Taxpayers Footed the Bill for Nearly $500M in Food Stamps at California Fast Food Joints

Taxpayers Footed the Bill for Nearly $500M in Food Stamps at California Fast Food Joints: 

Food stamp recipients gobbled more than half a billion dollars on fast food over two years, with California eating up most of that sum.

The data came to light after Rep. Brandon Gill, a Republican from Texas, proposed a bill that would wipe out the Supplemental Nutrition Program’s Restaurant Meals Program, according to the New York Post.

From June 2023 through May 2025, more than $524 million in SNAP benefits were paid out at fast food restaurants.