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Illinois Posts Nation’s Largest Percentage Increase in Food Stamp Rolls
Cybercast News Service ^ | May 28, 2013 5:06 PM | Joe Schoffstall

Posted on 05/28/2013 4:21:48 PM PDT by Olog-hai

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), over two million Illinoisans—or 15.7 percent of the state’s population—are currently enrolled in food stamps.

The USDA’s latest data shows 2,023,635 Illinoisans were enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in February 2013. In February of 2012, 1,831,898 people took part in the program. That’s an increase of 10.5 percent in just one year.

Illinois was the only state to see a double-digit increase of the number of residents enrolled in the SNAP program from the same time period last year. …

(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: foodstamps; ohsnap; snap; unemployment

1 posted on 05/28/2013 4:21:48 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Obamaland!


2 posted on 05/28/2013 4:23:26 PM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: Olog-hai

Baraq “brings home the bacon” for his adopted state!


3 posted on 05/28/2013 4:25:38 PM PDT by nascarnation (Baraq's economic policy: trickle up poverty)
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To: Olog-hai

Let me guess. Most are from Chicago and most voted for Obama.


4 posted on 05/28/2013 4:29:44 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA (Molon Labe - Shall not be questioned)
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To: Olog-hai

Oh SNAP!


5 posted on 05/28/2013 4:47:25 PM PDT by glorgau
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To: Olog-hai

This has nothing to do with how poor or needy people are. It has everything to do with a bunch of social workers signing up anyone they can to fatten the roles.


6 posted on 05/28/2013 5:45:32 PM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: Olog-hai

A big shout out and congratulations to Illinois! It looks like they’ll be getting the bonus from the Feds for the largest increase in Food Stamp enrollments. Way to go!


7 posted on 05/28/2013 5:56:34 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (If you think ObamaCare is a train wreck, wait until you see the amnesty bill.)
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To: Olog-hai

Probably another way welfare leeches can get money for crack.


8 posted on 05/28/2013 7:49:58 PM PDT by mohresearcher
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