Ben Chrisinger
@bchrisinger.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Community Health at Tufts, formerly faculty @ DSPI Oxford. I study place and health, especially food and welfare. #SNAPmatters
https://facultyprofiles.tufts.edu/benjamin-chrisinger
https://facultyprofiles.tufts.edu/benjamin-chrisinger
November 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The efficiency gains are so marginal, the discourtesy so great
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The efficiency gains are so marginal, the discourtesy so great
Can we please all STOP DOING THIS
November 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Can we please all STOP DOING THIS
Context: this was also published a few days ago
How Biden’s Thrifty Food Plan Change Broke SNAP’s Cost Controls
A 2021 “technical reevaluation” turned into a $180 billion entitlement expansion. Congress should reverse it.
www.cato.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Context: this was also published a few days ago
That’s what I think. But I was really surprised to see TFP. Maybe just a misunderstanding, but clearly it’s on administrators’ minds.
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
That’s what I think. But I was really surprised to see TFP. Maybe just a misunderstanding, but clearly it’s on administrators’ minds.
... but I'm not seeing anything in all of the recent USDA memos talking about TFP as rationale for the 50% then 35% benefit reductions.
Also - if the partial benefit calculations USDA asked states to use is a pilot test for a less-generous TFP of the future, this is cause for concern.
Also - if the partial benefit calculations USDA asked states to use is a pilot test for a less-generous TFP of the future, this is cause for concern.
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
... but I'm not seeing anything in all of the recent USDA memos talking about TFP as rationale for the 50% then 35% benefit reductions.
Also - if the partial benefit calculations USDA asked states to use is a pilot test for a less-generous TFP of the future, this is cause for concern.
Also - if the partial benefit calculations USDA asked states to use is a pilot test for a less-generous TFP of the future, this is cause for concern.
If this earlier research holds true, I'm guessing that coverage of November SNAP being withheld was more about hunger in left-leaning outlets and more about costs and work on the right.
SNAP judgments into the digital age: Reporting on food stamps varies significantly with time, publication type, and political leaning
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the second-largest and most contentious public assistance program administered by the United States government. The media forums where SNAP disc...
doi.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
If this earlier research holds true, I'm guessing that coverage of November SNAP being withheld was more about hunger in left-leaning outlets and more about costs and work on the right.