In today’s episode of The War on Grocery Carts, social media is ablaze over footage of a mother using SNAP benefits to buy food at Costco, Walmart, and Target—you know, those fringe, elitist marketplaces where people go when they want 80 rolls of toilet paper and a sense of shame.
The outrage stems from the recent passage of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” (™ pending), a sweeping piece of legislation that cuts SNAP benefits, imposes stricter work requirements, and includes a rider clause that legally allows politicians to judge your grocery choices from their vacation homes.
The Internet Is Furious
Critics took to X (formerly known as Twitter, now known as a billionaire’s tantrum log) to voice their disbelief:
“Why does she get to buy food at Costco? I thought SNAP was for starving quietly!”
Others questioned why families were still allowed to purchase fresh fruit or brand-name cereal instead of surviving off government-issued sawdust and bootstraps.
A Quick Reminder of What SNAP Is
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) is a benefit designed to prevent Americans—especially children—from starving in a country that throws out $400 billion in food every year.
Under the new bill:
- Millions face benefit reductions
- New work requirements could disqualify the disabled, caregivers, and anyone not actively juggling 3 jobs and a fire baton
- Food security? Now a performance-based privilege
The Logic Behind the Cuts
According to supporters of the bill, if you can’t afford groceries, the free market will inspire you to become a CEO, or at least invent a subscription box startup out of pure hunger.
“We need to stop enabling laziness,” said one Senator who inherited three trust funds and once mistook a vending machine for socialism.
The Reality:
- 61% of SNAP recipients are families with kids
- 90% of benefits are used within the first month, because, surprise, food is a recurring need
- Food banks are now preparing for a massive surge in demand
- The U.S. spends more on military bands than it does on ensuring children don’t skip meals
Final Thoughts:
Yes, someone used food stamps at Target.
No, that’s not the scandal.
The real scandal is that we keep acting like feeding people is too generous, while billionaires get tax write-offs for launching rockets into the stratosphere.
If the biggest problem you see in society is a mom buying chicken nuggets with an EBT card, maybe take a break from the internet—and go volunteer at a food pantry. You might even learn something radical:
Poor people?
Still people.