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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the administration of President Trump announced on Saturday that it will end a longstanding annual food insecurity survey, calling it "redundant, costly, politicized, and extraneous."

The Household Food Security Report provides yearly data on the lack of access to adequate nutrition for low-income Americans, and helps shape policy on how to combat food insecurity and hunger.

The USDA's announcement comes after Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law this summer, which expands the work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. This, in effect, will leave an estimated 2.4 million Americans without food aid.

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[–] einlander@lemmy.world 61 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Can't have poverty if you never look for it.

It feels like this is coming next. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Pests_campaign

People are going to die in mass.

[–] muxika@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

en masse, but yeah, agreed.

"If I don't see it, it's not there!" 🙈

[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No, see, you guys are all doing it wrong. Just rotate the thing so line goes down. Don't even need a sharpie this time

[–] einlander@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I understood what you were getting at.

[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago

Exactly, except the starvation line is currently going up as people lose work and food prices rise. Turn the chart and bam, the line goes down. I maybe shouldn't post while exhausted

[–] Reasonable_Guy@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago
[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I love how this study is "costly, politicized, and extraneous," but changing the name from Department of Defense to Department of War isn't. And what about those $50k Big Brother posters of him hanging on government buildings. Totally worth it.

[–] henfredemars 5 points 2 days ago

Vibes over principles.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 21 points 2 days ago

there's gonna be a famine. start working on your food security now

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The party of family values

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

At this point it feels like we're ruled by the family of party values. Is that worse? :(

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

redundant, costly, politicized, and extraneous

Pretty good description of this administration, actually

[–] 9limmer@piefed.zip 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When there's no food to eat, the people will eat the rich.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Qu'ils mangent de la brioche!

[–] 9limmer@piefed.zip 1 points 2 days ago

In the US, it's more like BBQing long pig. Eww! Just grossed myself out. 🤢

[–] apenstaartje@lemmy.cafe 0 points 2 days ago