SNAP delivers single adults maybe about half of what they need to buy groceries, varying widely by locality and circumstances. The bootstrap myth continues: it

SNAP delivers single adults maybe about half of what they need to buy groceries, varying widely by locality and circumstances. The bootstrap myth continues: it's a modern misinterpretation of a metaphor for an impossible feat. It takes money from someone or somewhere else to get clothes, housing, water, food, and sanitation. It's a tale as old as time the segment of people who blame the unfortunate for their circumstances and insist they should help themselves by performing a miracle with nothing.