After the shutdown, SNAP will still be in trouble
Episode
29 min
Read time
2 min
AI-Generated Summary
Key Takeaways
- ✓How do food stamp payment errors get introduced into the system?
- ✓What methods can states use to reduce their error rates?
- ✓Will Oregon find funding or cut food stamp program eligibility?
What It Covers
Oregon faces $250 million annual food stamp costs unless bureaucrat Nate Singer reduces payment error rates from fourteen percent to under six percent.
Key Questions Answered
- •How do food stamp payment errors get introduced into the system?
- •What methods can states use to reduce their error rates?
- •Will Oregon find funding or cut food stamp program eligibility?
Notable Moment
Nate Singer reads Trump's legislation while flipping burgers at a July Fourth barbecue, calculating Oregon's potential quarter-billion dollar food stamp liability using a highlighter and spatula.
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