Unfortunately we were mistaken… 

Remember our post about the Panera CEO who couldn’t afford a sandwich? He was protesting a bill that would cut around $40 billion dollars in benefits from food stamps? Remember how we said it probably wouldn’t pass?

Well… the first round of cuts from that bill went into effect on Nov 1st. (But hey, to be fair it’s not the EXACT same bill, there’s probably be some fresh pork barrel spending that’s been tacked on since we last took a look.)  

With 5 billion dollars in cuts affecting almost 48 million Americans, a family of four will be taking about a $36 dollar a month reduction in benefits. 

If you have a chance, hop over and take a look as Statelines’ interactive map detailing the effects of the cut on a state-by-state basis.

Here’s the data on Maryland:

Projected SNAP recipients in the Fiscal Year 2014:            774,000 

Percent of the Population:                                                            13%

Average Benefit per Household in Fiscal Year 2012:          $255

Total SNAP Benefit Cut to State:                                                $82,000,000

Children Affected:                                                                           301,000

Elderly or People With Disabilities Affected:                           147,000