92% of SNAP benefits go to households with income below the poverty line and 54% go to households at or below half of the poverty line. Additionally, Every dollar spent on SNAP benefits generates as much as $1.54 to the local economy. House Republicans are putting forward a farm bill which would end the USDA's authority to increase the Thrifty Food Plan. The Thrifty Food Plan is used to determine the amount of benefits a SNAP recipient receives. (01:14–01:22)
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Asserts that each dollar spent on SNAP generates $1.54 in local economic activity.
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