Well, howdy there, internet people, it's Bell again. So today, we're going to talk about replacing

SNAP with MREs, because of course we are. So, the right wing has come up with a solution to the

cost of SNAP. Now, to be fair, this is a solution floating on social

media and I haven't seen a politician suggest this yet. But you know it's coming. The idea

is to replace SNAP, which is obviously a wasteful program with MREs.

For the uninitiated, those are meals ready to eat.

They're military rations.

So, here are the general through lines on this.

Quote, So I've got the solution.

We give them MREs.

If they're good enough for troops, they're good enough for SNAP.

There's, we already have these and they can eat them as they cycle out.

And there's, if we give them MREs, everybody will get a job tomorrow.

That one might be a joke, but the joke itself is based on the idea that recipients are lazy or it's fraud or whatever.

Reminder, most recipients are children, the elderly, and those with disabilities.

Okay, and then this is one I got.

Why don't we give them MREs?

That way, we know the money isn't being wasted.

This is one of those simple solutions.

For every complex problem, there's an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.

I get it.

In fiscal year 2024, SNAP cost about $100 billion. That's

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