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Another Month, Another Record for President Obama: New Highs for Food Stamps

By: Will (Diary)  |  October 6th, 2012 at 04:25 PM  | 

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According to new data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Participation in the SNAP program reached a new all-time high of 46,681,833 individuals in July.

The number of participating households also hit a new high of 22.5 Million.  The average benefit per person was $134.20, and the total cost for the month of July was more than $6.2 Billion.

Unfortunately for Food Stamp proponents, while the program is obviously feeding Americans, to the tune of around $200 Million per day, we are not seeing any positive impact on employment.

“If you want to create jobs, the quickest way to do it is to provide more funding for food stamps”

–Nancy Pelosi (D), California

As participation rose again in July, the Employment–Population Ratio declined to 58.4%.

The Washington Dispatch

 

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