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John Waxler

John Waxler

SNAP applicant and guest on the Tradeoffs podcast episode "As SNAP Shrinks, What's the Future of Food Aid in America?"

Sep 10, 2026

Tradeoffs

Tradeoffs

As SNAP Shrinks, What's the Future of Food Aid in America?

Sep 10 · 26m

Dan Gorenstein
Dan GorensteinHOST
2:54
He's now living off of about $1,000 a month in disability payments, just a fifth of what he used to earn, and it goes fast.
John Waxler
John WaxlerGUEST
3:03
The hospital's $10 a gas each time I go there, you know, to get the chemo.
John Waxler
John WaxlerGUEST
3:10
And then I pay for a room and it's like a back porch and really don't have an AC or nothing.
John Waxler
John WaxlerGUEST
3:18
It's just, we call them Florida rooms down here.
John Waxler
John WaxlerGUEST
3:21
Basically, cost me like $700 before food to even live.
Joël McClurgSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
7:44
this question lightly.
John Waxler
John WaxlerGUEST
7:46
Are you scared? Um, not as much as I should be.
John Waxler
John WaxlerGUEST
7:51
Probably.

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