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U.S. families increasingly dependent on food stamps

People in need of governmental assistance up by 17 percent
The number of Americans using food stamps continues to climb. According to the Wall Street Journal's Web site, the use of governmental assistance is up by as much as 17 percent from this time last year.
Food stamps, of course, no longer come in stamp form but instead are distributed through a type of debit card. The program was renamed several years ago and is now the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Food stamps, of course, no longer come in stamp form but instead are distributed through a type of debit card. The program was renamed several years ago and is now the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - A staggering 42,389,619 now use food stamps, up 58.5 percent from August 2007, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data from August.
The findings translate into nearly 14 percent of American households are still relying on government assistance to buy food as the economy continues to falter. The total was up 1.3 percent from July.
The numbers range widely from state to state, with 20 percent or more using federal assistance to buy food in Mississippi, Tennessee and Washington, D.C. In contrast, less than 10 percent of people in nine states are reliant on food stamps, including Wyoming, New Jersey and new Hampshire.
Idaho saw the largest jump in food stamp recipients over the past year, rising 38.8 percent. The rolls are fairly low with just 211,883 state residents collecting food stamps in August, of 13.7 percent of the population.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the average benefit size per person nationwide in August was $133.90, while the average benefit size per household was $287.82.
Food stamps, of course, no longer come in stamp form but instead are distributed through a type of debit card. The program was renamed several years ago and is now the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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7 Comments

  1. vance
    November 5th, 2010 11:08 pm This is part of the reason the Dems got voted out. Nice work Obama, Reid, and Pelosi.
  2. Miss Marie
    November 6th, 2010 6:00 pm These are very sad and troubling statistics, particularly when coupled with the decline in food pantry donations and increase in families seeking help through non-governmental routes. I pray that, as a nation, we can reverse the trend of losing jobs and return to prosperity to the average citizen, and stop these numbers from climbing even higher. History shows we are the most generous nation on the planet when it comes to personal donations in times of crisis, but you can't give what you don't have.
  3. Edward
    November 7th, 2010 5:58 am Those who are working should donate directly to their local "St. Vincent de Paul", "Priests for Life", "EWTN", and "Propogation for the Faith". St. Vincent de Paul is involved in food pantries as well and can accept canned goods. There are also other direct donations that can be made to help those in need, and spread the Faith. Feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, clothing the naked, etc., are "Corporal Works of Mercy". Vance is correct in that the Dems have been in power financially (House and Senate) since Jan. 2007.
  4. Rob
    November 7th, 2010 6:11 am I will look forward to the GOP's solution to this problem. Perhaps the GOP will do something about all the jobs that have been outsourced over the years so all these people who are out of work and struggling will have somewhere to work? Given that taxes are the lowest that have ever been, I don't think a tax cut is going to save these people. But they promised to do something about jobs, so we'll hold them to it. Hopefully they don't spend all their time trying to posture against Obama, because the country cannot afford two years of political gimmicks while so many are out of work.
  5. vance
    November 7th, 2010 5:12 pm The Democrat Party, the Liberal Establishment, and the unions have run our industries out of the country to China. The unions killed our steel industry, our auto industry, our apperal industry, shoe industry, and most of our manufacturing of durable goods. The Democrat Socialist Party taxed our industries out of the country. The fraudulent environment "Global Warming" scam and the so-called green laws and regulations have run our businesses out of the country. The whole Liberal political machine has run this country into a hole. Sadly, there are too many ignorant moronic children of the Liberal Establishment who will continue to vote our country out of business.
  6. Paul
    November 7th, 2010 5:20 pm Rob, the GOP will NOT be in power in 2011. Obama Administration (with veto power) and Senate are still Democrats. Don't try to blame those who will not be in power for the actions or inactions of those who are in power. Hopefully the GOP House will be ab le to put the skids on even more spending, and even bigger government, and waste. It will take many years to undue the financial and economic mess made by the Dems. Remember that the Federal Reserve is going to borrow another $600 Billion in mid-2011 to pay the bills already acrewed.
  7. Rob
    November 8th, 2010 12:09 pm So Paul, are you saying that the house is basically going to do what Obama has done? It's not my fault, it's Bush's fault. It's not our fault, it's Obama's fault, we don't have enough power. I am not trying to blame anyone, I am merely expected results. I am merely expecting that they deliver on the rhetoric that got them elected. Is that too much to ask? They promised change.....I don't recall hearing the commerical that said put the skids on the agenda. They promosed to bring our country back and fundemental change. I will hold them to it just as I did the Obama administration.

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