House Republicans are finally taking a hard look at wasteful government spending, and that means SNAP—the bloated and overused food stamp program—is on the chopping block. According to a new report from The Century Foundation, cutting SNAP could cost state economies $20.4 billion per year. But let’s be real: that’s a scare tactic to keep taxpayers on the hook for another decade of out-of-control handouts.
First off, food stamps were never meant to be a permanent lifestyle. Yet here we are, with more than 42 million people per month receiving taxpayer-funded grocery money. That’s 12.6% of the U.S. population. Are we really supposed to believe that more than one in ten Americans is completely incapable of affording food without government intervention?
This isn’t about starving children or kicking poor people out of grocery stores. This is about cutting the fat from an outdated, oversized welfare system that encourages dependence instead of work.
Under the GOP’s budget resolution, the House Agriculture Committee is tasked with cutting $230 billion over the next decade. SNAP is an obvious target—because it’s one of the most mismanaged welfare programs in existence.
The Century Foundation and other liberal think tanks claim these cuts will hurt local economies. California, for example, could see $2.6 billion less in “economic activity” if food stamp spending is slashed. New York could lose $1.6 billion.
But let’s break that down: if these states are that dependent on taxpayer-funded grocery money to keep their economies running, maybe their problem isn’t food stamps—it’s their leadership. States like Texas and North Carolina would be hit hard too, but let’s be honest: people spending their own money instead of government handouts is how real economic growth happens.
Republicans aren’t proposing mass starvation—they’re tightening up eligibility requirements and making sure food stamps are a last resort, not a first option. Some of the proposed cuts include:
✔️ Expanding work requirements (saving $5 billion)
✔️ Limiting SNAP cost increases to inflation ($36 billion saved)
✔️ Capping benefits for large households ($2 billion saved)
And what’s the response from the usual leftist voices? Pure hysteria.
Rachel West from The Century Foundation claims the cuts will “hurt children’s long-term outcomes” and “shrink the economy.” Ivy Enoch from Hunger Free Vermont says that “everyone currently participating in SNAP is at risk of losing some or all of their benefits.”
Good. That’s exactly the point. Food stamps aren’t meant to be a lifelong crutch.
The Democrats built an economy where more people rely on the government than ever before. The goal of America shouldn’t be more people on food stamps—it should be fewer. If millions of people can’t survive without government grocery money, then Biden’s economy is even worse than we thought.
And let’s be clear: cutting SNAP isn’t cruelty—it’s responsibility. It’s making sure we don’t add another trillion dollars to the national debt for handouts that do nothing to fix poverty.
Republicans need to hold the line on these cuts. No more skyrocketing welfare programs. No more incentivizing laziness. And certainly no more Democrat fear-mongering about starving children while they push for open borders and more government dependence.
It’s time to put America back to work—and that starts with cutting food stamp abuse.
