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To: Snowshoe who wrote (73458)5/11/2010 3:59:02 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu   of 74559
 
Food-Stamp Tally Nears 40 Million, Sets Record - worse than Greece 12.5% of the population needs foodstamps

Tuesday, 11 May 2010 08:29 AM

WASHINGTON - Nearly 40 million Americans received food stamps -- the latest in an ever-higher string of record enrollment that dates from December 2008 and the U.S. recession, according to a government update.

Food stamps are the primary federal anti-hunger program, helping poor people buy food. Enrollment is highest during times of economic distress. The jobless rate was 9.9 percent, the government said on Friday.

The Agriculture Department said 39.68 million people, or 1 in 8 Americans, were enrolled for food stamps during February, an increase of 260,000 from January. USDA updated its figures on Wednesday.

newsmax.com
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