Why Trump's spending bill could close your grocery store

Trump’s tax and spending law makes the largest cut in history to one of the nation’s biggest safety net programs. Today on the show, we explore how cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, impacts families and grocery stores alike. <br /><br />Based on the digital story: <a href="https://wbhm.org/2025/independent-grocery-stores-have-had-a-tough-five-years-snap-cuts-will-make-it-harder/" target="_blank">Independent grocery stores have had a tough five years. SNAP cuts will make it harder</a><br /><br /><strong>Related episodes:</strong><br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/02/23/1159150854/do-work-requirements-help-snap-people-out-of-government-aid" target="_blank">Do work requirements help SNAP people out of government aid?</a> <br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/07/15/891584099/when-snap-gets-squeezed" target="_blank">When SNAP Gets Squeezed</a> <br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/10/10/1210938548/the-indicator-from-planet-money-the-trouble-with-water-discounts-10-10-2024" target="_blank">The trouble with water discounts</a><br /><br /><em>For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at </em><a href="http://plus.npr.org/" target="_blank"><em>plus.npr.org</em></a><em>.</em><br /><br /><em>Fact-checking by </em><a href="https://www.npr.org/people/g-s1-26724/sierra-juarez" target="_blank"><em>Sierra Juarez</em></a><em>. Music by </em><a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank"><em>Drop Electric</em></a><em>. Find us: </em><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney" target="_blank"><em>TikTok</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/" target="_blank"><em>Instagram</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney" target="_blank"><em>Facebook</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money" target="_blank"><em>Newsletter</em></a><em>. </em>