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in2herbs

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18. Americans were supposed to get $5,000 in DOGE money -- which was never paid out. Why didn't our D

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Tue Nov 11, 2025, 04:44 PM

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lawmakers raise this issue before the shutdown and demand this money before the fight about re-opening the govt?

If the average SNAP payment is $400/month (this is a high figure) by getting this $5,000 of DOGE money every American receiving SNAP payments could be assured of not going hungry for a year and our lawmakers would not have caved to the Rs.

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