TAKE ME BACK TO 1969...
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The number of "beneficiaries" on the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - aka food stamps - has topped
46,000,000 for 38th straight month, according to data released by the
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
* ONE HELL OF AN ECONOMIC "RECOVERY," HUH?
In October 2014, the latest month reported, there were
46,674,364 Americans on food stamps.
* AND HOW MANY FOREIGNERS? (UNOFFICIALLY OF COURSE...)
Food stamp recipients have exceeded 46 million since
September 2011 - [that makes] 38 straight months!
The 46,674,364 on food stamps in October was an increase
of 214,434 from the 46,459,930 on food stamps in September.
(*JUST SHAKING MY HEAD*)
* OH... AND FOLKS... YOU DO REALIZE THAT FOOD STAMPS PER
SE REPRESENT ONLY A PART OF "FOOD AID," RIGHT? THERE'S FREE AND
SUBSIDIZED SCHOOL LUNCHES, BREAKFASTS, DINNERS... (AND JUST AS WITH SCHOOL
INSTRUCTION ITSELF, ILLEGAL ALIENS ARE NOT JUST WELCOMED - BUT ENCOURAGED -
TO... er... "DIG IN.")
As of September, according to the Census Bureau, there
were 115,831,000 households in the country. Thus, the 22,867,248 households on
food stamps in October equaled 19.7% of the nation’s households. The 46,674,364
people on food stamps in the United States also exceeded the total populations
of Columbia (46,245,297), Kenya (46,245,297), Ukraine (44,291,413) and
Argentina (43,024,374).
Households on food stamps got an average benefit of
$261.44 during the month, and total benefits for the month cost taxpayers
$5,978,320,593.
* SIX BILLION A MONTH...
In 1969, the average participation in the SNAP program
stood at 2,878,000. In 2014, average participation grew to 46,536,000 showing
an increase of 1516.96%.
* AND AMERICANS WALKED ON THE MOON. HOW TIMES HAVE
CHANGED.
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