term encompasses various aid programs like SNAP, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Medicaid, and housing assistance. That is a lot of people. It should make people wonder, why are so many people needing government assistance?

The reasons varies as does the ethnicity of the people receivinng the aid. This is not what this blog post is about. 

I want to ask, for those people who will CONTINUE to live under the fear of the GOVERNMENT from this day on, WHAT'S YOUR PLAN FOR THE FUTURE?

I guess the Trump administration believe all the LAZY people on government assistance, once their aid is cut off, will run out the next day and get a JOB. Republicans believe if you would get off your butt and go to work then you and America will fair better. They are geniuses right? PROBLEM SOLVED.

The latest U.S. job report (August 2025) showed a significant slowdown, with nonfarm payrolls increasing by only 22,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate rising to 4.3%. Other key indicators point to a weakening labor market, including a decline in long-term unemployment over the year and a decrease in government employment. Truth is, Donald Trump will FIRE you if the correct LOW job numbers are reported. Yes. YOU'RE FIRED. What jobs are available to those being thrown off government aid? Even before Trump, if you were willing to work, there were no jobs. With Trump, those jobs are even fewer. But I don't believe they care what happens to you. Remember, you are POOR and LAZY.

If some of the ex-recipients of government aid happen to be one of the lucky ones and finds a job, Hooray! You are now an APPROVED American by the Right. Congratulations!

Most full-time 40-hour a week jobs do not earn a living wage in America, as a significant portion of full-time workers fall short of being able to cover basic needs. While the exact amount needed for a living wage varies by location, a recent study found that 56% of full-time workers earn a living wage, meaning nearly half do not. 

In my state of Mississippi, the answer is also no. The jobs do not pay a living wage.A single adult needs approximately $20.75 per hour to cover basic living expenses, while the average wage in Mississippi is $22.87, but the median for many full-time jobs is much lower. The federal minimum wage of $7.25 is well below a living wage in the state. 

Republicans are focused on illegal immigration accusing illegal immigrants of receiving fraudulant government assistance such as health care. They are also responsible for crime that seems to only happen in BLUE states not noticing the poverty in RED states requiring government assistance.

The poorest states in the U.S. are consistently identified as Mississippi, Lousiana, New Mexico, West Virginia, and Arkansas though rankings can vary slightly depending on the specific metric used (like poverty rate or median household income). These states are often grouped together, particularly in the Deep South, and face challenges like high poverty rates, lower median incomes, and high rates of child poverty.

The last increase to the federal minimum wage in America was in uly 2009,when it was raised to $7.25 per hour. Since then, it has remained at this level, making it the longest period without a federal increase since the minimum wage was introduced in 1938.

Inflation has increased the price of everything including grocery making it difficult for the WORKING poor to be able to keep up. Grocery prices have increased by approximately 88% since 2000. This is based on the cumulative effect of inflation, which has caused a dollar to have less purchasing power. For example, $1 in 2000 is equivalent to about $1.88 today.

As of August 2025, the employment-population ratio for the United States was 59.6%This means that 59.6% of the civilian population aged 16 and over was employed. This percentage is slightly down from 60.2% in January 2024. Almost HALF of America is unemployed. First thought I know will be why are so many people unemployed? Well, there are the DISABLED and ELDERLY to consider in the number of Americans without a job.

America and Americans have has a wake up call. While many families were frantic with the thought of SNAP benefits being cut November 1, 2025, Donald Trump partied at a LAVISH HALLOWEEN party at MAR-A-LARGO. He made sure AND will make sure those who support him will dine and dance while the rest of America gets by.

My question remains, what will those receiving government aid do to PROTECT their future from another heartless government leader willing to cause families suffering and pain? I mean, no alternative way to provide food for their families was given to those receiving SNAP benefits and the CHURCHES on EVERY neighborhood street corner remain silent.

For African Americans this question is CRUCIAL, with the attack on Black and Brown people, Trump and the Right are closing the doors for employment and upward mobility for them.

DEI is being eradicated with the BELIEF there are NO qualified people of color OR gender able to qualify for high paying jobs. Trump do not want to see Black or Brown faces in jobs of importance such as in the military and federal government. He fired a number of Black people during his first 100 days in office. Black American history is being erased as being UNPATRIOTIC. This is in a country that celebrates the REBEL FLAG as an honorable flag and still fight for the right to fly it. It was created for and by treasonous Americans.

