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America’s ‘Food Stamp Nation’ continues to grow
Saturday, February 11th, 2012
Feb 11 2012
In 2006, there were 26.7 million people on food stamps in America. By September 2011, that number had grown to a record 46.3 million, bigger by far than Canada’s population of 33 million, and equal to that of Spain. In fact, if the Americans using food stamps constituted a country, they would be the 27th largest nation in the world… Anyone in America can apply for food stamps, technically known as the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and millions do… To be eligible, an individual must not make more than $14,088 per year.
Tags: budget, ideology, poverty, standard of living
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