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Re: “Hold the government accountable on SNAP” (Page A6, Nov. 12).
SNAP fraud exceeds $10 billion a year. Total benefits in 2024 alone were nearly $100 billion. Currently, more than 12% of Americans (almost 42 million people) receive benefits — a 942.5% increase since 1970. California tops the list, paying out over $12 billion in October 2024. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins called the food stamps program “broken and corrupt.”
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