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SNAP recipients (about 42 million people) receive between $6-$10 per day in food assistance. $42 to $70 per week for groceries doesn't go very far in today's economy.


I'm not sure what you're responding to in my comment, but I think it's the $3/person bit. That's taking the approximately $1 billion and dividing it over all 340+ million people in the US. I'm saying that we have to have an average of $3/person in tax revenue to cover this apparent fraud (I don't trust this administration at all so I won't say anything other than "apparent").


> $3/person in the US

That is averaging across total population (including retirees and kids?)!

It makes more sense to look at the dollars per working person (taxes)


Sure, that would take it to around $6-9/year/taxpayer.




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