Episode 422

Snap

OCTOBER 28th 2025:

NATIONAL CHOCOLATE DAY

BIRTHDAYS:

Annie Potts (1952-Still Living) – Actress known for her roles in Ghostbusters and Designing Women

Bill Gates (1955-Still Living) - Co-founder of Microsoft

Brad Paisley (1972-Still Living) - Country music singer of We Danced

Joaquin Phoenix (1974-Still Living) - Eccentric actor known for his roles in Joker

THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

1919 - Congress passes the Volstead Act paving the way for Prohibition.

1986 - The 100th year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty is celebrated.

2021 - Facebook changes its corporate name to Meta

SNAP GOES THE SHUTDOWN

AGE:

39% UNDER 18 - ~31% LOW WORKING ADULTS – 20% SENIOR CITIZENS – 10% ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES

RACE:

35.4% WHITE – 25.7% BLACK – 15.6 HISPANIC – 3.9% ASIAN – 1.3% NATIVE – 1% MULTIRACIAL – 17% UNKNOWN

HOUSEHOLD:

~62% FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN - ~35% SINGLE PERSON HOUSEHOLDS – 10% EDERLY

EMPLOYMENT:

~60% WORKING - ~20% ZERO INCOME – ~28% ASSISTED (4% GA, 20% SSI/SSDI, 3% TANF)

CITIZENSHIP:

~95% US CITIZENS - ~5% ELIGIBLE NON-CITIZENS, REFUGEES, GREEN CARD HOLDERS

INCOME:

86% ~$15K – 51% <50% POVERTY ~$7.5K – 20%

AVERAGE BENEFIT AMOUNT: $187 PER PERSON/356 PER HOUSEHOLD

TYPICAL RECIPIENT: ~ $12,400

TOTALS:

12.3% OR 41.7 MILLION OF 339 MILLION

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