The reason the number of people receiving food stamps is increasing isn’t because there are more people in “poverty.” Its because Obama keeps expanding eligibility so that lower middle class and even some middle class people can get food stamps. He’s trying to get everyone hooked on government. If everyone is getting some type of government check, they won’t want to cut spending. Its more creeping Socialism that has little to do with actually needing food.
Just like I know people who call themselves conservatives who see no problem spending down mom’s money to qualify for medicaid for the old folk’s home or ‘walking away’ from an upside down mortgage twice within the same decade.