HBCU's, (Black Colleges and Universities) which are predominately, historically Black, are under threat of being defunded. Luckily, there are donors who do not want to see those college doors closed. On a whole, the Trump administration is targeting education. Their (MAGA, Right) greivance against the current education system is that it is woke, teaches Critical Race Theory, anti-Christian, and anti-Americanism. Education is not anti anything. It is for intellectual growth and exposure to the greatest information and minds in the fields of their study. Each human is responsible for their worldview. once they become an adult. 

I find it funny parents have their children 18 years and give them the foundation of their core beliefs. Higher education has a child 6 years (undergrad and grad) and in those 6 years the colleges and universities negate the 18 years prior that a parent instilled in their child. I know it happens. I have seen freshman college students in SHOCK at the information given to all students who pass the doors compared to what was learned in their home. One thing taught in homes, RACISM, begins to be seen for the lie it is once the child is exposed to a diversity of people, cultures, traditions, and ideogy. Many of these YOUNG minds cannot believe what they WERE taught COMPARED to what they are being taught. THAT DOESN'T MAKE COLLEGES WRONG. The student may have just had a sheltered life. For some college students, college becomes a choice between their PARENT'S beliefs and FACTS of science, history, literature and so forth, which for some is traumatic. Some parental truths were LIES or withheld innformation. But, the college does not have enough of interest in yor child to personally brainwash them. For what and to do what?

We are at a point of no education and no jobs. The average education level for Americans ages 25 and older is a high scholl diploma, but a significant portion also holds a bachelor's degree or higher. In 2025, approximately 95% of the population aged 25 and over had a high school diploma or higher, while around 40% had a bachelor's degree or higher. Educational attainment has increased over time, with recent trends showing a rise in bachelor's degree attainment, particularly among younger age groups. 

So what is the economic SAFETY plan for those receiving government assistance? Your guess is as good as mine.

In a land of so much promise, once said to have streets paved with gold, the citizens are SURVIVNG in America, not THRIVING in America. Corporate GREED is making life in AMERICA almost impossible and definitely a STRUGGLE for most Americans. We are in an age where we only are concerned with our own wellbeing. If we see our neighbor having a tough time, we turn our heads or eyes and keep it moving.

Dependence on the government is over even if it was for legitimate reasons. Immigrants have abandoned the fruit and vegetable fields without any other ethnic group stepping up to fill the loss. Food, they say, lie rottening on the ground. Farmers no longer have buyers for their produce like before due to tariffs. Brick and mortar stores are closing due to lack of spending money by consumers.

Everyone is scrambling for a plan to live through this TRUMP ERA and it will be named so due to all of the destruction he is doing to America, it's citizens, and the world at large.

We're going to have to BRAINSTORM and come up with a plan which will never allow this to happen to OURSELVES again as Americans. Now, I'm not naiive. I know there is a lot of fraud, waste, and abuse, but the extravagance of the Trump administration, while calling people frauds, cheats, lazy, and criminnals is hard on the good average everyday people trying to take care of their family.

Its time to plan for finnancial security the best way you can but do something to never be put in this situation again. I know. Easier said than done. But in the same way you eat an elephant, a bite at a time, restructure your life using every available resource. Help others, network, take traing classes, do something. Things are going to get worse before they get better.

As with all of the mass shooting, there are thoughts and prayers for the poor. In a Christian nation, of course, there are thoughts and prayers for the less fortunate and for those sufferinng. The Christian Bible also teaches how to treat one another. Several Bible verses command believers to feed the poor, with key examples including Isaiah 58:7, which says, "Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter," and Proverbs 22:9, which states, "The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor". Matthew 25:35 highlights that caring for the poor is equivalent to caring for Jesus himself, while Proverbs 19:17 suggests that kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord. But can you COUNT ON a Christian nation to abide by THEIR religion? History has said a loud HELL NO.

My fellow Americans, its time to plan for the FUTURE and inact your plan. Trump cares about Trump. It is not beneath him to somehow steal the election or just refuse to leave the White House. Remember the FEAR OF OCTOBER 2025 and let it be your MOTIVATION to say NEVER AGAIN.

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