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<blockquote data-quote="RobGMN" data-source="post: 8912267" data-attributes="member: 683408">To speak to your previous post inferring the majority of recipients are black:&quot;According to the most recent USDA data available, from 2023, white people are the largest racial group receiving SNAP benefits, at 35.4 percent. African Americans are next, making up 25.7 percent of recipients, then Hispanic people at 15.6 percent, Asian people at 3.9 percent, Native Americans at 1.3 percent and multiracial people at 1 percent. The race of 17 percent of participants is unknown.The same report found that 89.4 percent of SNAP recipients were US-born citizens, meaning less than 11 percent of SNAP participants were foreign-born. Of the latter figure, 6.2 percent were naturalised citizens, 1.1 percent were refugees and 3.3 percent were other noncitizens, including lawful permanent residents and other eligible noncitizens.&quot;OK. So here&#039;s the MATH:Republican trifecta states total, 140,863,065 citizens.10.5% of that number = 2,112,945 people on SNAP, per YOUR post.Democrat trifecta states total 123,917,663 citizens.12.5% of that number = 1,948,570 people on SNAP, per YOUR post.2,112,945 Republicans on SNAP across the Republican states.1,948,570 Democrats on SNAP across the Democrat states.I&#039;m pretty sure 2,112,945 Republicans is a bigger number than 1,948,570 Democrats.That is PER YOUR POST, and USDA data, not something &quot;heard on CNN&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RobGMN, post: 8912267, member: 683408"] To speak to your previous post inferring the majority of recipients are black: [I]"According to the most recent USDA data available, from 2023, white people are the largest racial group receiving SNAP benefits, at 35.4 percent. African Americans are next, making up 25.7 percent of recipients, then Hispanic people at 15.6 percent, Asian people at 3.9 percent, Native Americans at 1.3 percent and multiracial people at 1 percent. The race of 17 percent of participants is unknown. The same report found that 89.4 percent of SNAP recipients were US-born citizens, meaning less than 11 percent of SNAP participants were foreign-born. Of the latter figure, 6.2 percent were naturalised citizens, 1.1 percent were refugees and 3.3 percent were other noncitizens, including lawful permanent residents and other eligible noncitizens."[/I] OK. So here's the MATH: Republican trifecta states total, 140,863,065 citizens. 10.5% of that number = 2,112,945 people on SNAP, per YOUR post. Democrat trifecta states total 123,917,663 citizens. 12.5% of that number = 1,948,570 people on SNAP, per YOUR post. [SIZE=6][B]2,112,945 Republicans on SNAP across the Republican states. 1,948,570 Democrats on SNAP across the Democrat states.[/B][/SIZE] I'm pretty sure 2,112,945 Republicans is a bigger number than 1,948,570 Democrats. That is PER YOUR POST, and USDA data, not something "heard on CNN". [/QUOTE]

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