(CNSNews.com) -- A record 20% of American households, one in five, were on food stamps in 2013, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The numbers also show there was a record number of individuals on food stamps in 2013 and that the cost of the program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), was at an all-time high.
The USDA says that there were 23,052,388 households on food stamps in the average month of fiscal 2013, an increase of 722,675 from fiscal year 2012, when there were 22,329,713 households on food stamps in the average month.
Record 20% of Households on Food Stamps in 2013 | CNS News
Just some basic references. I got a 1.5% increase in my SSR, but my food bills have increased close to 50% since 2007. I know also that SNAP has been cut by 20% this year, because one of my friends told me his has dropped that amount and everybody else on SNAP. I guess I could go along with the unemployment not being extended, but the food seems extreme. The military didn't get sequestered this year. They should have.
The Military provides useful functions. what do people living off the dole provide to us tax payers?
What do you provide?
The Military provides useful functions. what do people living off the dole provide to us tax payers?
What do you provide?
The Military protects your investments and uses the people living off the dole to provide your cannon fodder. They don't own anything that needs protection. Pay your fair share, proportionately.
(CNSNews.com) -- A record 20% of American households, one in five, were on food stamps in 2013, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The numbers also show there was a record number of individuals on food stamps in 2013 and that the cost of the program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), was at an all-time high.
The USDA says that there were 23,052,388 households on food stamps in the average month of fiscal 2013, an increase of 722,675 from fiscal year 2012, when there were 22,329,713 households on food stamps in the average month.
Record 20% of Households on Food Stamps in 2013 | CNS News
You need to post that in the conspiracy section
Conspiracy mumbo jumbo is the forte of the ignorant who are unable to counter an objective statement.
The Military provides useful functions. what do people living off the dole provide to us tax payers?
Votes! Liberals buy votes!
The very least government can and should do in a civilized country is provide food for those that need it. Of course there's some that take advantage, however the good outweighs the bad here. People get in binds, sh@t happens and they need food. The local church or donation food pantry doesn't cut it much of the time. Anyone who thinks that churchs and private donations are enough to feed those in need need to stop reading Ayn Rand bull****e.
.Just some basic references. I got a 1.5% increase in my SSR, but my food bills have increased close to 50% since 2007. I know also that SNAP has been cut by 20% this year, because one of my friends told me his has dropped that amount and everybody else on SNAP. I guess I could go along with the unemployment not being extended, but the food seems extreme. The military didn't get sequestered this year. They should have.
I give a rats ass about the link. The people that I personally know that are on SNAP are an unemployed carpenter, single working Father, elderly men and a disabled Woman. Not everyone who needs a meal is a lazy hustling skumbag.how is someone that makes 130% of the poverty level able to qualify for snap?
Eligibility | Food and Nutrition Service
SNAP is meant for people with a real need. not for people that has a decent job and can afford food.
a single person can live very well on 25k a year or less. I know I did it.
if you have a family I hope that you planned that out and made sure that you could support your family. I do. I am the only one that works in my family. I don't get free hand outs.
I give a rats ass about the link. The people that I personally know that are on SNAP are an unemployed carpenter, single working Father, elderly men and a disabled Woman. Not everyone who needs a meal is a lazy hustling skumbag.
of course you give a rats ass about the link because if you make 130% above the poverty lvl
which for a family of 4 is 2552 a month which is about 30k a year then sure come on down.
no one said every person that is a strawman argument or an appeal to emotion take your pick.
the fact is there are more people on food stamps. that requires other people to pay for it. It is taking away from those that really need the program.
PS anecdotal evidence is not evidence.
I'd rather have my tax dollars go into the mouth of some individual who might be hungry any day instead of bailing out some ****head low-life Wallstreet big-wig.
Not only that but SNAP also helps local businesses because people are purchasing food similar to unemployment benefits as people continue to spend which strengthens our economic recovery.
Just some basic references. I got a 1.5% increase in my SSR, but my food bills have increased close to 50% since 2007. I know also that SNAP has been cut by 20% this year, because one of my friends told me his has dropped that amount and everybody else on SNAP. I guess I could go along with the unemployment not being extended, but the food seems extreme. The military didn't get sequestered this year. They should have.
I'd rather have my tax dollars go into the mouth of some individual who might be hungry any day instead of bailing out some ****head low-life Wallstreet big-wig.
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