http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/34SNAPmonthly.htm
More than 42.9 million people now are receiving assistance from the Federal Government's Foodstamp/SNAP programs.
The September 2010 data released this week shows that 42,911,042 are accepting help from Uncle Sam. At a cost of $5.74 Billion we are feeding many that don't have an alternative.
This month's number is a 1.23% increase from August, a 10.1% increase year to date, and a 15.4% increase from last year at this time. Assuming we have 307,000,000 US citizens we are nearing 14% of the population on foodstamps. Of course all of these recipients aren't US citizens, I'm sure there are one or two illegals from England, Ireland, or Australia in there.
I guess the economic recovery didn't come in September after all?
Be careful!
GOATMUG
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Good post, local city to me has 43% on SNAP.
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