Posted on 09/15/2014 2:24:06 PM PDT by SkyPilot
In June 2014, there were 46,496,145 recipients of the food stamp program, which is enough to fill the Yankee Stadium 925 times, according to data from the Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The Yankee Stadium is equipped to hold 50,291 persons, meaning that the 46,496,145 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in June 2014 could fill the stadium 925 times. The number of recipients was up 270,999 since the previous month in May 2014 when there were 46,225,146 individuals participating in the program. Similarly, the number of households participating in the SNAP program has increased as well from the 22,590,393 participating in May 2014 to the 22,713,934 participating in June 2014, an increase of 123,541 households.
Participation in the SNAP program peaked for individuals in December of 2012, when there were 47,792,056 persons participating. Since this peak, participation for individuals has declined by 1,295,911 individuals.
Historically, since the beginning of the data that appears on the USDA website, participation has increased 7.6 percent. In October 2010, there were 43,201,052 recipients of SNAP benefits. Since then, the number of beneficiaries has increased by 3,295,093 persons...
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Food Stamp Recipient - Another Obama-Era Job.
No wonder the unemployment numbers are so low!
They would all cheer for Alex Rodriquez.
See, it really does explain those cRap "concerts".
Free at last, God Almighty, free at last. But I don’t think he meant it this way.
Restore the import tariffs, bring back American industry and put Americans back to work.
I wonder how many Yankee Stadiums the rest of the farm subsidies could build.
I realize that many recipients are victims of circumstances beyond their control, but the fact is far more recipients are collecting benefits just because they don't feel like working. And this behavior is being promoted and encouraged by the Obama administration.
Halleuyah!!! Praiz de Lawd, Obama gunna buy my gas, paid my mortgage, feed my belly, etc etc ad infintum.
Actually, I’m kind of surprised that the average benefit is so small. I wonder if that’s per person, and not family.
Can’t identify the people who don’t want to work until there are sufficient jobs available and the people who want to work are back to work.
Can’t identify the people who don’t want to work until there are sufficient jobs available and the people who want to work are back to work.
Can you use foodstamps at a Yankees game?
Damn sure you can...if they want the check of taxpayer funds stolen by Fed/StateGov
Just as much as the same drug/etc. tests should be administered; as if getting a job.
Course, I’m blowing smoke, knowing the thieves (sorry...Fed/State Gov this time) would never use their numerous tracking/databases to ensure that ‘benefits’ don’t go out to the same people or can be abused, Right? /s
Is that the number of total family members in all the households represented, or is that the number of heads of household collecting for a family?
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