Why don't grocery stores lobby to stop Trump from cutting back on food stamps?

[Quixote1818]

I would think they would be extremely powerful and it's going to hurt their business and the economy a lot by cutting food stamps.

Walmart??? Where are you on this? Dems should be fucking creative and approach Walmart to put pressure on Trump.





https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/heres-who-could-lose-food-stamps-under-trumps-proposed-changes?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=newshour&fbclid=IwAR13Xl2-SEdFPMJ3CZscIb8qboyNqkEyOhExYwYQULU1pebx3oM7gir45Yg

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. They probably are. Most lobbying doesn't take place in public.

[Flaleftist]

2. Their tax cuts might mean more to them. nt

[Quixote1818]

3. 33 Billion of Snap dollars go to Walmart and Target each year

https://www.wsj.com/articles/retailers-worry-food-stamp-overhaul-will-hit-them-hard-1523016003

[C_U_L8R]

4. Are grocery stores significant lobbyists ?

They may not have the clout... and Republicans just don't care.

[PoliticAverse]

5. They do lobby. Lobbying doesn't always succeed. n/t

[at140]

6. I hope Trump can't unilaterally reduce food stamps

I thought food stamp eligibility is determined by a law passed through congress.
When more people's income goes above the eligibility level, less food stamps are given out.

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Walmart,Kroger,and Albertson

lobby big time at the State and Local levels. Kroger and Albertson are debt laden and efforts to keep interest rates at close to zero is more important than who what where or how their customers come through the door.

Walmart and Target do get the lions share of the SNAP program in many areas. There are a hand full of Regional Retailers who out preform these two,but again it varies by region.

[real Cannabis calm]

8. K&R letting poor people starve is the mark of a typical tyrant.