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Job Losses Loom as SNAP Cuts Target Education, Healthcare

7/20/2025

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Job Losses Loom

Cuts to SNAP and Medicaid threaten to eliminate up to 1 million jobs by 2026, hitting education and healthcare hardest. The recent axing of SNAP-Ed, a $400 million initiative, has already led to the layoffs of 59 educators at the University of Minnesota, jeopardizing essential community support programs across the nation.

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Trump's SNAP Cuts

President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" is set to slash SNAP benefits, affecting over 22 million families across the nation. New York alone could see a staggering $1.2 billion loss each year. As food banks and community programs prepare for a surge in demand, the looming cuts threaten to deepen food insecurity for countless Americans.

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Historical Context

The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act reformed welfare, resulting in a 50% drop in welfare rolls and affecting millions, including 22 million families relying on SNAP today. Proposed cuts echo past austerity measures, risking job losses in education and healthcare, similar to the impacts seen during the Great Recession in 2008, which significantly increased food insecurity.

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Job Losses Loom

Cuts to SNAP and Medicaid threaten to eliminate up to 1 million jobs by 2026, hitting education and healthcare hardest. The recent axing of SNAP-Ed, a $400 million initiative, has already led to the layoffs of 59 educators at the University of Minnesota, jeopardizing essential community support programs across the nation.

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