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November 1st Deadline: When 42 Million Americans Suddenly Have Their Food Stamp Benefits Shut Off, What Do You Think Is Going To Happen?

Michael Snyder

Approximately 1 out of every 8 U.S. residents in on food stamps. So how do you think they are going to react when their EBT cards suddenly don’t work anymore? The government shutdown has already been going on for 25 days, and there is no end in sight. The Democrats have absolutely no intention of giving President Trump what he wants, and President Trump has absolutely no intention of giving the Democrats what they want. We are potentially facing the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, and the first day of next month is when things are going to get very real for tens of millions of Americans.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture just announced that there will be no more funding for the food stamp program starting on November 1st…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Saturday posted a new message to its website blaming Democrats for the upcoming suspension of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, or food stamps, saying assistance will halt beginning Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown.

“Senate Democrats have now voted 12 times to not fund the food stamp program, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Bottom line, the well has run dry,” the unsigned message posted on the USDA’s official website reads.

“At this time, there will be no benefits issued November 01. We are approaching an inflection point for Senate Democrats. They can continue to hold out for healthcare for illegal aliens and gender mutilation procedures or reopen the government so mothers, babies, and the most vulnerable among us can receive critical nutrition assistance,” the notice concludes.

People that have been relying on their EBT cards to pay for their groceries for years will have to find some other way to feed themselves.

The CEO of Hunger Free America says that we are facing “the greatest hunger catastrophe in America since the Great Depression”…

Should funding run out at the end of the month, “we will have the greatest hunger catastrophe in America since the Great Depression, and I don’t say that as hyperbole”, said Joel Berg, CEO of Hunger Free America.

Snap supports working families with low-paying jobs, low-income people aged 60 years and older and people with disabilities living on a fixed income, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

He isn’t exaggerating.

There will be millions upon millions of people that suddenly do not have enough food to eat.

And hunger tends to make people very angry.

By now, you have probably seen some of the “EBT meltdown” compilation videos that are all over YouTube, Twitter and TikTok.

Large numbers of people are threatening to go get their groceries like they normally do once food stamp benefits run out.

They plan to load up their carts and walk straight out the front door without paying.

And if someone tries to stop them, they are threatening to commit acts of violence.

Needless to say, it will not be a fun time to work at a grocery store.

If the government shutdown lasts long enough, it is probably inevitable that we will see entire stores get looted by large mobs of people.

I don’t think that we will see that during the first couple of weeks in November, but if we get into the second half of the month and the government shutdown is still going on people will be filled with rage.

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