"Santa Clara County might be home to some of the largest tech companies and richest moguls in the world, but it's not immune from hunger. Like the other 57 counties in the state, Santa Clara County's social safety net has been shredded, as food benefits hang by a thread. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is in whiplash mode with the federal government agreeing to partially fund it, President Donald Trump stepping in to defy a court ruling and then snapping back to make payments."
"It could happen in a flash, if companies like Apple, Nvidia, Google's parent company Alphabet and Facebook's parent Meta Platforms stepped in. These corporations have market capitalizations in the trillions. Nvidia just broke through the market cap sound barrier with an evaluation of $5 trillion. Apple is sitting at about $4 trillion, Alphabet at $3.3 trillion, and Meta's is close to $2 trillion. Combined, the four companies have a total net worth of more than $14 trillion on any given day."
Santa Clara County faces a crisis as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments paused, leaving more than 130,000 residents uncertain how to buy groceries. The pause creates a $25.5 million monthly loss in food aid that county leaders are scrambling to resolve. The federal response has fluctuated, with partial funding agreements, a presidential intervention, and resumed payments causing whiplash. Tech companies headquartered in the county possess massive market capitalizations—totaling over $14 trillion for Apple, Nvidia, Alphabet, and Meta combined—but have not provided emergency local aid. The county board announced an incremental $4.5 million in additional support in the coming week.
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