Food stamp rage bait

食品券激怒诱饵

Today, Explained

2025-10-31

26 分钟
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Millions of Americans are about to lose their SNAP benefits. The fight over who deserves them has been juiced by online videos that claim to show recipients behaving badly. This episode was produced by Danielle Hewitt, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Adriene Lilly and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. There's always a fight when food aid is involved. Photo by Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • There's been this argument that the government shutdown isn't getting as much attention as everyone thought it would

  • because it's not affecting that many people.

  • That's about to change.

  • More than 40 million Americans rely on SNAP or food stamps to eat.

  • And on Saturday, due to the shutdown, those benefits are going to run out.

  • Last night on Air Force One, President Trump was asked what's going to happen,

  • and he said, we're going to get it done.

  • We're going to get it done.

  • Coming up on Today Explains,

  • the conversation around food stamps and who deserves them has always been toxic in the U.S.

  • But this new kind of viral rage bait social media video is juicing it this time around.

  • Get up off your behind and do what they're asking you to do.

  • Stop waiting for a handout.

  • Stop moving your mouth.

  • Start moving them hands.

  • No more handing you a debit card filled with other people's cash for you to go load up on Oreos.

  • Because guess what?

  • If you don't work, you're not gonna eat.

  • Megan Rapinoe here.

  • The WNB season is over.