Posted on 12/05/2011 11:36:51 AM PST by Zakeet
While the capital markets may be cheering that in the past month 120,000 people supposedly found jobs, even if these were largely temporary or part-time just in time for the year end shopping sprees, we wonder how they will react when learning that according to the latest update from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), some 423,000 Americans found their way to minimum way subsistence, courtesy of Food Stamp handouts from Uncle Sam. Since the start of the Second Great Depression, food stamp participation has increased by 18.7 million, and is now at an all time higher 46.3 million. All Bush's fault, or something. At least the chart below appears to be plateauing... Actually, sorry, no isn't.
Somehow, I don’t think that I’d sink that low - at least hope not.
46 million times $5.00 per day(my guess) = an annual cost of $84B dollars. Pretty cheap way for the demonrats to buy votes.
As public sector sheds jobs, blacks hit hardest
http://www.twincities.com/ci_19470713
hope and change, baby.
I want an EBT card. Is it hard to get one? What’s the cutoff for a family of 5? Gimme my Obama money!
How many of the 46,000,000 are children for whom their parents are receiving food stamps AND we are paying through federal programs to feed them at least breakfast and lunch, if not 3 meals a day, at their schools? How much is that costing us to feed the children 31 meals per week (each) or more?
Ask a Democrat.
This is considered to be a huge success, if they are honest.
When the USSR when broke it only had one form of welfare and that was the pension. When we go broke, it will be a bigger deal......................
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