SNAP Rolls Shrink—but Farm “Bridge Payments” Raise Red Flags

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured  SNAP enrollment just dropped by 1.75 million, thanks to stricter work rules, fraud audits, and removing ineligible recipients. That’s real progress—even with 42 million still on food assistance.But on the flip side, the administration is calling $12 billion in payments to farmers a “bridge,” not a bailout. Call it what it is: taxpayer-funded relief with no payback. From broken farm economics to bloated regulations and the case for more local food systems, here’s why welfare reform is moving forward—while farm policy remains stuck in the past.