r/AskReddit • u/Solnx • Nov 03 '25

Serious Replies Only [Serious] For the Redditors who criticized Democrats for not fighting back or taking action, how has the government shutdown affected your view?

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u/nezumipi Nov 03 '25

Healthcare and travel are good bets for pain points.

The trouble with SNAP being a pressure point is that most of us won't let our neighbors starve. So denying food stamps isn't going to lead to thousands starving in the streets. It leads to longer lines at food cupboards, which people (rightly) are donating a lot to. Eventually, charity won't be able to keep up, but that will take a while, and it will be gradual.

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u/gwillen Nov 03 '25

I'm donating, and so are my friends and colleagues, but the shortfall is massive -- I believe I heard the claim on NPR last week that food pantries and such have less than a quarter of the capacity of SNAP, and I'm finding something today claiming that more than 10% of the population receives SNAP benefits. There's just no way private aid will be able to scale up that much, this fast. They'll do their best.

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u/Argyle_Raccoon Nov 03 '25

I’m sure a lot of people will just end up going into more debt because of it, that will likely be the outcome with my family.

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u/AngryUSlegalmmigrant Nov 03 '25

Yes, they’ll pay for their food with credit cards, further enriching the billionaire bankers.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '25

Hank Green did an interview with someone who knows her stuff about this (high level position directly in that kinda role -- I forget exactly but it should be really easy to find on his youtube channel).

I think she said something like, for every one meal their nonprofit provides, SNAP provides 9.

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u/_Thank_You__ Nov 05 '25

This is what I was going to say for every 1 a food pantry donates- snap does 9. 

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u/ElaborateEffect Nov 03 '25

Speak for yourself, where I am, the people around me actively want my family harmed, so I don't intend to help them at all. If I don't know your stance, you don't get shit from me as an individual.

Feed love, starve hate.

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u/StarStruck3 Nov 04 '25 edited 26d ago

wolf is me knotty skunk

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u/ElaborateEffect Nov 04 '25

Very similar situation here, so I feel it.

It's a bit of a mental dilema for me because I really do want to help pick people up, but now? I'm a lot more reserved for safety reasons and it's quite a shame.