http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/45753078-people-are-food-stamps-united-states
Thu, 08/04/2011 - 12:49
The number of people on food stamps in the United States exploded in May 2011.
There were 312,240,000 people in the United States, mid May. 45,753,078 of them were on food stamps. That's 14.7% of all Americans on food stamps. The average monthly amount? $133.80.
This is the new economic metric, how many people are so poor, so broke, they qualify and use food stamps. The data is hard to find, not explained and located on the USDA site.
That's 2.5% increase from just last month and a 12.1% increase from May of last year!
Even more telling the amount of people on food stamps has increased 69.4% since October 2007. Since the so-called end of the Great Recession, people on food stamps has increased 28.5%.
Thu, 08/04/2011 - 12:49
The number of people on food stamps in the United States exploded in May 2011.
There were 312,240,000 people in the United States, mid May. 45,753,078 of them were on food stamps. That's 14.7% of all Americans on food stamps. The average monthly amount? $133.80.
This is the new economic metric, how many people are so poor, so broke, they qualify and use food stamps. The data is hard to find, not explained and located on the USDA site.
That's 2.5% increase from just last month and a 12.1% increase from May of last year!
Even more telling the amount of people on food stamps has increased 69.4% since October 2007. Since the so-called end of the Great Recession, people on food stamps has increased 28.5%.