- About six million Americans receiving food stamps report they have no other income, according to an analysis of state data collected by The New York Times.
- About one in 50 Americans now lives in a household with a reported income that consists of nothing but a food-stamp card.
- One in eight Americans now receives food stamps (!), including one in four children.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Living on Nothing but Food Stamps
A couple startling facts about food stamps and the safety net:
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