SNAP strains, youth baseball's class divide, and Meta's bug bounty

This episode covers three distinct economic stories. First, a proposed legislative change would shift SNAP (food stamp) funding from an open-ended federal commitment to a block-grant model, which supporters argue controls costs and critics warn would underfund benefits during economic downturns. Second, it explores the rising cost of youth baseball, driven partly by private equity investment in travel teams and facilities, creating a widening class divide in access to the sport. Third, it examines Meta's bug bounty program for its new AI assistant, a cybersecurity approach that pays external researchers to find flaws before they can be exploited.