food pantries

SNAP benefits and health insurance costs

Nov
14
2025
Shutdown ends but health insurance subsidy worries continue for SNAP recipients
SNAP BENEFITS AND HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS by Jimmy Margulies, politicalcartoons.com
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The cartoon depicts a food pantry volunteer informing an elderly woman that the government shutdown has ended, allowing her to stop worrying about SNAP benefits. The second speech bubble immediately pivots to renewed panic over health insurance costs. The scene references the Affordable Care Act subsidies and food assistance programs. It responds to the November 2025 resolution of a federal funding impasse that had threatened SNAP distributions. The work underscores how temporary relief on one front leaves recipients facing ongoing uncertainty on another. Broader context includes debates over extending enhanced ACA premium subsidies set to expire after 2025.

Food Pantries

Aug
22
2022
Food Pantries
FOOD PANTRIES by Jimmy Margulies, politicalcartoons.com
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Food Stamp CutsCOLOR

Nov
13
2013
House Republicans steer food stamp cuts toward the poor
FOOD STAMP CUTSCOLOR by Bob Englehart, politicalcartoons.com
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The 2013 cartoon depicts House Republicans on a bridge labeled with their name, an elephant figure pointing downward while declaring one side reserved for the poor and the other for the middle class. Below, a family sits with a sign reading Food Stamp Cuts near a waterway and city skyline. The image responds to ongoing congressional negotiations over the farm bill that included reductions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Republicans argued the changes would promote work requirements and reduce fraud. Critics said the cuts would increase hunger among low-income households. The visual uses the bridge as a metaphor for divided priorities in the legislation.

Food Stamp Cuts

Nov
13
2013
Food Stamp Cuts
FOOD STAMP CUTS by Bob Englehart, politicalcartoons.com
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Food banks in trouble

Aug
3
2012
Food banks in trouble
FOOD BANKS IN TROUBLE by Jimmy Margulies, politicalcartoons.com
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Food pantries color

Sep
20
2011
Food pantries color
FOOD PANTRIES COLOR by Jimmy Margulies, politicalcartoons.com
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Food pantries

Sep
20
2011
Food pantries
FOOD PANTRIES by Jimmy Margulies, politicalcartoons.com
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Thanksgiving Parade

Nov
25
2009
Thanksgiving Parade
THANKSGIVING PARADE by Jimmy Margulies, politicalcartoons.com
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Thanksgiving Parade color

Nov
25
2009
Thanksgiving Parade color
THANKSGIVING PARADE COLOR by Jimmy Margulies, politicalcartoons.com
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Food Pantry users

Jun
9
2009
Food Pantry users
FOOD PANTRY USERS by Dave Granlund, politicalcartoons.com
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Food Pantry Use

Jun
9
2009
Food Pantry Use
FOOD PANTRY USE by Dave Granlund, politicalcartoons.com
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Food Banks problems

Nov
29
2007
Food Banks problems
FOOD BANKS PROBLEMS by Jimmy Margulies, politicalcartoons.com
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Food Banks problems color

Nov
29
2007
Food Banks problems color
FOOD BANKS PROBLEMS COLOR by Jimmy Margulies, politicalcartoons.com
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