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Robert Reich @RBReich: The party of family values just approved a 25% increase in food stamps
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America needs some good news.
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Its new calculations mean that the average SNAP benefit will increase by $36.24 per person, per month, beginning Oct. 1. The impact will be felt by many, as the Agriculture Department says the program helps feed more than 42 million Americans (or 1 in 8) each month.
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/17/1028453717/historic-snap-increase-food-assistance-benefits-biden-administration
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